Bakar

Bakar is Abubakar Baker Shariff-Farr, an eclectic artist whose music combines elements of pop and rock in often unexpected and creative ways, built around stripped down melodic lines and no-frill beats. He has quite a laid-back and understated vocal style that has some soul undertones below the surface, paired with a somewhat misty voice and a tendency to shift to some form of soft rapping/speak-singing. His music is genre-agnostic by and large, though it is possible to pick up elements of R&B, punk, and pop punk in bits and pieces along the way. He tends to keep his instrumentation simple and straightforward in most cases, especially with his ballads, which can be quite direct and effective.