About This Release
S H I R A N returns with her most definitive album to date. ‘Fadaytak’ is a thunderstorm of beautiful Yemini songcraft, Arabic pop and bass-heavy hip hop, afrobeats, 808s and electro.
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.
Forthcoming single, “Habibi Inta” exhibits a minimal approach to the beats, a half time R&B beat complimented by subtle 808 trap triplets and the gentle plucking of a viola. The perfect imaginary soundtrack to a romantic encounter in the Saharan desert.