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Nazar

On 27 May 2020, Nazar was a guest on Work In Progress 2020; and on 24 September 2019 was a guest on Shannen SP. Nazar has been played over 110 times on NTS, first on 22 March 2016. Nazar's music has been featured on 110 episodes.

Nazar’s musical world centres around the extreme violence, injustice and omnipresence of a repressive state during and after the 27-year Angolan civil war, simultaneously exploring hope, resilience and pride in a country torn apart by conflict. After the civil war ended in 2002, Nazar who had spent 14years in Belgium, returned to Angola. It was at this point his foray into music production began with Nazar making his own unique take on Angola’s Kuduro music. His lyrics focus on guerrilla warfare, the experiences of his family with chanting and taunts against the dictatorship, alongside war sounds like cocking guns, airstrike swooshes and swells of noise. Nazar calls this ‘Rough Kuduro,’ a term he coined through a hashtag on his soundcloud page.

His Hyperdub debut, the 6 track Enclave EP is set for release on the November 16th 2018. Enclave reflects upon Nazar’s tumultuous journey honouring the unnamed dead and piecing together Angola’s violent past in order to make sense of it's present. It also represents a mental safe zone that he carries close to him wherever he goes - a reminder that in spite of airstrikes and whatever else may stand in the way, cities can be built anywhere when hope for a better future remains.

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Nazar

On 27 May 2020, Nazar was a guest on Work In Progress 2020; and on 24 September 2019 was a guest on Shannen SP. Nazar has been played over 110 times on NTS, first on 22 March 2016. Nazar's music has been featured on 110 episodes.

Nazar’s musical world centres around the extreme violence, injustice and omnipresence of a repressive state during and after the 27-year Angolan civil war, simultaneously exploring hope, resilience and pride in a country torn apart by conflict. After the civil war ended in 2002, Nazar who had spent 14years in Belgium, returned to Angola. It was at this point his foray into music production began with Nazar making his own unique take on Angola’s Kuduro music. His lyrics focus on guerrilla warfare, the experiences of his family with chanting and taunts against the dictatorship, alongside war sounds like cocking guns, airstrike swooshes and swells of noise. Nazar calls this ‘Rough Kuduro,’ a term he coined through a hashtag on his soundcloud page.

His Hyperdub debut, the 6 track Enclave EP is set for release on the November 16th 2018. Enclave reflects upon Nazar’s tumultuous journey honouring the unnamed dead and piecing together Angola’s violent past in order to make sense of it's present. It also represents a mental safe zone that he carries close to him wherever he goes - a reminder that in spite of airstrikes and whatever else may stand in the way, cities can be built anywhere when hope for a better future remains.

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Retaliation
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Immortal
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UN Sanctions
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Tyranny
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Track Meet2016
Warning Shots
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Pausado
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Not On Label2020

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