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Below The Radar 34

Track 7

Muqata'a. Photo by Paweł Zanio

"Takhatur"

From Singles

Muqata'a is an electronic musician and MC based in Ramallah, Palestine. Creating sounds using sampled material, field recordings and electronic devices, the results range between harsh beats, abstract tones and glitch. He co-founded the Ramallah Underground Collective (2002–09). Muqata'a is also co-founder and member of the sound and image performance group Tashweesh alongside artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme. He has released several solo albums including Inkanakuntu (Discrepant, 2018), Dubt Al-Ghubar (Third Type Tapes, 2017), La Lisana Lah (2017), and Hayawan Nateq (2013). Muqata’a has composed several film scores, as well as scores for dance performances, and is set to release an album on Hundebiss Records later this year.

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