Yamen Makdad is a music researcher, filmmaker, DJ and radio host based in London. His interests in field recording, archiving, radio and grassroots organising have led him to become co-founder of Sawt of the Earth and Makkam, two London-based collectives. He is a frequent contributor to a number of radio stations, including Root, Balami and AlHara Radio, and was a producer of DanDana podcasts on SOAS Radio.

Yamen is currently co-producer and curator of two London-based endeavours: the Syrian Cassette Archives (a web platform dedicated to the preservation of Syrian tapes) and the SACF festival. Yamen has performed and collaborated with various artists/art institutions both in the UK and internationally. He is also one of the founders of the SADAA Sound Syndicate.

https://syriancassettearchives.org

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