Ya Tosiba

Ya Tosiba
Ya Tosiba
	Singer Zuzu Zakaria
Background information
Origin	Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Avant-pop, Global Beats, Hip hop, Electronic dance music, Skweee
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Asphalt Tango Records
Members	Zuzu Zakaria; Tatu Metsätähti
Website	[1]

Ya Tosiba started out as an electronic music duo formed in Finland in 2010, consisting of Norwegian-Azerbaijani singer and producer Zuzu Zakaria and Finnish electronic music producer Tatu Metsätähti (also known as Mesak). Zuzu continues the project as a solo artist.

Their music is a blend of Scandinavian electronic music, Hip hop and classical Arabic, Persian and Turkic music traditions such as Mugam and Ashik.^[1]^[2] The texts and poetry used are historical and belong to a genre known as Meykhana. Those were found by Zuzu Zakaria at field-trips to Azerbaijan as a part of her MA Thesis for State University in Oslo. Her master's thesis is the only introductory study in English of the genre existing.^[3]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

2017 Love Party (Asphalt Tango Records)^[4]
2023 ASAP inşallah (Huge Bass)^[5]

Collaborations[edit]

2012 Mouse on Mars: Parastrophics (Monkey Town), track 12: Baku Hipster
2012 Center Of The Universe: Astral Harassment (Metronomicon Audio), track 1: Streelight Interference
2015 Joxaren: Diir Balek (European Music), track B1: Qurban Gəlir
2017 Pykäri: Pykäri (Solina Records), track 09: Anlatamıyorum^[6]

Remixes[edit]

2016 Racing Heart: What Comes After (Ya Tosiba Remix)

Compilations[edit]

2013 Skweee! (Laton Records), track A3: Anti-futbol (Meykhanacid mix)
2016 Tribute To Kylmä Sota (Brown Records), track A5: PST
2016 Metronomicon Audio 7.0 & 8.0 (Metronomicon Audio), track 2-3: Qoçu

Singles and EPs[edit]

2012 Mad Barber (Harmönia)
2014 Mollah The Machine (Pingipung)^[7]
2014 Mollah The Machine Remixes (Pingipung)

References[edit]

^ Mike Greenwell (2017-08-27). "Interview: Ya Tosiba's Zuzu Zakaria". worldtreasuresmusic.com.
^ switgerry (2016-03-26). "Interfew with: Ya Tosiba". superworldindietunes.com.
^ Zakaria, Zuzu (2012). Meykhana - The poetics of time and space. University of Oslo, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, Faculty of Humanities. p. 4.
^ "Ya Tosiba on Asphalt Tango Records". Asphalt Tango Records.
^ "Ya Tosiba: Reclaiming One of Azerbaijan's Most Controversial Lyrical Traditions". Bandcamp Daily. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
^ "Pykäri on Solina Records". Solina Records.
^ "Mollah The Machine on Pingipung Records". Pingipung Records.

External links[edit]

Official Site
Ya Tosiba discography at Discogs

[1] Mike Greenwell (2017-08-27). "Interview: Ya Tosiba's Zuzu Zakaria". worldtreasuresmusic.com.

[2] switgerry (2016-03-26). "Interfew with: Ya Tosiba". superworldindietunes.com.

[3] Zakaria, Zuzu (2012). Meykhana - The poetics of time and space. University of Oslo, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, Faculty of Humanities. p. 4.

[4] "Ya Tosiba on Asphalt Tango Records". Asphalt Tango Records.

[5] "Ya Tosiba: Reclaiming One of Azerbaijan's Most Controversial Lyrical Traditions". Bandcamp Daily. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-05-21.

[6] "Pykäri on Solina Records". Solina Records.

[7] "Mollah The Machine on Pingipung Records". Pingipung Records.

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