Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 14: Leaving the Echo Chamber


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Photo by Raouf Haj Yihya

Overview

In his performance for Music Weekend with Ma3azef, Muqata’a creates live beats in an instrumental set.

Muqata'a is a music producer and MC who creates avant-garde music from sampled material, field recordings and electronic devices. The results range from harsh beats and ambient tones to glitch. His albums include Inkanakuntu (2018), Dubt Al-Ghubar (2017), La Lisana Lah (2017) and Hayawan Nateq (2013). Muqata’a is also the co-founder of the Ramallah Underground collective (2003–2009) and Tashweesh, a sound and image performance group in collaboration with artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme.

This event is free and open to the public.

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