Ya Tosiba started out as an
electronic music duo formed in
Finland in 2010, consisting of Norwegian-Azerbaijani singer and producer Zuzu Zakaria and Finnish electronic music producer
Tatu Metsätähti (also known as
Mesak). Zuzu continues the project as a solo artist.
Their music is a blend of Scandinavian electronic music,
Hip hop and classical
Arabic,
Persian and
Turkic music traditions such as
Mugam
Mugham ( az, Muğam) or Mughamat ( az, Muğamat) is one of the many classical compositions from Azerbaijan, contrasting with tasnif and ashik.
It is a highly complex art form that weds classical poetry and musical improvisation in specific ...
and
Ashik.
The texts and poetry used are historical and belong to a genre known as
Meykhana
Meykhana ( az, Meyxana) is a distinctive Azerbaijani literary and folk rap tradition, consisting of an unaccompanied song performed by one or more people improvising on a particular subject. Meykhana is distinct from spoken word poetry in that i ...
. Those were found by Zuzu Zakaria at field-trips to Azerbaijan as a part of her MA Thesis for State University in Oslo. Her master's thesis is the only introductory study in English of the genre existing.
Discography
Studio albums
* 2017 ''Love Party'' (Asphalt Tango Records)
* 2023 ''ASAP inşallah'' (Huge Bass)
Collaborations
* 2012
Mouse on Mars
Mouse on Mars is a German electronic music duo formed in 1993 by Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma. Their music is a blend of electronic genres including IDM, dub, krautrock, breakbeat and ambient, featuring heavy use of organic analog synth and ...
: ''
Parastrophics
''Parastrophics'' is a studio album by German electronica duo Mouse on Mars. It was released by Monkeytown Records in 2012.
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, '' ...
'' (Monkey Town), track 12: Baku Hipster
* 2012 Center Of The Universe: ''Astral Harassment'' (Metronomicon Audio), track 1: Streelight Interference
* 2015 Joxaren: ''Diir Balek'' (European Music), track B1: Qurban Gəlir
* 2017 Pykäri: ''Pykäri'' (Solina Records), track 09: Anlatamıyorum
Remixes
* 2016 Racing Heart: ''What Comes After (Ya Tosiba Remix)''
Compilations
* 2013 ''Skweee!'' (Laton Records), track A3: Anti-futbol (Meykhanacid mix)
* 2016 ''Tribute To Kylmä Sota'' (Brown Records), track A5: PST
* 2016 ''Metronomicon Audio 7.0 & 8.0'' (Metronomicon Audio), track 2-3: Qoçu
Singles and EPs
* 2012 ''Mad Barber'' (Harmönia)
* 2014 ''Mollah The Machine'' (Pingipung)
* 2014 ''Mollah The Machine Remixes'' (Pingipung)
References
External links
Official Site*
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Intelligent dance musicians
Male–female musical duos
Finnish electronic music groups
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