Having a Libyan mother and a Syrian father, Bader spent his youth betweenBenghazi & Damascus. He grew up listening to Libyan Tagaza Majrouda rhythmsand Syrian classical music. His brother DJ Khalil was one of the pioneers in theMENA region who fused his musical heritage with hip hop beats. As a youthBader was always passionate about art, especially visual arts. When Badermoved to Belgium he studied photography and became a videographer andvisual artist, working for numerous artists & brands. Through his work as adigital content creator for Voem, he started curating Yalla World wide events inGhent; bringing the cream of the crop of the alternative MENA music scene toBelgium: artists as 3Phaz, Toumba, Muskila, Cheb Runner, Asifeh, Renata andBig Murk. At the same time Bader started dj’ing and producing music with YallaSoundsystem together with his colleague Acid Ponch. His sound can bedescribed as a symbiose between east and west: bass heavy patterns mergewith his own musical heritage from the MENA region. One thing’s for sure:Bader kills dancefloors without any compromise. Yalla Soundsystem has aresidency and hosts a monthly radio show on the Paris based channel RadioFlouka.