Fatima al qadiri is a new yorkbased kuwaiti composer and visual artist. Out of all the members though, fatima al qadiri is the one making the most interesting, immersive music. Atlantics original motion picture soundtrack, brute, asiatisch, singles. Fatima al qadiri starspangled by adult swim singles.
May, 2016 april 30, 2016 donaufestival krems bass, bass. Inspired by the blend of technology and destruction in fatima al qadiris ep desert strike, artist alex gvojics lush visualization of ghost raid is a blend of real war footage, video games, and original computer animation. Inspired by the blend of technology and destruction in fatima al qadiri s ep desert strike, artist alex gvojics lush visualization of ghost raid is a blend of real war footage, video games, and original computer animation. The cover of fatima al qadiri s second hyperdub album, designed by babak radboy, features joerg lohses photograph of a josh kline sculpture a lifesize, teletubbyfaced figure in riot gear. Nov, 2012 fader, a us based musicculturefashion publication has an interview with kuwaiti music composer fatima al qadiri whos currently based out of new york. 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. 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.
Senegalborn, kuwaitraised, new yorkbased producer fatima al qadiri works in the opposite direction of most artists discographies by making her third substantial release, following the genrespecific xperience uno and desert strike fade to mind eps, her least personal one yet. The former connected materialistic aspects of middle eastern and western cultures while dipping into several. Albums include asiatisch, brute, and genrespecific xperience. Al qadiri, though, uses the fragility of her signature minor chord progressions to rebut that aggression. The sculpture was part of klines freedom exhibit, which used a version of al qadiris star spangled, a baleful synthetic choral track that twisted the u. Fatima al qadiris following on soundcloud listen to music. Future browns fatima al qadiri on the pitchfork festival. Aug 06, 20 fatima al qadiri visionist the call south london producer visionist is one of a new wave of young artists engaging with the evermutating sound of grime and taking it to new places. Maybe its the wide stereophonic images, the deep choruses, or the atmospheres.
Fatima al qadiris stream on soundcloud hear the worlds sounds. Nov 07, 2012 fatima al qadiri, who has recorded under her own name and as ayshay, returns with a strangely beautiful album that is hard to classify. Fatima al qadiri on her pitchfork packing listand why short hair is an act of rebellion. May 12, 2014 fatima al qadiri is a new yorkbased artist and musician who has been making slow, steady waves for a while, first with her genrespecific xperience and desert strike eps, and more.
Titled shaneera, the producers new effort arrives through hyperdub on october. Each of her grimeinfused releases is a vehicle to explore cultural understanding in the digital age, from western fantasies of china to american police brutality. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Its a headspinning, adventurous and compelling set of sounds spliced and diced to impress. 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. Fatima al qadiri, who has recorded under her own name and as ayshay, returns with a strangely beautiful album that is hard to classify. Fatima al qadiri s desert strike out now on fade to mind. After delivering her brute lp last year, fatima al qadiri has lifted the curtain on a new ep. Fatima al qadiri scores cannes grand prixwinning film atlantics. Fatima al qadiri is a brooklynbased composer, musician, curator and artist.
Fatima al qadiri i ts 1992, and a 10yearold fatima al qadiri is hooked on a sega megadrive game titled desert strike. 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. Fatima al qadiri is a new yorkbased artist, musician and composer. Fatima al qadiri visionist the call south london producer visionist is one of a new wave of young artists engaging with the evermutating sound of grime and taking it to new places. Fatima al qadiris upbeat take on queer arabic dance music with friends from the gulf region. The music references her childhood in kuwait and the first. In her 30 minute radio documentary, as part of the bbc radio 4s seriously series, fatima al qadiri explores the interconnecting parallels in music and warfare. Stream tracks and playlists from fatima al qadiri on your desktop or mobile device.
