A message from earth is a celebration of the voyager golden record, 40 years after it was sent into deep space for whatever might find it. The former connected materialistic aspects of middle eastern and western cultures while dipping into several. Her new album is called asiatisch and from the songs i heard off it i didnt really like any of them and im not the only one either. Fatima al qadiri asiatisch hyperdub by kevin ritchie. Fatima al qadiri is a new yorkbased kuwaiti composer and visual artist. Tim knox for the guardian i believe in djinns, says fatima al qadiri. She is interested in exploring the experience of war, memory, western perceptions of other cultures, and sociocultural identity through her. Fatima al qadiri f atima al qadiris vast digital worlds are an intriguing mix of fantasy. Al qadiri is a contributing editor at dis magazine and contributor to bidoun.
Western imaginings of foreign cultures fascinate new yorkbased musician and. Fatima al qadiri scores cannes grand prixwinning film atlantics. Fatima al qadiri shaneera ep producer fatima al qadiri adapts the evil extreme femme alter ego of shaneera for her new ep on the hyperdub label, which is. Boomkat limited second floor, swan building 20 swan street manchester m4 5jw united kingdom tel. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. Born in senegal, al qadiris exposure to the rampant misappropriation of western subculture while growing up in kuwait is apparent in her highly virtuosic body of work. Beatport is the worlds largest electronic music store for djs. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from fatima al qadiri at the discogs marketplace. Listening through the discography of kuwaitraised senegalborn artist fatima al qadiri raised by russianeducated parents, theres a real sense of a musician with a global motivation. Notions of place and displacement feature strongly in the works of fatima al qadiri. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The londonnew york artist uses sounds as a palette to create fantastical impressions of real or imagined places in the world. Asiatisch, an album by fatima al qadiri on spotify.
Fatima al qadiris stream on soundcloud hear the worlds sounds. Fatima al qadiri albums, songs, and news pitchfork. Atlantics original motion picture soundtrack sony music 0 1 5. Born in senegal, raised in kuwait, and based in new york, fatima al qadiri was one of the most creative. Hip hop spa, souleimans theme, szechuan, body double, qasida sunset fever 2, biography. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Stream fatima al qadiri szechuan taken from the album asiatisch by hyperdub records from desktop or your mobile device. Fatimas debut album is called asiatisch, and as the track titles suggest, the record provides a simulated road trip through an imagined china. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device. Includes unlimited streaming of asiatisch via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Fatima al qadiris second solo album is a clear political statement. She was born in dakar, senegal, in july 1981, where her father was doing work as a diplomat at the time. Her debut lp asiatisch critiqued western depictions of asian culture in tv and film, while.
She has performed and exhibited at the tate modern part of k48 kontinuum, moma ps1, gwangju design biennale, art dubai and the third line. Fatima al qadiri follows her brute album with fine bind of queer, arabic culture and durban taxi techno in shaneera, whose title refers to the english mispronunciation of the arabic word, shaneea, literally meaning outrageous, nefarious, hideous, major and foul. As part of the music section, gilles peterson has curated interviews and mixes from two artists on each continent, which we present as two hour extended directors cuts. As future brown, al qadiri and fellow producers nguzunguzu and jcush combined to make a selftitled album released on warp in 2015. She is interested in exploring the experience of war, memor. Fatima al qadiri szechuan taken from the album asiatisch. I only know what the west is telling me about china, fatima al qadiri recently told pitchfork while discussing her debut album. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more. Enjoy the full soundcloud experience with our free app. Ikonika, fatima al qadiri, kode9 and more contribute to hyperswim, premiering on november 22nd. Desert strike, from 2012, was proof that the brooklynbased kuwaiti can take a highbrow concept and furnish it with heady.
Galby feat naygow shaneera is the english mispronunciation of the arabic word, shaneea, literally meaning outrageous, nefarious, hideous, major and foul. Fatima al qadiri szechuan taken from the album asiatisch by. The title of fatima al qadiris latest release, shaneera, comes from the english mispronunciation of the arabic word, shaneea literally meaning outrageous, nefarious, hideous. Dazzled by that audacity, wetransfer present new ideas from 40 cultural luminaries. Fatima al qadiri shaneera, released october 2017 1. Kuwaitbased obscure artist and producer fatima al qadiri releases her debut major album in style. Thats where senegalborn, kuwaitraised and londonnew yorkbased musician, producer and visual artist fatima al qadiri steps in. The title of fatima al qadiris latest release, shaneera, comes from the english mispronunciation of the arabic word, shaneea literally meaning outrageous, nefarious, hideous, major and foul. Atlantics original motion picture soundtrack, brute, asiatisch, singles. Brute, which like her 2014 sinogrimeinspired debut asiatisch arrives via hyperdub, sees the new yorkbased, kuwaitraised artist draw attention to the endangered right of free assembly.
