Ma'ana Music Show

Tobie Allen
Ma'ana Music Show Podcast

The Ma'ana Music Show is a dedicated music pr and marketing podcast for the Middle East and North African region, hosted by Tobie Allen. The show features interviews from music industry leaders and musicians from the MENA region. While looking into the challenges and journeys of the guests in order to provide help and support to those listening. As well as being lighthearted and fun Maa'na Music Show aims to provide suggested solutions to today's musical problems.

  1. 019 Changing the Narrative of Arab Woman with Yemenis Singer Songwriter Intibint

    06/07/2021

    019 Changing the Narrative of Arab Woman with Yemenis Singer Songwriter Intibint

    For Intibint, music is the path to combining her conflicting identities. She is a British Yemeni singer songwriter, producer and illustrator from London and has been called one of the most unique emerging artists by Scenenoise. Growing up listening to Yemeni music at weddings with her mum and a mixture of RnB hip hop, rap and rock music on her own, her rare musical palette seeps through her distinct sound which is not confined by one single genre. Her journey to music has not been a tradition- al one. Coming from a conservative background, she wasn’t able to pursue music for many years, but this has made her the unique artist she is today, releasing her first self produced and composed track less than one year after she started teaching herself to produce music. The pseudonym ‘Intibint’ stands for the phrase ‘you are a girl’ in Arabic, which is usually meant to undermine and disempower women. Intibint uses it to change the narrative of the Arab woman’s position in society through her art both in the east and west. Intibint’s music has been featured by publications including Bustle, Wordplay magazine, Scene Noise, BBC Arabic Xtra and BBC Radio London. About WAYWTD Release date: 9th July 2021 ‘What Are You Willing To Do’, is made up of 5 songs, two of which were completely written and produced by Intibint. The story of the EP follows Intibint’s journey of falling in love with a non-Yemeni, and how she navigated finding acceptance from her own family who forbid relationships outside of marriage and with non-Yemenis. At the same time, it follows the process of the acceptance of her own culture and religion from the non-Yemeni man she was in love with. Instagram @ Intibint For Free Download of the How To Kickstart Your Career ebook - CLICK HERE More about Ma’ana Lab Musiqaa Learning Hub for MENA musicians - CLICK HERE  More about Ma’ana https://www.maaanmusic.com Please contact tobie@maanamusic.com in need any help with your music PR or marketing.  Hit me up on IG! @tobieallen Text Me! +971-558-254-593

    32 min
  2. 22/05/2021

    018 Simple Strategies To Scale Your Music Career Faster with MC Hype

    This week I wanted to get a different perspective of an artist at the start of their career. We often talk with those that have had perceived success but this week I wanted to share with you the challenges and successes of someone at the beginning of their journey. Myself and Mustafa, aka MC Hype speak about about making mix tapes with mix tapes, why marketing is so important as a musician, how he got into producing, the pros and cons of Soundcloud and his experience of Distrokid over Tunecore and CD Baby. Mustafa Kamel Mohamed started off his entertainment career in the UAE as the most dominant MC since 2013 in the events scene, and now this Dubai-based DJ and Music Producer is known as Beatz By HYPE. He started creating music in 2016 to share with friends on SoundCloud for fun and after exposing himself and winning many beat battle competitions he gained the confidence needed to release his first single in 2020 during COVID-19 Pandemic. His songs are shaped by his experiences of living in Portland, Oregon(USA), and diversity came from him growing up as a 3rd culture kid in Dubai. To describe his vibe, its blend of urban flair with a touch of uplifting nostaglia, but he isn’t scared to turn up the energy to give you that volcanic eruption boost you desire. HYPE is also the founder of WASTA Radio, Dubai’s first podcast which featured music mixes & local artist interviews.  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mc.hype/ For Free Download of the ebook - CLICK HERE More about Ma’ana Lab Musiqaa Learning Hub for MENA musicians - CLICK HERE  More about Ma’ana https://www.maaanmusic.com Please contact tobie@maanamusic.com in need any help with your music PR or marketing

    34 min
  3. 015 What You Need to Succeed as a Musician with PAV4N (Foreign Beggars)

    07/03/2021

    015 What You Need to Succeed as a Musician with PAV4N (Foreign Beggars)

    One of the most respected & notorious MC’s of Indian origin, PAV4N is the founding member of the critically acclaimed electronic rap group Foreign Beggars from London and head honcho of both Dented Records and Par Excellence Records. PAV4N is the first rapper of Indian descent to have a top 10 single in the UK Charts with Badman Riddim and has worked with a plethora of incredible producers including Skrillex, Noisia, Steve Aoki, Knife Party, Dj Vadim, Nucleya, Sez on the Beat. With 7 Studio albums under his belt and 17 years of live show experience, PAV4N is known for his explosive, high energy performances with genre spanning production from some of the worlds finest artists this is a show not to be missed. PAV4N has supported the Prodigy on their ‘Run With The Wolves’ UK tour and countless other artists including Amy Winehouse, Snoop Dogg, Sub Focus, Deadmau5, Faith No More, The Chemical Brothers & Many More Pavan has released on Mau5trap, Ministry of Sound, Ram Records, Critical Recordings, Owsla, Sony Music, Warner Music, Blackout Recordings, Never Say Die Records, Vision Recordings, Monstercat, Dim Mak, Black Butter records to name a few. 
 Having released 100’s of records, many Beatport No1 singles and 100’s of millions of streams, MainStage performance at 100’s of festivals round the world PAV4N is a force for the culture that is not to be reckoned with. Follow the 'Complete 4NC¥ Collection' playlist https://spoti.fi/36KB2gp @4ncurrency | @pav4nco Free eBook " The Ultimate Resource List for Musicians" - CLICK HERE More about Ma’ana Lab Musiqaa Learning Hub for MENA musicians  More about Ma’ana https://www.maaanmusic.com Please contact tobie@maanamusic.com in need any help with your music PR or marketing

    35 min

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The Ma'ana Music Show is a dedicated music pr and marketing podcast for the Middle East and North African region, hosted by Tobie Allen. The show features interviews from music industry leaders and musicians from the MENA region. While looking into the challenges and journeys of the guests in order to provide help and support to those listening. As well as being lighthearted and fun Maa'na Music Show aims to provide suggested solutions to today's musical problems.

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