NINJA KIDSOUL

Musician • Singer

NINJA KIDSOUL is probably one of the only artists in Germany, who managed to keep all kinds of music lovers hyped over the course of the many years since his initial COLORS session in 2016 – discussed as one of the pioneers of the New German Soul by ARTE Tracks 2018 and having played Montreux Jazz Festival in 2022 – he never released his own project, until now. Born in south Germany’s Schweinfurt to an US-American father and a German mom – it was his grandmother who has paved the way for Ninja Kidsoul aka. Ahmad Abdul Mateen Ali Nur into the art of music, introducing him to Motown and other musical traditions inspired by icons like Stevie Wonder or The Temptations.
While fans recently only had the pleasure of hearing new music through collaborations on other Kabul Fire releases – like agajon’s nag champa (Sep. 2023, KFR) – we’re finally able to announce the upcoming release of Ninja Kidsoul’s debut EP “Never Really Gone” to be release 01.09.2023 via Kabul Fire Records. The 4-track EP showcases a selection of Ninja’s sonic range, marked by his versatility in effortlessly switching sounds and vocal disciplines – from singing to rap and back. Inspired by his love for 70s Funk (Zone), the likes of J Dilla/Madlib (Gap Shit), Frank Ocean (Reckless) or Sergio Mendes (Face 2 Face), Ninja Kidsoul proves that he’s always been an artist, who’s dedicated to finding “a frequency sound of music that hasn’t been touched yet” – to put it in his words. “Never Really Gone” is the first, conceptual result of that dedication – shared and therefore produced as a whole by agajon. In that sense, this EP very much manifests what quality and standard can be brought to art, when two artists sync their unique languages into creating a soundboard, one can cherish but not really replicate.
Being many things at the same time – while hard to put in a box – Ninja Kidsoul above all is a free jazz spirit on two legs embodying all that music has to offer with a rare gift from Allah that is his voice.

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