Abdallah Harati

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Musician, producer and business strategist, Abdallah Harati is originally from São Paulo, Brazil, grew up in São José dos Campos and since 2015 has been established in Munich, Germany. Prior to that, Abdallah has lived in Guatemala City, Mexico City , San Juan, Dallas, Stockholm, Dubai, Hanoi and Nairobi. Since the pandemic started, early 2020, Abdallah has released 12 singles and 1 EP independently in the most popular digital music platforms. His songs were featured in famous blogs like All About Jazz (https://www.allaboutjazz.com), added to the "Relaxing Spanish Guitar" and "Violão Brasileiro" Spotify Editorial Playlist. Abdallah is reaching approximately 6000 streams per day. Additionally, Abdallah is also producing other independent musicians and artists, under the Harati Media label. Several collaboration videos, with remote musicians in different parts of the world, were created by him and generated lots of traction in the virtual environment.

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

Music is a way to express my heart without filters

What is your music dream?

Keep playing and producing good quality music.

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

Quality music access to everyone.

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Marcha dos Marinheiros

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Baden Powell, Raphael Rabello, Pixinguinha, Jacob do Bandolim

What inspires you to make music?

Everything

What is the message you want to send with your music?

Peace and feelings to everyone.

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

I feel inspired and that I am communicating heart to heart with everyone.

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

I feel that musicians need to learn how to be more entrepreneurial.

What do you think of Drooble?

Still learning

What frustrates you most as a musician?

When poor quality music propagates because of money.

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

Yes, by participating in local events and promoting the local community.

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

Treat music as a business.

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Marco Ruviaro