Yamen Mekdad is an artist, researcher, community organizer and DJ based in London. His practice is an experimentation in radical collaboration with a focus on the relationship between sound, geography and the human condition . His interests in field recording, archiving, radio and grassroots organizing led him to co-found the collectives: Sawt of the Earth, Makkam, and Sadaa Sound Syndicate. He is a frequent contributor to a number of radio stations, including Root, Balami, NTS and AlHara. Yamen is also curator and producer of Syrian Cassette Archives and the Syrian Arts and Culture Festival (SACF). He is currently releasing ‘Shapeshifting’, an essay-film on the underground music scene in Syria and the Syrian diaspora in Europe.
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