The Fire These Times 28/Who Owns This World? Grief, Borders and Music [Correct Version] (with Yousef Kekhia)
(I accidentally uploaded the wrong file before so let's all pretend that didn't happen)
This is a conversation with Yousef Kekhia, a Berlin-based Syrian singer, songwriter and producer originally from Aleppo. I spoke to Yousef about his debut album Monologue.
I have been genuinely moved by his music and I think this conversation will show you why.
Pluggables: Facebook, Instagram, SoundCloud and Twitter. And his bandcamp account where you can buy his music and other merch is here (I myself have the Monologue Premium Vinyl Bundle). You can also read Yousef’s profile on Project Revolver.
The playlist from Bandcamp is below. If you click on each song you can read the Arabic lyrics and their English translation.
2.Bshi Yom (One Day) 04:54
3.Faragh (Emptiness) 06:35
4.Mafi Shi Byijama’na (Nothing Unites Us) 05:28
5.Lahn Al Hayat (The Anthem of Life) 04:09
6.Ana Al Kezeb (I Am the Lie) 07:19
7.Khalaya Sarataniye (Cancerous Cells) 06:07
8.Hal Ard Lamin? (Album Version) (Who is This Earth For?) 05:13
9.Al Tayr (The Bird) 04:47
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Usual music by Tarabeat, in addition to the three songs by Yousef. Photo taken from Youssef’s bandcamp page.