Feb 21, 2018 ikonika, fatima al qadiri, kode9 and more contribute to hyperswim, premiering on november 22nd. Over five energetic club tracks, al qadiri explores this darksided character with friends bobo secret, lama3an, chaltham and naygow in their debut recorded. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Mar 16, 2017 in her 30 minute radio documentary, as part of the bbc radio 4s seriously series, fatima al qadiri explores the interconnecting parallels in music and warfare. The sculpture was part of klines freedom exhibit, which used a version of al qadiri s star spangled, a baleful synthetic choral track that twisted.
Brute is the figurative black rose resting at the end of that still redhot barrel. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Hip hop spa, souleimans theme, szechuan, body double, qasida sunset fever 2, biography. Fatima al qadiris classificationexploiting lp, genrespecific xperience is thrown another curvature with a selection of remixes of tracks from the album courtesy of night slugs kingdom and girl unit respectively, ikonika, dj rashad, nguzunguzu and dubbel dutch. Fatima al qadiri shaneera, released october 2017 1. Beatport is the worlds largest electronic music store for djs. 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. Al qadiri touches on the similarities between modern torture and the club experience, the meditative role of warlike game music and. Her music here is inspired by formative years in kuwait circa 1992, sequestered. Me and my sister played video games as saddam invaded raised by resistance fighters during the invasion of kuwait, fatima al qadiri now makes icecold electronica in. Fatima al qadiri is a new yorkbased artist and musician who has been making slow, steady waves for a while, first with her genrespecific xperience and desert strike eps, and more. The soundtrack is out in midnovember while the film hits netflix november 29th. Fader, a us based musicculturefashion publication has an interview with kuwaiti music composer fatima al qadiri whos currently based out of new york. Fatima al qadiri uses the sounds of videogames to evoke.
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I hadnt heard of fatima until just a few moments ago so i found all this pretty interesting. 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. Watch the video for dragon tattoo from fatima al qadiris asiatisch for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Her latest ep is titled desert strike and is inspired.
Fatima al qadiri drops a totally compelling sophomore ep of gulf war trance atmospheres, footwork drums and roadwise grime attitude. The londonnew york artist uses sounds as a palette to create fantastical impressions of real or imagined places in the world. For her new hyperdub ep, she examines gender performativity. 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. Galby feat naygow shaneera is the english mispronunciation of the arabic word, shaneea, literally meaning outrageous, nefarious, hideous, major and foul. Ikonika, fatima al qadiri, kode9 and more contribute to hyperswim, premiering on november 22nd. Me and my sister played video games as saddam invaded raised by resistance fighters during the invasion of kuwait, fatima al qadiri now makes icecold electronica in the us. Born in senegal, raised in kuwait, and based in new york, fatima al qadiri was one of the most creative. Shaneera ep, genrespecific xperience, desert strike, gsx remixes, top tracks. With shaneera, fatima al qadiri asks what drag means in the middle east with vogue. Few artists in the bass scene are as explicitly conceptual as fatima al qadiri. But so far, al qadiri s concepts have tended to promise more than the music has delivered. Stream fatima al qadiri starspangled by adult swim singles from desktop or your mobile device. Lest we forget, her genre specific xperience 12 and warnu singles as ayshay were some of 2011s finest, and this one seems to build upon their respective styles perfectly.
Fatima al qadiri ghost raid by fadetomind soundcloud. The cover of fatima al qadiris second hyperdub album, designed by babak radboy, features joerg lohses photograph of a josh kline sculpture a lifesize, teletubbyfaced figure in riot gear. Listen to fatima al qadiris radio documentary the sound of. Fatima al qadiris second solo album is a clear political statement. Fatima al qadiris desert strike out now on fade to mind. But so far, al qadiris concepts have tended to promise more than the music has delivered. Shaneera ep, an album by fatima al qadiri on spotify. Al qadiri is a contributing editor at dis magazine and contributor to bidoun. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. She was born in dakar, senegal, in july 1981, where her father was doing work as a diplomat at the time. Diggin in the carts fatima al qadiri hidden levels red bull music academy presents duration. She has performed and exhibited at the tate modern part of k48 kontinuum, moma ps1, gwangju design biennale, art dubai and the third line.
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