Bakar (musician)

Bakar is a British musician from Camden in London.

For the town in western Croatia, see Bakar. For the villages in Iran, see Bakar, Iran.
Bakar
Birth nameAbubakar Shariff-Farr
BornCamden Town, London, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Musician, singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015 - present
Associated actsSlowthai
Websitewww.badkid.uk

Bakar grew up in Camden in North London, and attended a state school before being sent to a boarding school in Surrey by his mum “for just being a cunt.”[1] He said of this experience that "going outside of London and hearing other tastes and how that can relate to me, it definitely did something to me.” [2] He started creating music in 2015 by cutting up samples of Bombay Bicycle Club and King Krule songs and uploading them to an anonymous SoundCloud account.[3]

Bakar's style has been noted as a progressive shift from the 'stale' sound of British rock in the late 2010s. Bakar has received endorsements from artists like Skepta, Elton John and fashion designer Virgil Abloh. His first album, Badkid, was released in 2018.[4]

Musical influences cited by Bakar include Madlib and Foals.[5][4] He has called his music "schizophrenic", and said that he attempts to "bridge the gap" between different music genres.[5] Ones to Watch described his style as a "melting pot of indie, rap, rock, and punk".[6] DIYMag compared his vocal style to that of Kele Okereke from Bloc Party.[3] Clash have also compared Bakar's sound to Bloc Party.[1] Crack Magazine have called him "indie's revivalist".[7]

Bakar has also modelled as part of Virgil Abloh's debut runway show for Louis Vuitton.[2]

Discography

Albums
  • Badkid (2018)

EPs
  • Will You Be My Yellow? (2019)

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album/EP
US
AAA
[8]		 US
Alt
[9]		 US
Rock
[10]
"Hell n Back" 2019 2 21 39 Will You Be My Yellow?

References
  1. "Big Dreams: Bakar Interviewed". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  2. Walker, Lily (9 October 2018). "BAKAR - The genre-spanning guitar band led by a frontman determined to write a new narrative". wonderlandmagazine.com.
  3. Subscribe. "Class Of 2019: Bakar". DIY. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  4. Greenwood, Douglas (2018-05-15). "meet bakar, london's next gen rockstar with skepta's seal of approval". i-D. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  5. "Bridging The Gap: Rising London Artist Bakar Seamlessly Blends Genres on 'Badkid'". Complex. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  6. "I'm watching Bakar at Ones To Watch!". Ones to Watch. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  7. "Big dreams: Bakar on fashion week and his multidisciplinary approach". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  8. "Adult Alternative Songs - December 28, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  9. "Chart Search - June 6, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  10. "Hot Rock Songs - June 27, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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