Hip Hop, the Lahme Song & Making Beats From O...

Zeyne joins Quartertones after her performance at XP Air and discusses her journey from being too shy to share her voice to becoming an artist who finds empowerment in letting her art out. She reflects on the influences of her family who instilled in her a love for music, Arab cu ...  عرض المزيد

Tunisian artist Soudeni joins Quartertones recorded live at XP Air and talks about her musical journey and the influences that shaped her sound. She introduces the idea of Harissa Pop – her playful way of describing music rooted in Tunisian culture but open to contemporary sounds ...  عرض المزيد

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 cou ...  عرض المزيد

FREQ OF THE WEEK! Was born In Cairo, Egypt then raised in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia through out his childhood. During high school he returned to Cairo and embarked on a musical journey in rap music, later shifting to electronic music due to his early exposure. Most OAH performances as ...  عرض المزيد

EZZYLAND (Dubai/Chennai, India) Sidharth Ezhilan blends colorful storytelling as ìEZZYLANDî. The Dubai resident migrated to the motherland earlier this year on a mission: to raise the bar and change the game in the growing indie music scene so as to eventually make India one of t ...  عرض المزيد

In this episode of This Is Not a Watermelon, we talk about positioning Palestinian music within a global music scene, cassettes as precious as diamonds, music and resistance, and reiterations of traditional folk music. Global scholar of Palestinian music, activist, and musician L ...  عرض المزيد