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Zaki's New album ..Life, Love & Resistance is out now and is available here
Zaki Youssef is a 28 years old, half Egyptian, half Danish rapper/beatboxer/producer and multi artist. Zaki has an extensive musical background. Playing music since a very young age. Developing his skills performing and composing everything from Reggae, Hip Hop, Electro, Dancehall, Experimental and Soul music, to Classic and Modern Arab and Egyptian Music.
Between 1998 and present days, he toured 3 times in Europe, toured more than 35 different states in the U.S., toured the Middle East, featured on more than 10 albums, composed music for several theater performances and films. He was co-founder of the well known Universal Soundsystem, some of the first to put Dancehall on the map in Denmark. Zaki was a part of the danish band Æter. An innovative ensemble composing music solely with real sounds.
In 2001 he put out his solo debut album, recorded in a small flat, with the help of some good friends and a non-existent budget. The album entitled “MusikMozaik” was very well received by the Danish Press, and got him nominated for Copenhagen Awards and Danish Hip Hop Awards, Best New Artist.
In 2004 he toured the Middle East with the group Oriental Mood. He also performed at the Egyptian State Opera with the Egyptian composer, Fathy Salama who won a Grammy for composing the music for Yousson N’ Dours album Egypt.
These events led The Danish National TV to produce and air a documentary about him going to Egypt doing music.
2005 he was busy performing, offering workshops, and actively participating in all sorts of cultural and political projects. One out of many was the sold out success “Etnisk Uheld” at Betty Nansen Theater in Copenhagen.
2006 he continued performing all over Denmark at the biggest venues; from Roskilde Festival to Store Vega. Also Middle East Peace Orchestra featured him in their concerts at the Royal Theater of Copenhagen.
Zaki was elected artist of the season at the Royal Theater of Copenhagen and as a result of that had two sold out concerts at the newly build Royal Opera.
2007 he composed the music for the play “Rasmus & Jamilla”. In addition to performing the music live in the play, he also played several parts. Later that year he played the title role in the play “Don Juan” at Betty Nansen Theater in Copenhagen.
2008 he was invited to compose the music for a modern ballet version of “Othello” at the Royal Ballet of Denmark. He also traveled to Palestine to do hip hop workshops in five different refugee camps in the West Bank. In addition to that, he is part of a campaign called “We’re Copenhageners”, celebrating the multi ethnic reality of Copenhagen. Zaki was given the Frederiksberg Talent 2008 award, by the city council of Frederiksberg, which is a part of Copenhagen.
His second album entitled "Life, Love & Resistance" hit the stores in November 2008!
Buy the single "They Don..t Know directly from iTunes, by clicking on the picture above.
hey Zaki , just wanted to let you know I got some more songs on my page, and also I'm on itunes and cdbaby.com/cd/sevr1. check it out if you have a couple minutes
check out my group The Alumni too...thanks in advance for your time!
DONT EVER LET YOUR PROBLEMS CONVINCE YOU THAT THEY ARE BIGGER THAN YOU ARE....ITS A LIE AND GOD HAS TOLD ME THAT A BETTER DAY IS COMING...IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE AND LOVE THY NEIGHBOR BY THE WAY....... look for the new album "THE TRAP" AND GET AT ME ITS HUSTLE MUSCLE FROM UP N COMING RECORDS ITS TIME TO GIVE GOD A CHANCE... HES GIVEN YOU ONE....
Great profile. Peace and progress. Many thanks for adding me and looking forward to your comment.. Any suggestion is welcome. Hope you enjoy and dance to my Music. All the best wishes. Farid
yo just finally checking the "now you gone" song you posted on my page ... yo definatly feeling it bro... keep spilling your heart and soul in them beautiful sound waves... let the crash down on people... Peace, Love, Hope, Faith - Lance Matthew
Hey Zaki, I read that you are ashamed to be egyptian these days:( You commented about the DARG team couldnt come through Gaza, it was a lil time ago, I hope the guys could make it and you were able to start the Denmark tour!! I wanted to tell you that I am sorry about it and the people, politicians who give you or any other person these feelings are racists without any education, caring and without any sense of humanity and social behaviour!!!!!!
You have already accomplished a lot and to me you are an artist who puts his heart into his songs and who cares for the right things like taking care of people who are oppressed, you show reality and we can learn a lot from your songs. We can identify with them and the problems in life like how cold people are and how selfish they can be. Your songs motivate me to carry on, make me think about myself and I am sure a lot of people see it that way too. We can learn a lot from every person that has an immigrational background. I have friends in South America and they are just so kind, very warm, helpful and caring. And they believe in God..I think some people don’t have these values here. They are very cold and non-caring and racists and so not inviting. But its their mistake..
Look how many people like you and your music here on my space. Its good to know that you have so many supporters and you deserve big success!!! I am happy you are blessed with your talent to unite people.
In rememberance of Grioa (1984-2008), who tragically passed away this very weekend last year, we hereby release this nu track called "Folk som har sånger kan inte dö" (People who have songs cannot die), feturing DJ Mat, Polki, Format, Kung Henry, Aki, MrNoon and Grioa (R.I.P.). The song is on our myspace-profile as well as on youtube:
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