Thomas Attar is a French-American producer based in Lisbon. As the leader of the “Arabian Fuzz” collective Al-Qasar (Wewantsounds, Glitterbeat), he's toured 5 continents and performed at some of the biggest festivals globally.
In the studio, he boasts collaborations with some of the greatest musical minds from Africa (Emel, Pongo), the Middle East (Dina El Wedidi) and the US (Lee Ranaldo, Jello Biafra).
In this show, he plays a selection of modern productions with strong folk roots. Traditional rhythms and textures deeply embedded in tradition permeate through these tracks hailing from Niger to Lebanon via Turkey and Sudan.