Yamen Mekdad
Yamen Mekdad is an artist, researcher, community organiser, and DJ based in London. His practice is an experimentation in radical collaboration with a focus on the relationship between sound, geography, and the human condition. His interests in field recording, archiving, radio, and grassroots organising led him to co-found the collectives Dandana, Sawt of the Earth, Makkam, and Sadaa Sound Syndicate. He is a frequent contributor to a number of radio stations, including SOAS, NTS, and AlHara. Mekdad is also curator and producer of Syrian Cassette Archives and the Syrian Arts and Culture Festival (SACF). He is currently working towards releasing Shapeshifting, an essay-film on the underground music scene in Syria and the Syrian diaspora in Europe. (2025)
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