Debra focuses on vibrant Lebanese experimental artists, with Ziad Nawfal of Ruptured Records and the Irtijal Festival welcomed to the show. He talks of the layers of crisis Beirut has faced, and the positive new commissions project led by Irtijal and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. Entitled Istimrar (Continuity) Ziad discusses new waves of artists such as Elyse Tabet that will be featured, as well as key figures in the scene, like Fadi Tabbal.
Match&Fuse: Debra Richards with Ziad Nawfal
JAD ATOUI – SKINCLOCK ECHOES
ARTHUR HNATEK TRIO – BREW [WHIRLWIND RECORDS]
UMA CHINE – LEADS [W.E.R.F. RECORDS]
MULTITRACTION ORCHESTRA – EMERGE ENTANGLED
DARK HORSE – XY [WE JAZZ RECORDS]
SNOWPOET – EARLY FEELINGS [EDITION RECORDS]
ANTHONY SAHYOUN (MME CHANDELIER) – EXODUS [RUPTURED RECORDS]
AYA METWALLI – LUGERE [REBEL UP! RECORDS]
SABRINA BELLAOUEL – WE DON’T NEED TO BE ENEMIES [INFINÉ RECORDS]
MOPCUT – AQUAMARINE [TROST RECORDS]
DENISE CHAILA – DOWN [NAROLANE RECORDS]
SKYLLA – WHAT’S REALLY IMPORTANT SHE WANTED TO KNOW (PART 2)
SHARIF SEHNAOUI – GIBSON LES PAUL SMARTWOOD STUDIO (OVERDANCE) [ONE INSTRUMENT]
\\\ INTERVIEW WITH ZIAD NAWFAL ///
MUSIC BEDS: JAWAD NAWFAL – IT WAS YESTERDAY [VV-VA], ABED KOBEISSY [LIVE AT IRTIJAL / MORPHINE X
BEIRUT], ELYSE TABET (AKA LITTER) – THE NEW NORMAL, AYA METWALLI – MATKHAFSH MENNI [MA3AZEF]
ROOTS – FADI TABBAL AND JULIA SABRA [RUPTURED RECORDS]
HUGH MASEKELA – MINAWA [CHISA/BLUE THUMB]
BALLAKÉ SISSOKO – KADIDJA [NO FORMAT!]
CAOILFHIONN ROSE – PATHS [GONDWANA RECORDS]
TRAFFIC – FREEDOM RIDER [UNITED ARTISTS/ISLAND RECORDS]
STUFF – CUMULUS [SDBAN ULTRA]
LORAINE JAMES – SENSUAL FT FEEO [HYPERDUB]