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Welsh/Indian hip-hop beatmaker Don Leisure has a globalist approach to his music; by crate-digging whenever he can, he's able to collate records from around the world and lift samples as he sees fit.Years of collecting snippets paid off for the release of his debut full-length, 2017'sShaboo, which displayed dynamism and eclecticism in dedication to his late uncle Nassar "Shaboo" Bharwani.
Don Leisure had been producing records for several years before adopting the pseudonym--originally as drum and bass producer Jamal--before teaming up with Earl Jeffers to become <a href="spotify:artist:4m39g9VyP8boZPyg5hUKLG" data-name="Darkhouse Family">Darkhouse Family</a>. Deciding he wanted to make purist instrumental hip-hop, he concocted Don Leisure, using the alias to create a record in memory of his uncle, the man who inspired Leisure to make music by telling him that it was in his blood. Moved by his uncle's passion and belief, Leisure obtained early music production software and started makingbeats. Years later, he released Shaboo and dedicated it to Bharwani, inspired by his journey from Kenya to London, his roles in Bollywood cinema, and the personal impact he had on the music.
Don Leisure has also collaborated with <a href="spotify:artist:0dLSQG3IV62UNVhWUe6mx6" data-name="Gruff Rhys">Gruff Rhys</a> via a remix of 'Loan your Loneliness’ and by having Gruff sing on the track 'Hotel Shaboo’ on the Shaboo Strikes Back album. That album was included in Huw Stephens’ recent book 'Wales 100 records’.
Don Leisure had been producing records for several years before adopting the pseudonym--originally as drum and bass producer Jamal--before teaming up with Earl Jeffers to become <a href="spotify:artist:4m39g9VyP8boZPyg5hUKLG" data-name="Darkhouse Family">Darkhouse Family</a>. Deciding he wanted to make purist instrumental hip-hop, he concocted Don Leisure, using the alias to create a record in memory of his uncle, the man who inspired Leisure to make music by telling him that it was in his blood. Moved by his uncle's passion and belief, Leisure obtained early music production software and started makingbeats. Years later, he released Shaboo and dedicated it to Bharwani, inspired by his journey from Kenya to London, his roles in Bollywood cinema, and the personal impact he had on the music.
Don Leisure has also collaborated with <a href="spotify:artist:0dLSQG3IV62UNVhWUe6mx6" data-name="Gruff Rhys">Gruff Rhys</a> via a remix of 'Loan your Loneliness’ and by having Gruff sing on the track 'Hotel Shaboo’ on the Shaboo Strikes Back album. That album was included in Huw Stephens’ recent book 'Wales 100 records’.
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