Global InformationYa Tosiba information
Ya Tosiba | |
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 Singer Zuzu Zakaria | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | Avant-pop, Global Beats, Hip hop, Electronic dance music, Skweee |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Asphalt Tango Records |
| Members | Zuzu Zakaria Tatu Metsätähti |
| Website | [1] |
Ya Tosiba started out as an electronic music duo formed in Finland in 2010, consisting of Norwegian-Azerbaijani singer and producer Zuzu Zakaria and Finnish electronic music producer Tatu Metsätähti (also known as Mesak). Zuzu continues the project as a solo artist.
Their music is a blend of Scandinavian electronic music, Hip hop and classical Arabic, Persian and Turkic music traditions such as Mugam and Ashik.[1][2] The texts and poetry used are historical and belong to a genre known as Meykhana. Those were found by Zuzu Zakaria at field-trips to Azerbaijan as a part of her MA Thesis for State University in Oslo. Her master's thesis is the only introductory study in English of the genre existing.[3]
- ^ Mike Greenwell (2017-08-27). "Interview: Ya Tosiba's Zuzu Zakaria". worldtreasuresmusic.com.
- ^ switgerry (2016-03-26). "Interfew with: Ya Tosiba". superworldindietunes.com.
- ^ Zakaria, Zuzu (2012). Meykhana - The poetics of time and space. University of Oslo, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, Faculty of Humanities. p. 4.