“I broke my hand at the time and started making music on my computer,” he says. Rather reticent, he was often shy to reach out to fellow musicians for collaborations, and so he stuck to making instrumental tracks for a long time. For Turbo, Talal collaborated with Indian artistes, singer Mitika Kanwar (for songs ‘Aya’, ‘Chayn’ and ‘Dunya’) and rapper Yashraj. Through his album, Talal wanted to show a body of work that charted his journey from an instrumental artist to songwriter-producer. “I feel everyone making music is no longer forcing themselves to make music; it’s not about making commercial, corporate music.

Source: The Star February 23, 2024 15:10 UTC