Bukahara | |
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 Bukahara performing in 2016 | |
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| Origin | Cologne, Germany |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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Bukahara are a multinational band formed in Cologne, Germany in 2009 consisting of members Soufian Zoghlami, Ahmed Eid, Daniel Avi Schneider and Max von Einem.
The four multi-instrumentalist members met while studying at jazz the Cologne University of Music. [1] The band started off as a trio before Max von Einem joined, forming the quartet. [2]
Bukahara formed in 2009 and began their career playing together as street buskers. [7] They released their debut album Bukahara Trio in 2013. Their second album Strange Delight followed in 2015. They toured throughout 2015 and 2016. [8]
The group founded the label BML Records, through which they released their third album Phantasma in 2017. [9] [10] In 2018, Bukahara went on tour with the Colombian punk band Doctor Krápula. Eid would go on to appear on Doctor Krápula's song "No Disparen". [11] Bukahara performed at Pohoda 2019. [12]
Bukahara's fourth studio album Canaries in a Coal Mine was released in 2020, [13] [14] produced by Tilman Hopf. The album incorporates political and anti-racist messaging, with allusions to populism. [15] [16] During the COVID-19 lockdown, the band took part in a distanced Above the roofs concert event in Cologne. [17]
Bukahara embarked on a headline tour in 2022. [18] The following year, the band released their fifth album Tales of the Tides [19] and the singles "Same Kind of People" and "Border". [20] Flooding, both literal and metaphorical, provide the nine-track album's theme. [15] [21] Tales of the Tide entered the Official German Charts. [22] Bukahara went on an accompanying tour to support the album. [23] They performed at the 2024 Sziget Festival. [24]