Tawsen

Multicultural would be an understatement to describe Tawsen's trajectory. The rapper, who grew up in Belgium, has always been steeped in multiple influences. Born to parents of Moroccan origin in San Matteo, Lombardy, where he grew up until the age of eleven, his family then moved to Anderlecht in the Brussels region. As a teenager, he took refuge in fantasy literature, then sang the music of the artists of the moment: La Fouine, the Black Eyed Peas and Adele. In this way, he was spotted by a group of friends who started rapping. He soon wrote his first lyrics and, with his talent for melody, took charge of the group's choruses. A few years later, he crossed paths with Damso's manager, and then everything accelerated. He signed to Universal and released Al Warda on March 22, 2019, a ten-track first project heralding a trilogy. His style, with its mix of rap, pop and raï influences, hits the bull's-eye. Although he doesn't want to get caught up in the frenetic pace of the industry, this communications student takes care of his entry onto the scene, and the two following EPs, Al Mawja (2019) and Al Najma (2021), continue to seduce. Against a backdrop of trap, pop and reggaeton, his stories of break-ups, doubts and sadness speak to his audience. With lyrics in French, Arabic and Italian, his cultural influences set him apart. While Tawsen is part of a prolific Belgian music scene, he also evokes Morocco ("Marrakech") and Italy. The latter appears on Nessun Dorma, a project released in 2021 and inspired by Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, on which Tawsen works with well-known names on the French rap scene, such as Lala &ce, Captaine Roshi and Squidji.

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