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Producer Sufyvn Is Turning Heads With His "Nubian Sudanese" Inspired Beats

The Khartoum-based beatmaker recently dropped his LP 'Pseudarhythm Vol. 2'

10 years ago, Sudan was in the public consciousness for the horrific war waged in its Western region of Darfur. As the dust settles, a generation of artists has arisen, among them the beatmaker Sufyvn.

The Khartoum-based producer just self-released a new album, Pseudarhythm Vol. 2, a surprisingly smooth blend of the tipsy beatwork of early Flying Lotus, the pleasantly unexpected samples of J Dilla, and the instrumentation of classic North African music. Stream in below.

In a profile published by Okayafrica, Sufyvn discussed the growing influence of hip-hop and sampling in Sudanese music as well as his wide-ranging influences and day job as a dentist. Read it here.