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Willie Stewart runs Nyahh Records from his home in Co Leitrim. After releasing the brilliant I Am Kurdish by Mohammad Syfkhan in February, Willie talks about how that album came together and talks about Mohammad's story and musical output. Then he talks through other releases on the label, like Natalia Beylis' collaboration with Eimear Reidy, Ian Lynch's solo debut, and the two compilations from 2023: A Collection of Songs in the Traditional & Sean​-​N​ó​s Style and Under the Island: Experimental Music in Ireland 1960-1994.

Nyahh Records discography on Bandcamp: https://nyahhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/under-the-island-experimental-music-in-ireland-1960-1994

Ley Lines: https://daily.bandcamp.com/ley-lines/ley-lines-february-2024

Mohammad Syfkhan tour dates:
March 28:  Record Room, Limerick
March 29: Bello Bar, Dublin
April 4: Vicar Street (Gig for Gaza, w/ ØXN, Junior Brother, Pretty Happy)

Mohammad Syfkhan is a Kurdish/Syrian Singer and Bouzouki player. He began playing music in 1980 while he was in college studying nursing. When he got his degree in 1983, Mohammad moved to the city of Raqqa, Syria where he began working as a professional singer and started his own band, The Al-Rabie Band which played concerts, parties, weddings and festivals all over Syria. The Al-Rabie Band were a much sought-after group. Their live sets included Kurdish, Arabic, Turkish and some Western songs as well as Mohammad’s own original material.

Mohammad continued to play with his band while also working as a surgical nurse until the war broke out in 2011. This unfortunately brought tragedy to Mohammad’s family when one of his sons was killed by Isis thus threatening the lives of the rest of his family. His family had no choice but to leave their home and seek safety in Europe. Three of Mohammad’s sons were resettled in Germany while Mohammad, his young daughter and wife were taken in by Ireland. Mohammad has spoken at length of his confusion and despair with fundamentalists and how their message is a far cry from the teachings of love and understanding that he considers the true message of Islam.

Since arriving in Ireland, Mohammad has used the language of music to integrate into the local community by playing at private parties and concerts. He regularly plays at weddings and events for the Kurdish and Syrian communities all over Ireland and in Germany. He has collaborated with such Irish artists as Martin Hayes, Cormac Begley, Eimear Reidy, Cathal Roche and Vincent Woods. In 2023 he opened for Lankum at the Cork Opera House and received huge applause from the packed out room.

Mohammad’s own brand of ecstatic music takes elements from Middle Eastern and North African music to create an atmosphere of joy, love and happiness. The songs on ‘I am Kurdish’ have been recorded and mixed with the view to make them to suitable for listening to at a small get together or to be played on a big rig at night clubs. Either way, it is a record that will make people dance.

Three of the tracks on the album feature accompaniment by two fellow Leitrim-based musicians: composer, improviser, sound artist and saxophonist Cathal Roche and composer, improviser and cellist Eimear Reidy.

Mohammad says: “I thank everyone who has stood with me and supported me. And I especially thank the Irish people who have engaged with my music in such a wonderful way. I consider myself lucky to have come to this wonderful country that has welcomed me and all refugees. I thank God for everything, and now, thanks to this wonderful country, I am a musician and have a safe home. Thank you to the Irish government and people for giving me the honour of calling this country my home.”

TPOE 302: Nyahh Records

This is a live mix by The Avalanches from back in 2006.

Big Tent Set 2006 - The Avalanches

Catch Ital / Halal and crew at Club Time on January 23rd: restlessnites.com/clubtime/

A few words from Ital on this incredible mix showcasing the best of Lovers Rock:

This mix is exclusively made up of artists on Lovers Rock, in various permutations & aliases. The DJ Python (aka DJ Wey) track will come out on Prohibito; many of these tracks also aren't made for release. A few of them of course have already been released: DJ Wey "Tare Gent Us," Earthen Sea "Beat 13" and Ital & Halal "The Thirst." The "Radio Interference" is a recording of some very unsettling, drifting noise that sometimes comes through the radio unprompted at LR HQ. As for the rest of them, we'll have to wait and see. 

Tracklist:
Damon Eliza Palermo & Earthen Sea - Unreleased
Ital - Vacation (Unreleased)
Lovers Rock Studios - Drum Track (Unreleased)
Anonymous - Unreleased
DJ Wey - Tare Gent Us 
DJ Python - Ciudado (Unreleased)
Earthen Sea - Beat 13
Ital & Halal - The Thirst
Ital & Halal - Unreleased
Ital & Halal - Unreleased
Ital - Unreleased
Earthen Sea - Unreleased
DJ Wey - Unreleased

Damon Eliza Palermo - Meera & Geetesh
Sleeper Cell - Unreleased
Anonymous - Unreleased 
Lovers Rock Studios - Bassline (Unreleased)
Earthen Sea - Unreleased
Sleeper Cell - Unreleased
Anonymous - Unreleased
Radio Interference 
Ital & Halal - Starving (Unreleased) 

Fine Time Session 3: Lovers Rock Mixed by Ital

The best that ever did it. 
This year's a UK special. All UK: eternal, factory, yaz etc. 

something brand new in there too

Year 9 (2016)

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Valentines Slow Jams Chapter 9

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Run Away With Me (EMBRZ Remix)

Taken from 'Anagrams' released 1st July 2016 on Melodic.
Pre-order DIGI/CD/LP/Deluxe here: www.melodic.co.uk/anagrams

Written & produced by Stephen Steinbrink. 
Engineered by Nich Wilbur at UNKNOWN, 2014 - 2015


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Stephen Steinbrink - Building Machines

Comfort Fit

Here’s a live mix, just my records, two turntables and my old rotary….a bunch of records I’ve been playing lately, new and old.

DJ Dates:
Sept 2: Zukunft - Zurich, Switzerland
Sept 4: Panorama Bar - Berlin, Germany
Sept 9: Sporting Club - Beirut, Lebanon
Sept 10: Badaboum - Paris, France
Sept 11: Berkley Suite - Glasgow, UK

Juan Maclean - End Of Summer DJ Mix

With Feeling

Got to play some vinyl on this great soundsystem. Back there July 28th.

Nialler9 vinyl set @ Hang Dai Chinese

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