Toumba

Yazan Zyadat (born 24 October 1998), known artistically as Toumba, is a Jordanian DJ, record producer, and sound designer based in Amman.

Early life and education Zyadat was born and raised in Amman, Jordan. Growing up in a musical family, he began playing guitar at a young age and developed a passion for rock and metal, which ultimately drew him to aggressive electronic music, such as early Skrillex.

Zyadat became interested in dance music while studying engineering at Loughborough University in the UK. In December 2019, a TSVI track called "Hossam" He noted that "Towards the end of 2019, I started messing around with production, and the first person I would send my tracks to was TSVI," adding that he made his first tracks on his "friend's mum's Sony speaker." during the COVID-19 lockdowns. marking his first solo original release under the moniker of Toumba. He also organized the Grief Into Rage compilation to raise funds for victims of an explosion in Beirut that resulted in the deaths of 218 people in August.

Zyadat made his on debut on the label Hessle Audio with the EP Petals, released in February 2023. He connected with Hessle Audio when label affiliate Joe discovered an unreleased track by Zyadat on ZULI's NTS show and reached out. After sending more music, he met co-founder Ben UFO during his first set in Jordan in November 2021, where Ben expressed interest in his track "Istibtan," which became the foundation for the Petals EP and marked Zyadat's first experience creating music specifically for an EP. DJ Mag characterizes Zyadat's work as a merging of "cutting-edge machine drums and heavy electronic bass with the melodies and percussive rhythms of the Levant." Crack Magazine credits him with creating "a distinctive style of club music that incorporates the rhythms, microtonal scales and timbres found in music across the Middle East."

Zyadat has been recognized by The Jordan Times as "the first Jordanian DJ and producer to take his music to venues and clubs across Europe." He is an active participant in Amman's electronic underground and a co-curator of the city's club and arts venue MNFA, a community project and club space where producers, DJs and creatives meet to play music and exchange ideas.

Albums and EPs

Sabah Fakhri/Tidallal (EP) (2020) 115 (EP) (2022) (All Centre) Rosefinch (EP) (2022) (Hypnic Jerks) Petals (EP) (2023) (Hessle Audio) Janoob'' (EP) (2023) (Nervous Horizon)

Remixes

"Bell Curve - Staircase (Toumba Remix)" (2023) "Tano - 10-11 (Toumba Remix)" (2023)