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Arriving last week, Kabul Fire Vol. 2 is a worthy successor to the original. It's indebted to his work in hip-hop while still flourishing with the sheer beauty of Afghani art, brought forward into 2021 and presented in a way that feels unlike anything else.
Jan 27, 2021 · His versatility as a producer and his commitment to uplifting a wealth of viewpoints are both admirable qualities, and Kabul Fire Vol. 2 is a non-stop flow of them, artfully assembled....
Feb 1, 2021 · The Hamburg-based producer runs the corresponding Kabul Fire record label and publishing company and has produced tracks for artists such as Isaiah Rashad, Selah Sue and Talib Kweli. This has occupied the majority of his time in the years between albums, but Vol. 2 has been gradually taking shape.
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Feb 1, 2021 · Kabul Fire Vol. 2 is a rich, nuanced collage of samples from Afghani films and documentaries, Dari poetry, and Pashto song, entwined with Farhot’s hip-hop beats, dramatic piano, and lush string orchestrations.
Jan 29, 2021 · Kabul Fire Vol 2 is so much more than set of beats and samples, it's a tour of a creative mind dealing with the challenges faced as an Afghan living in a western culture in Hamburg, having fled Afghanistan with his family as a young boy in the early 80s, during the Afghan and Soviet war.
Released in 2013, Kabul Fire Vol 1, the predecessor to 2021’s Vol 2, traversed the geography between Farhot’s hometown in Germany and his birthplace in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was a record with a dedicatory standing, honing sounds inspired by his Middle Eastern roots, and built from samples reflecting his expedition across sample-based hip hop.
Farhot is a hiphop producer who was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. I can't find much background info on him, other than the fact that he immigrated to Germany at some point. He has also produced for multiple well respected rappers, such as Isaiah Rashad and Talib Kweli.
