The Songs That Changed Khlood Kibeda’s Life — and Might Change Yours

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In this soulful episode of Add to Playlist by Sandy Times Radio, we sit down with creative consultant and music curator Khlood Kibeda to explore how music becomes memory, identity, and a language of its own.

Khlood shares her all-time favorite tracks — from Sudanese jazz legends to rare Japanese vinyls — and the stories behind them: childhood road trips in the UAE, spontaneous discoveries in Nara, and poetic reflections on love, emotion, and sound.

00:00 Music is the language that says what we can’t
01:45 Why poetry was Khlood’s first way into sound
03:30 How digging through vinyl shops became a ritual
06:10 What a Japanese jazz record taught her about beauty
08:20 The song that hits different — even if the lyrics are dark
11:10 “Love lasts more than 3 years — here’s why”
14:40 Meet Sudan’s king of jazz and Khlood’s musical roots