French Algerian singer Lolo Zouai announces collab track with Kito

French Algerian singer Lolo Zouai released her second album ‘Play Girl’ earlier this year. (Getty Images)
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Updated 15 July 2023
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French Algerian singer Lolo Zouai announces collab track with Kito

DUBAI: French Algerian singer Lolo Zouai and Australian record producer Kito announced their upcoming collaborative track “Sticky” on social media on Saturday.

They posted: “This is getting sticky, out everywhere next Friday, July 21!”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Lolo Zouaï (@lolozouai)

Kito also took to TikTok to share a snippet from the drum and bass track.

Earlier this year, Zouai went on the much-lauded Play Girl tour.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Kito (@kito)

“I think it’s time that we party and dance. It’s going to be amazing,” she posted on Instagram when her tour was first announced in November. “I’m so excited to reunite with all my Lo-riders & Playgirls around the world and sing together next year.”

The music sensation’s tour started on March 8 in London. She has since visited cities in the US, France, Canada, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands on a tour that features more than 30 shows.

Zouai, who divides her time between Brooklyn and Los Angeles, might also be coming to the Middle East. After fans asked the star to visit the Arab world, she commented on her post, saying: “I see you Asia, Australia, MENA and South America! Stay tuned.”

“Play Girl,” which features 13 songs, is Zouai’s second album.

After the album’s release in October, the singer was featured on a billboard in New York City’s Times Square.

She shared a video of herself posing in front of the billboard on social media, saying: “I always said that one day I would be on a billboard in Times Square. Today is that day.

“Manifestation and hard work works,” she added.

Zouai garnered support from her fans, including British hitmaker Dua Lipa, who shared a picture of the album’s cover image on her Instagram stories and wrote: “Lolo’s new album is out! Go streaaaam! So proud of you playgirl.”

Zouai also took to Instagram to celebrate one of her hit songs, “Desert Rose.”

She said on Instagram, referring to the track that celebrates her North African roots: “Five years ago, I released this career-defining song independently. I didn’t realize the impact it would have but I’m so happy that I chose to tell my story.”

The singer, who was born Laureen Zouai in France to a French mother and an Algerian father and relocated to San Francisco with her family when she was three months old, wrote the song as a love letter to her Algerian family.


Mini op-ed: We need a ‘potluck’ culture of reading

Updated 10 March 2026
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Mini op-ed: We need a ‘potluck’ culture of reading

DUBAI: The number of times we hear, “My kids don’t read,” “I don’t have the time,” or “Do people even read anymore?” is alarming.

With newspapers declared dead and YouTube summaries or ChatGPT reviews becoming the main course of words, I often wonder: have those asking these questions considered the role they play?

Each of us — school representatives, librarians, parents, educators, children, and even occasional readers — must ask whether we are helping create a culture where reaching for a book feels as natural as reaching for a smartphone.

Even the smallest effort counts. I think of a reading culture as a potluck where everyone brings something small, and together it becomes a wholesome meal. If you do not know where to begin, look around.

Purva Grover is an author, poet, playwright, stage director, TEDx speaker, and creative entrepreneur. (Supplied)

The UAE is rich in public libraries including in Sharjah and Dubai, such as the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, which is proof that access is not the issue. 

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is embedding reading into its national identity under Vision 2030 through digital libraries, major book fairs, and daily school reading.

Not a reader? Events such as the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature or the Sharjah International Book Fair offer easy entry points for conversation, community and curiosity.

They are built on cultural blocks that subtly encourage even non-readers into reading spaces. You could even start a reading club. I run one in Dubai called The Reading Village and have seen its quiet magic.

Culture is built by saying yes. And no to pirated PDFs on WhatsApp, as well as unchecked screen habits.

Tiny habits can help build an environment where reading becomes as much a part of our lives as scrolling on Netflix to decide what to binge-watch next.

Purva Grover is an author, poet, playwright, stage director, TEDx speaker, and creative entrepreneur. She is the founder of The Reading Village, a Dubai-based community.