I will never understand what it means to be a person of color, but I can do my best to empathize with the people who have lived under much marginalization and oppression due to their race. I want to recognize that I use samples and take inspiration from cultures all around the world to create my music. My genre is a blend of my own creativity and that of other musicians, particularly people of color, that have had a profound influence on music since the dawn of time. In particular, African people have shaped almost every genre of music known to man. I also take inspiration from Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and many other cultures to create the music that I make.

Umoja is the swahili word for Unity—meaning to strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. This song incorporates Mongolian throat sining and Senegalese vocals with trap 808s to create a really fun and high energy song. French is the Senegal national language, and there are over 30 languages spoken in Senegal. So, I chose the Swahili word Umoja for this song to declare that the music that I create is a symbol for unity across borders and across race. I never knew that throat singing and African singing could be so incredible together—and what an amazing world we live in where this is even a possibility.

All of my music, and this song in particular, is a tribute to people of color across the world who have given me the ability to use the incredible musical vocabulary and instruments from their cultures. I want to explicitly express my immense gratitude and appreciation for these people who have shared and given the rights to their music to use in my own creative process. 

I choose to use my undeniable privilege to do my best to make the world a better place for everyone around me regardless of their race or nationality. Everyday I look to see how I can be better for everyone around me and how I can serve the planet more. 

If you are a white musician I would encourage you to also recognize where your music comes from and the people that made it possible for you to create what you create. May we all continue to unify and to not let the powers that be tear us apart and make us villainize one another. With love, respect, and gratitude.

Umoja

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https://soundcloud.com/bosquesound came correct with this sexy re-imagining of my track with TheDudewiththeOud, Muqaddimah.

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Muqaddimah (Bosque Sound Remix)

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This is the first of three singles leading up to the release of my new album, The Dub Cartographer.  Out on June 18th!

Pre-save 'The Dub Cartographer':  https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/7F0YNQvjq8mZu7RZvCVzOn?si=614c259534bd4117

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Nomadic Frequencies with Evan Hatfield

"Goa Sunset" featuring the amazing sitar player Evan Hatfield. The inspiration for this song was when I visited Goa beach in India a few years back and had an epic time there. This track will be featured on my Shamanic Journey Vol. 1 album that will be released June 17th.

David Starfire - Goa Sunset (feat. Evan Hatfield)

“Move Your Body” is the third and final single ahead of The Dub Cartographer—a vibrant first-time collab between MORiLLO and California producer Scott Nice. This sun-soaked dance anthem blends dancehall and Jersey Club rhythms with flutes, lush pads, and hard-hitting 808s. A high-energy fusion of global grooves and electronic firepower, built for the dancefloor and the open air. 

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Move Your Body

Call You

http://www.theuntz.com/news/spoken-bird-debuts-title-track-from-liquid-soul-mantra-street-ritual/

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A little preview of my EP dropping on https://soundcloud.com/street_ritual this Friday, January 29th.

Big ups to https://soundcloud.com/theuntz for the exclusive!

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Liquid Soul Mantra

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Liquid Soul Mantra [The Untz Exlclusive Premiere]

Mixed By Michael Klicos
Mastered by Subvert
Artwork: Nate Gonzalez at The Moon Life
This particular mix features snippets of Warsaw Village Band, Master of Work, Dead Can Dance. 

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Been Hearing Voices

Kya Dekh Rahe Ho Tum - A. R. Rahman (SOOHAN & HÄANA Remix)

Experimentation is nothing new to SOOHAN, and yet, the borders to his musical journey seemingly have no boundary.

Touching down with his sixth full-length project, SOO SOO STUDIO, Soohan further erases walls between genre and blurs lines between original compositions and sampled material, all while diving into new musical territory. Sounds from classic American pop music, house, Baltimore club, and drum and bass blend with Soohan's distinct affinity for regional folk and dance music styles from around the world - a rededication to his mission of drawing the path from foreign to familiar.

At 13 tracks and just over an hour in running time, SOO SOO STUDIO marks Soohan's most diversely-sourced work to date. Unfolding as a journey through an array of seemingly incongruous influences, the sounds come together with effortless style, leading the listener through a meandering rush of sounds, culminating in a euphoric finish. A must-hear experience for fans of polyrhythmic dance, club music, and rhythms from beyond the western world.

Mixing: David Szuchan, Michael Klicos
Mastering: Subvert Central Mastering
Artwork: Larry Cohen and Nate Gonzalez of The Moon Life

<a href='https://theartistunion.com/tracks/1e594d'>Download for free on The Artist Union</a>

DreaMTime

Inspired by an impromptu B2B dj set together at an afterhours warehouse party, Soohan & I joined forces to cook up a grimey, no holds barred dancefloor banger. Just in time for your Halloween freak fest, turn this one up and watch the crowd get nasty.

Check more from SOOHAN here -> https://soundcloud.com/soohan

"Bum Diggy Bom" - SOOHAN x Captain Planet

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