Ya Tosiba started out as an

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...

duo formed in

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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

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and

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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 An ashik ( az, aşıq, ; tr, âşık; fa, عاشیق) or ashugh ( hy, աշուղ; ka, აშუღი) is traditionally a singer-poet and bard who accompanies his song—be it a dastan (traditional epic story, also known as '' hikay ...

. 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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