𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑫𝑰𝑨𝑹𝒀 𝑶𝑭 𝑬𝑻𝑯𝑵𝑶 𝑬𝑳𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑹𝑶𝑵𝑰𝑪𝑨 • Page VI ~ Special K

Flipping through our diary we are reaching the sixth page where we meet a traveler coming from Syria and the city of Latakia, oriental, deep organic sounds and the magic of the Middle East is here. A lonely camel rider in the heat of the desert and the adventure has just begun. Special K has the key of 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑫𝑰𝑨𝑹𝒀 𝑶𝑭 𝑬𝑻𝑯𝑵𝑶 𝑬𝑳𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑹𝑶𝑵𝑰𝑪𝑨 Peace and love, Ethno Electronica Special K (Mohammed Kamal) born and raised in Latakia, Syria, moving to Dubai in 2011. He has played a major rule in the underground scene in the region from initiating the very first musical gatherings of their kind in Syria in 2003 and bringing it all the way to Dubai in 2013 by Co-founding (Desert Dream Community). This community was inspired by the burning man and other festivals of its kind. He carried out this vision deep in the desert away from the hustle and bustle of the city and in between the dunes. With time he became the key player in the city focused on electronic music festivals, he created and collaborated with most successful festivals (Desert Dream - Elements - Kaynouna- Eunoia- Sandance..... etc.) around Middle East (UAE - Lebanon- Egypt - Jordan - Turkey - KSA - India) Musically, Special K has always been a pioneer searching and spreading knowledge of the most innovative trends on electronic music, applying a meticulous musical choice on his sets, crossing styles of House and Techno music, traveling from Oriental / Downtempo, Organic house to Progressive/ Melodic rhythm cause he goes with the flow and has on occasion gone on to play for 24hrs straight, although always with surprising with a complex musical selection. Very rhythmic, full of groove and energy. He mostly performed during events/festivals which he either created from the ground up or participated in to assist the organizers. He preferred to be behind the scene which helped him be more creative till the pandemic (Covid-19) showed up , so he is one of the 1st who started live streaming through Desert Dream channel along with most talented local & international Djs. He streamed for many entities for human rights, Africa Children. As he did some live streams for HAB festival from the sky (Hot air balloon), Cafe De Anatolia from the desert and working on projects. “IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT” From the first moment in the passage where this small house is located, all travelers who pass by and want to initiate us to the secrets of their homeland are welcome. The way of expression for us is through music, it is all these sounds that every traveler presents to us and that’s why we support all the artists who in this way aim to take us to these places and challenge us to explore them, which goal it’s to stimulate the mind and the body and to awaken unprecedented senses. In this small house there is a diary, in which we ask from every traveler to leave his own imprint that characterizes him and to remind us of his passage through this path. In this way we want to present all the artists who express themselves through organic and electronic multicultural sounds from around the world. We present you “The Diary Of Ethno Electronica“ (TDOEE) A journey through a series of musical story tales This is the home of Ethno Electronica Follow us on this journey of organic and electronic multicultural sounds from around the world ethnoelectronicaworld@
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