“Ya Salam” is a masterpiece by artists Miraa May and Flomine, Smallx, Ard Adz, YP, BLESSED and Sybka produced in partnership with Spotify’s Noteable studio. The song fuses Moroccan sounds with British drill and gospel sounds. “Collaboration is more than music. It’s something we want to instill in the next generation, and the one that will follow,” says YP, an American artist whose parents are of Moroccan and Filipino descent.
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This project aims to nurture the next generation of creators and open up new opportunities for them. “North African music is represented in the UK, but not as much as it should be,” said British-Algerian singer Miraa May. So when there’s other people trying to do the same [que moi], I immediately turn to them. »
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Naoufal El Amrani, Senior Artist & Label Partnerships Manager for the Maghreb explains the project: “Music in our region is currently experiencing one of its most exciting periods; it exports and connects to new fans across borders like never before”.
