{"id":109797,"date":"2022-07-07T13:48:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T11:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=109797"},"modified":"2022-07-07T17:02:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T15:02:59","slug":"the-maghreban-waiting-omar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/the-maghreban-waiting-omar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Maghreban unveils neon music video featuring Omar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Maghreban connects with his melancholic self in Connection<\/em>, from his upcoming sophomore album released under a new moniker. Watch the psychedelic visuals of new single \u201cWaiting\u201d out now.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In a past life, he was Dr Zygote, member of the hip-hop band, Strange U. Ayman Rostom now goes by the name of The Maghreban. Son of Egyptian and Saudi immigrants, the British artist\u2019s name pays tribute to his roots and musical influences. After the release of 01deas <\/em>back in 2018, his first full-length album under his new moniker, the Maghreban now announces his second LP Connections. <\/em>This new direction taken with 01deas <\/em>allowed the musician to deepdive into a new kind of British house embellished by sounds inspired by the African continent.\u00a0Today, he unveils the music video for “Waiting” \u2014 directed by FakeSmile, a danceable vocal house track featuring Omar Lyefook. We get glimpses of the singer\u2019s features through the interferences of screens mounted on an acidic industrial background, full of neon green and florescent pink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Connection, <\/em>The Maghreban, who started working on it as soon as 01deas <\/em>came out, explains, \u201cthere are Middle Eastern, jazz and techno influences in some of the songs\u201d<\/em>. However, some ideas seem to have arisen from within. \u201cThe vocal melody came to me in a dream.\u201d <\/em>Born from his subconscious, he remains humble, \u201cI still worry that it\u2019s from someone else\u2019s tune and that I haven\u2019t figured out who yet<\/em>\u201d. The Maghreban also attempted to infuse this deeply personal project with a hint of melancholy, \u201cto make stuff that was a little more emotive<\/em>\u201d, as he says. \u201cI was seeking and becoming more comfortable with connection whilst making it, rather than keeping myself to myself, like I have done in the past. But the flipside of that was a deeper awareness of grief and sorrow, which is why some of the tracks have an air of sadness.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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