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What If Your Sound Was Inside You the Whole Time? Michael Isaak Went to Egypt to Find Out
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Michael Isaak on Arabesque Folk, Diaspora Identity, and The Carpet Maker
Host Becky Boyland interviews Los Angeles–born Egyptian American musician Michael Isaak about his journey from church hymns, Arabic classics, and early FL Studio production to creating a new sound he calls “arabesque folk.” After making indie folk influenced by Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens, a first trip to Egypt at…