{"id":120367,"date":"2023-03-24T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=120367"},"modified":"2023-03-22T11:58:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T09:58:13","slug":"felukah-arabfuturism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/felukah-arabfuturism\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonic Futures: Felukah on Arabfuturism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sun Ra came from Saturn. An angel, keyboardist, composer, and poet, he made his mark on earth as one of the most prolific recording artists in history. Ra<\/a> was among the first to incorporate electric bass and keyboards in jazz. He created his own synthesis of free-jazz by pioneering polyrhythms, modal scales, and solo and group improvisation. Alongside his otherworldly music and performances, his \u201cequations\u201d, a worldview encompassed of music, spirituality, and extraterrestriality, made him the father of Afrofuturism. Exploring space through Afrocentric culture, he helped develop an aesthetic and philosophy at the intersection of imagination, technology, and Black Liberation. Since their inception in the 1950s, Afrofuturist sounds have traveled the cosmos, commenting on modern life through fantasy and encouraging generations to conjure possible futures through a Black lens. In these endeavors, Egypt is a major source of inspiration; Ra himself (named after the ancient Egyptian Sun god) drew strongly on Egyptology and performed in<\/a> Cairo several times throughout his career. While his legacy might be unknown to those who are not into experimental jazz, his influence continues to reverberate around the world through musicians like Grace Jones, Erykah Badu<\/a>, Janelle Monae, and Felukah, the latest in a long lineage inspired by Baduizm. Rooted in Egypt and drawing from Afrofuturism, Felukah is putting Arabfuturism on the map, ushering in the next wave of sonic exploration and cultural reclamation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stirring Arabfuturist waters<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Felukah comes from Cairo and lives in New York City. As a writer and musician, she raises her voice to empower women from her region and beyond, and has established herself as one of the more enigmatic and unique emerging artists in the Egyptian music scene. Felukah traverses genres and mediums; her discography sounds like rap, hip hop, neo-soul, indie rock, samples of Arab greats, and electronic dance. Arabfuturist dreams are the cohesive essence that weaves itself through her music as she takes us to space, sings of planets, demons, and love<\/a>, always love<\/a>. She just released her third album, The Love Serum<\/em>, a mystical soundtrack to tripping on Rahma Zinc<\/em>, an imaginary drug she created which triggers a deep sense of empathy, compassion, and understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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