Ikonika: the woman pushing dubstep forward

Sara Abdel-Hamid – aka Ikonika – is one of UK dubstep's sharpest talents. She talks about getting inspiration from Madonna, videogames and her catSara Abdel-Hamid, aka Ikonika, is aware she has an unusual background for an electronic music producer. She was born and raised in west London under the roar of the jets coming in and out of Heathrow, where her Egyptian father and Filipino mother met, a sound that finds its echo in the towering walls of synths that drench her debut album,...

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