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Be Leaving Single Out Now!
Nadeem Din-Gabisi’s music radiates a determined and un-rescinded energy. Its message, immersed within a cocktail of grime, hip-hop, highlife and jazz - akin to punk in its fervent cries, charged lyrics and refusal to subscribe to any particular lane - deftly takes the listener through
his personal journey, examining moments of trauma and happiness in childhood. It uses those moments as a diving board to explore mental health issues and coping mechanisms of many young black men, born in inner and outer London. It questions and attempts to answer why
some of these men swim, why some sink and why some others don't enter the POOL.
Croydon based Nadeem Din-Gabisi’s previous musical explorations have involved touring with jazz-collective Steam Down and featuring on Sampa The Great’s 2018 track ‘Energy’.
Nadeem draws on the influence of a potent collaboration between himself and fellow musicians Coby Sey and MettaShiba, with the waters they navigate expertly helmed by producer Beni Giles (Lianne La Havas, Oscar Jerome). The musicians’ credits span an astute list; beat maker
and composer Coby Sey has toured with Tirzah and collaborated with Mount Kimbie, whilst multi-instrumentalist MettaShiba is a 2020 Brownswood Bubbler with her project An Alien Called Harmony.
"With a razor-sharp command of political prose and poetry, Nadeem Din-Gabisi is the newcomer to listen out for this year."
- CLASH MAGAZINE
“By the way the MC on that track was Nadeem Din-Gabisi, he’s been doing a lot of stuff recently, some great solo stuff too”
-GILLES PETERSON, BBC 6 MUSIC
“Nadeem Din-Gabisi has been wow-ing us at every corner……”
“that was Nadeem Din-Gabisi who we have been loving on the show”
-JESS ISZATT. BBC INTRODUCING IN LONDON
“An artist I came across earlier this year and was instantly hooked, so new and exciting and fresh, really powerful voice that really cuts through”
JAMZ SUPERNOVA- BBC 1XTRA