About This Release
S H I R A N earned acclaim far and wide for her last and second album on Batov Records, breathing fresh air into traditional Yemini songs, with a contemporary, acoustic approach. Earning a five-star, “Top of the World” review from Songlines Magazine, it was championed across BBC 6 Music by the likes of Gilles Peterson and Tom Robinson.
On ‘Fadaytak’, S H I R A N and production partner Ron Bakal return to what they do best and take it to the next level, marrying beautiful Middle Eastern melodies, strings and instrumentation to the heaviest club friendly beats, all with the greatest attention to detail. “Electro Hafla” they like to call it, referring to the large “hafla” get-togethers full of music and dancing, common at family gatherings and religious ceremonies.
On the latest single, “La La”, the Levantine dabke folk music characterised by oud (a Middle Eastern, lute-like instrument), tablah drums and mijwiz reeds, usually stamped to by dancers at family or community events, is mixed with Arabic pop and an abundance of synths and beats. Omar Souleyman meets ‘808 & Heartbreaks’, a perfect example of “Electro Hafla”.