Published
Thu, Jun 2, 2022, 12:00
- The LP lands next month on the artist's label, Zoot Records.
Ayman Rostom, AKA The Maghreban, has tapped a range of collaborators for his second album.
Arriving July 15th via his Zoot Records label, Connection features Kenya-based rapper Nah Eeto, composer Abdullah Miniawy, saxophonist Idris Rahman and singer-songwriter Omar. Like Rostam's previous records, the ten-track LP touches on Middle Eastern music while also incorporating jazz, techno and vocal house.
"It's called Connection because I was seeking and becoming more comfortable with connection while making it, rather than keeping myself to myself, like I have done in the past," Rostom said. "But the flip side of that was a deeper awareness of grief and sorrow, which is why some of the tracks have an air of sadness."
Connection is Rostom's first full-length since 2018's 01deas. In between, he released the 2019 EP Islands.
For a refresher on Rostom's transition from hip-hop artist to house music producer, revisit our feature from 2015.
Listen to "Got Your Number" featuring Nah Eeto.
Tracklist
01. Moving
02. Got Your Number feat. Nah Eeto
03. Synanon
04. Anzilli feat. Abdullah Miniawy
05. Celebratory Relapse feat. Idris Rahman
06. Waiting’ feat. Omar
07. Baby
08. Without You
09. Black Seed Oil feat. Idris Rahman
10. Moving On
Zoot Records will release Connection on July 15, 2022.
