Global Music Movement: Megatronic with TAMTAM
11.03.21Check out the broadcast from WW Dubai with Megatronic who is a culture producer, DJ and a music enthusiast specialising in conversations and musical trends from around the world. Each month, her show Global Music Movement invites special guests from the MENA region and the diasporas to have an insightful conversations about the reimagining of musical heritage to reflect what’s happening in the region.
With this is in mind her show takes us to on a journey with Saudi Arabian singer and songwriter Tamtam who is based between Los Angeles and Riyadh. Her sound is not one to put in a box, but you can hear Alternative R&B and Pop influences. Her single “We’ve Got Wings”, released in late 2015, helped promote a Saudi Breast Cancer awareness organisation founded by Princess Reema bint Bandar. “Gender Game” is a song about her journey as a Saudi woman pursuing a music career.
In 2017, she released “Identify Myself” with lyrics of encouragement towards identifying ourselves as human beings first. Her defiant single “Rise” released in 2018 reached over 1 million Youtube views. In 2019 she released her EP Rough Around the Edges, and she performed her song “One Earth” at the Global Goals World Cup in NYC. She has released two collaborative singles in 2020, “Heartsick” is co-produced with Saud, a fellow musician from Saudi, and it is about how connected all human beings are; and “Romantic Encounter”, an
alternative bilingual track with Saudi band Arabian Alien.
This year, she’s already been featured on acclaimed French producer Dioscures’ new album Ciela, a song called “Back To…”. And now she is getting ready to release a new project where she embraces her identity as a bridge between the Middle East and the West more than ever before
Listen now Tracklisttamtam selection
Rise – Tamtam LITTLE GIRL – TAMTAM
Romantic Encounter – (Arabian Alien)
Back to… – (Dioscures Feat. Tamtam)
Blue – Tamtam One Earth – Tamtam Heartsick – (Saud and Tamtam)
ORIENTAL MOOD – SALAH RAGAB & THE CAIRO JAZZ BAND
Gender Game – Tamtam
HAIR UP – NADINE
Hollywood No – Tamtam
KUBANEH – OWEN ROSS
SWETT – TORIBIO
MOONSHINE FEAT. COCO EM – EMMA’S WISDOM
Megatronic’s mix
SONIA – GRAVITY
GAIDAA – FALLING HIGHER
maina doe feat. genesis
VZLINE – JE VOEUX ETRE
POPYTIRZ – SOBER DRUNK
ROTANA – STUCK IN AMERICA
DESTA FRENCH – OJOS NEGROS
NADAH EL SHAZLY – PALMYRA
SQUIDGENINI – TRIGGER ME
ALSARAH & THE NUBATONES – SOUKURA IT’S LATE
MEGATRONIC & EDSEVEN – LDN
MIZZ DEE, JACKIE QUEEN – BACK TO US
ROSARIO, INAMI, JACKIE QUEENS – AFRICAN WOMAN