Fatima Al Qadiri – Gumar EP (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 11:26 minutes | 105 MB | Genre: Electronic, Tribal, Ambient
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Hyperdub
Building off of the themes of her most recent album, Medieval Femme, Fatima Al Qadiri’s forthcoming release sees her pairing up with fellow Kuwaiti vocalist Gumar. The EP —also titled Gumar, Arabic for “moon”— is a homage to the influence of lamentation singing that both Fatima and Gumar grew up with and as a teenager, Gumar was formally trained in. On these four short songs, Fatima provides a minimal counterpoint to Gumar’s elegant vocals, a coalescence that powerfully and sympathetically complements and extends with cosmic depth. Serious and mournful in tone, the record ruminates on the subject of unrequited love, arguably the most common theme in Arabic music past and present. The cover is an original artwork by Kuwaiti artist Khalid al Gharaballi, Fatima’s bestie and long-time collaborator.
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Fatima Al Qadiri – Medieval Femme (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 32:06 minutes | 289 MB | Genre: Electronic, Ambient, Ethnic
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Hyperdub
Fatima Al Qadiri returns to Hyperdub, with a suite inspired by the classical poems of Arab women. Medieval Femme invokes a simulated daydream through the metaphor of an Islamic garden, at the border between depression and desire, where the present temporarily dissolves, leaving only past and future.
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Fatima Al Qadiri – Atlantics (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 32:00 minutes | 550 MB | Genre: Soundtrack
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Masterworks
Along the Atlantic coast, a soon-to-be-inaugurated futuristic tower looms over a suburb of Dakar. Ada, 17, is in love with Souleiman, a young construction worker. But she has been promised to another man. One night, Souleiman and his co-workers leave the country by sea, in hope of a better future. Several days later, a fire ruins Ada’s wedding and a mysterious fever starts to spread. Little does Ada know that Souleiman has returned. In her feature debut, Mati Diop continues to harness fantasy and social relevancy in this haunting tale of love.
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