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░█████▓█████▓██ ▌Artist__│ Raashan Ahmad ██▓█████▓█████░
░████▓▓██▒██▓██ ▌Title___│ The Sun ██▓█████▓▓████░
░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Label___│ B Sides ██▓██▒███▓████░
░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Genre___│ Hip-Hop ██▓██▒███▓████░
░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Format__│ Album ██▓██▒███▓████░
░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Year____│ 2019 ██▓██▒███▓████░
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░░████▓█████▓██ ▌Time____│ 27:18 ██▓█████▓████░░
░░░████▓████▓██ ▌Size____│ 57.88 MB ██▓████▓████░░░
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░░░░░███▓▓▓█▓██ ▌Source__│ Web Store ██▓█▓▓▓███░░░░░
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░░ 01. No (Prod. Raashan Ahmad) 3:39
░░ 02. Body Heat (Feat. Rhapsod & Mimi Diallo) (Prod. Raashan 5:05
░░ Ahmad)
░░ 03. I Got Life (Feat. Mimi Diallo) (Prod. Raashan Ahmad) 2:55
░░ 04. The Day The Sun Came (Feat. Keren Ann) (Prod. Benji Bouton 3:29
░░ & Raashan Ahmad)
░░ 05. Wonderful Fantastic (Feat. Jonny Woods) (Prod. Raashan 2:57
░░ Ahmad)
░░ 06. Pain Away (Prod. Raashan Ahmad) 3:55
░░ 07. Breathe (Feat. Damon Cooper & Drew Mohr) (Prod. Object 3:06
░░ Heavy)
░░ 08. Sea (Feat. T.I.E.) (Prod. T.I.E. & Raashan Ahmad) 2:12
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░░ Music is a language that can best be compared to an aural tapestry, a
░░ weaving of sound and textures to create an impression for listener
░░ appreciation. ItÆs through the individual strands and fibers that make up
░░ the textiles with which the artist is able to create, that words are
░░ spoken. These become the foundation for the framework and they have a
░░ cultural significance û the struggle to preserve tradition are rooted
░░ there. In music, this is the chosen genre, style and choice of tools used
░░ to create. How will I convey my tapestry to the world? Through Hip Hop?
░░ With my voice? Analog, digital or an offspring of both?
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░░ But how the artist chooses to use this canvas, the technique and layering
░░ of sound, thatÆs where individual musical statements are created. We each
░░ gravitate to the sound that speaks to us, that resonates with our
░░ inner-being. We need artists to speak this language into our souls. And
░░ artists need us to harness their creative energy and keep it alive.
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░░ While textile manufacturers apply cultural traditions and handicrafts
░░ into their work, musicians gather and pick and choose. Whether using
░░ woven, dyed, appliquΘd, embroidered or printed techniques, they are
░░ tapping into something ancestral. This is true for music as well û
░░ especially Hip Hop. Though, the more in tune the artist is to their sense
░░ of place, their identity and how they choose to navigate through our
░░ connectednessàthe greater the appreciation for the listener. With
░░ technology and the speed in which the internet is changing our society,
░░ cultures are at risk of becoming obsolete, and struggling to maintain
░░ their identity. ItÆs commonplace for artists to look for easier, faster
░░ and more profitable ways to create. The language is changing.
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░░ Raashan Ahmad is a globe-trekking musician who speaks his language
░░ through the lens of cultural diversity. Whether speaking on social ills
░░ or the need for self-healing his delivery is very much a product of his
░░ travels. Each strand and fiber a reflection of where heÆs been and what
░░ heÆs seen. Each experience a technique for creation. Imagine for a moment
░░ Igbo, Yoruba and Ashanti peoples sharing ancestral knowledge for textile
░░ production while being exposed to Germanic, Latinate, Byzantine and
░░ American Southwestern Native influences in garment making. The beauty of
░░ each to unlock something new, a language never heard but still
░░ understood. Music is one of the few spaces where the beautiful pieces of
░░ places we have been can be added to the fabric of what we create.
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░░ With The Sun, Raashan has created something wonderfully fantastic and
░░ beautifully organic, a tapestry of love, life, pain and hope. Tapestries
░░ tell stories. This story is that of a man taking the reigns and
░░ responsibilities for every aspect of creation from fiber to finish and
░░ telling the world, ôThis is the sound I needed you to hear.ö
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░░ If you listen to this and hear it with your soul, you understand the same
░░ language of connectedness that he was hearing when he created it.
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░░ Free on the web. WAV to scene standards.
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░░ https://raashanahmad.bandcamp.com/album/the-sun
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