Biography
Malika Makouf Rasmussen, born in Algeria to a norwegian mother and a french-algerian father, is a composer, musician and producer. She released her first solo album "Exit Cairo" in February 2006. Incorporating a variety of African and Western instruments blended with electronic sounds forms the sole foundation for her music. "On Club" is Malika Makouf Rasmussen’s second solo released in May 2008: while "Exit Cairo" moved along a north-south axis, this album takes us around the world and into the “club universe”. The music is an invitation into an atmosphere of rhythm and tones where traditional instruments and voices are painted onto an electronic canvas. It is an experimental dive into the musical skills of the club universe which she brings out through her music. Her third album "Urbanized" was released In December 2010: The music on this album mirrors two years continuous travel to cities in various continents; getting close to different environments on their home ground has given access and insight into human creativity as it unfolds in all its fascinating continuity - whether it is in Havana or Paris, Algiers or Los Angeles.
From 1986-91 Malika lived in Paris: -the creative friction that arises between people of different backgrounds in this city felt natural to experience and to be a part of, she says. Her professional music career started in France and by the time she made Oslo her homebase in 1991, she had alreday been touring across Europe and North Africa, had several CDs, radio- and TV shows on her résumé. In Oslo she began developing her own music projects and her works have been received very positively by the international music scene.
Malika is also the founder of Global Oslo Music, Global Music Network (formerly known as the Women's Voice International Music Network) and the label New Music. The companies employs people in music productions, art-direction, management and booking, and utilizes a network of independent distributors of music world wide. She currently resides in Paris.
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