Watch the video for dragon tattoo from fatima al qadiris asiatisch for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Feb 21, 2018 ikonika, fatima al qadiri, kode9 and more contribute to hyperswim, premiering on november 22nd. Fatima al qadiri is the daughter of mohammed al qadiri, a former kuwaiti diplomat and writer, and thuraya al baqsami, an internationally acclaimed artist and writer. Asiatisch aims to expand on sinogrime, a loose thread of grime. Stream tracks and playlists from fatima al qadiri on your desktop or mobile device. But the spaces on asiatisch feel much more like holes rather than punctuating the music, any momentum generated seems to drain away through them.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Fatima al qadiri szechuan taken from the album asiatisch by hyperdub records published on 20140310t10. Now under the hyperdub label, she crafts her most polished and wellaccomplished work to date, shooting for a highly seductive, yet haunting sound. May 07, 2014 notions of place and displacement feature strongly in the works of fatima al qadiri. Geographically pinning down fatima al qadiri raised in kuwait but now based between london and new york isnt straightforward, even.
One of the most noticeable strengths of desert strike was al qadiris use of space and silence, creating a slightly spooky tone on tracks when the main melodies tiptoed round her percussion. Asiatisch german for asian is the debut fulllength studio album of kuwaiti musician fatima al qadiri, released by the label hyperdub on 5 may 2014. Shaneera ep, genrespecific xperience, desert strike, gsx remixes, top tracks. Out of all the members though, fatima al qadiri is the one making the most interesting, immersive music. Shanghai freeway taken from asiatisch released 052014 by hyperdub records from desktop or your mobile device soundcloud javascript is disabled. That cultural disconnect is the central tenet of asiatisch, a record that takes the listener on a journey through imagined chinathe country as portrayed in western media.
Musically, the album is a homage to a quietly influential substrain of the uk street urban sound known grime, that is often loosely termed sinogrime, due to its preoccupation with asian motifs. On asiatisch, her debut album for hyperdub, she has delivered a piece of work that blends influences and musical traits, both ancient and contemporary, from different cultural and social outposts. Shes recorded a tribute to the islamic traditional songs of her youth as ayshay, a record of beautiful loops and layering that revealed al qadiri to have a sweet falsetto despite the treatments she gave it, and followed this up with two eps. Fatima al qadiri is a new yorkbased artist, musician and composer. The set fell into place as an audio travelog for a trip through an imagined china. Fatima al qadiri may have played her part in last winters grime production war, releasing knight fare postwar dub as a mischievous coda to the infighting, but right now she seems further from the riledup production of september than anyone on the scene. Asiatisch by fatima al qadiri, released 04 march 2016 1.
Jul 01, 2014 fatima al qadiri joins the roster of offbeat, avant garde more so in their positioning within the socalled bass music world than breaking ground on a bigger scale such as laurel halo, jessy lanza, dean and inga, alongside the usual beats and bass crew. Fatima al qadiri is a kuwaiti musician and conceptual artist, currently based in berlin, germany. Like other kids, fatima al qadiri grew up with an appetite for video games. Watch the video for dragon tattoo from fatima al qadiri s asiatisch for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The soundtrack is out in midnovember while the film hits netflix november 29th. Shanghai freeway taken from asiatisch released 052014 by hyperdub records published on 20140428t18. The guardian have a pretty long article on kuwaiti musician fatima al qadiri who just launched a new album yesterday. On asiatisch, al qadiri devises a soundtrack for an imagined or misinterpreted form of china. Fatima al qadiri genrespecific xperience is a project by kuwait musician fatima al qadiri that serves as her second extended play in her discography. Includes unlimited streaming of asiatisch via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3.
The brooklynbased producer refers to her debut fulllength as a virtual road trip through imagined china. Its intention is to reinterpret five musical genres through audio and visuals. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Fatima al qadiri is a brooklynbased composer, musician, curator and artist. Al qadiri then connected with kode9s hyperdub label, where she released the album asiatisch in 2014. Log in to save this to your schedule, view media, leave feedback and see whos attending.
The following year, al qadiri issued her second hyperdub album, brute. Referencing south african gqom in a similar way to zomby of his gasp. May 05, 2014 fatima al qadiri in new yorks chinatown. Listen to fatima al qadiri soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create sixth ring road. Fatima al qadiri joins the roster of offbeat, avant garde more so in their positioning within the socalled bass music world than breaking ground on a bigger scale such as laurel halo, jessy lanza, dean and inga, alongside the usual beats and bass crew.
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