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Mar 2016
37m 12s

E006: The Nubian Mix

OT, Reem, Akkaoui
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In this week's episode, OT flies out to Sudan to meet with one its most talented and underrated producers, Sufyan, and sets up a Skype call with Irshad and Toofless from Sufyan's studio. Sufyan is a Sudanese Hip Hop producer who uses his surroundings, Nubian heritage, and his country's history as inspiration for his music. They discuss his latest album Pseudarythm Vol.2 and what it was like working from an uncharted path.Grab a seat and tune in to the conversation.From Dubai to the rest of the world.-----Dukkan Show Links:www.dukkanshow.comFacebook | Instagram | Twitter: @DukkanShow-----The Hosts:OT: Twitter | Instagram: @OTofficialToofless: SoundCloud: @feras-ibrahimIrshad: Twitter | Instagram: @ishad_ini-----Sufyvn:Sufyan Ali, known to the internet world as SufYvn is a Sudanese beat maker based in Khartoum. Born in Kuwait, he developed his passion for making music at an early age. He moved to Sudan in 2005, but it wasn't until 2007 that his musical involvement grew beyond just a passion, making beats, sampling, and contributing to the Sudanese music  scene with through collaborations with local rappers. He joined the Sudanese music collective New Slang Entertainment in 2011, which led to the release of his first beat tape Pseudarhythms in January, 2013, which received multiple global accolades and featured in a list of independent films such as the American/Sudanese movie Faisal Goes West. Today, he can be found at his custom rooftop studio at his home in Khartoum creating new sounds.BandCamp | SoundCloud | Twitter |Facebook: @Sufyvn See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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