Shkoon

Our beloved Shkoon looks back on the traces they have left behind.

Born from two worlds, Syria and Germany, they’ve woven their different perspectives into something deeply personal: an album and a tour called TRACES.

An invitation to walk through the imprints each of us and all of us together — have left behind. In a world that so often divides, the German-Syrian duo creates a space to come together. To remember. To reflect. To dance. To breathe. Because every trace carries a story and when we follow them, we never walk alone.

Shkoon’s story began in 2015, when Ameen from Syria and Thorben from Germany met in Hamburg. What started as a spontaneous musical exchange soon grew into one of the most distinctive voices in Arab electronica blending Arabic folklore, original lyrics, and Western electronic influences.

Shkoon has become a true pioneer merging Arabic folk, traditional melodies, and electronic beats into something entirely their own Their new project TRACES is not an elegy. It’s a quiet uprising, a deeply emotional reflection on what remains when everything else fades: the footsteps of those before us, the stillness after the storm, the echoes of transformation.

Inspired by the ideals of the Syrian revolution and the universal longing for freedom, belonging, and change, Shkoon’s music walks a delicate line between nostalgia and momentum. Each track is both fragment and invitation, to feel what connects us, even when words fall short.

With their debut album Rima (2019), Shkoon captivated audiences across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Despite the challenges of Ameen’s refugee journey, their music became a bridge; connecting hearts, stories, and cultures.

Their concept album Masrahiya blurred the lines between fiction and reality, while Greater Than One built shared spaces of emotion and connection.

Now, with TRACES, Shkoon opens a new chapter — one shaped by quiet resistance and the enduring power of memory.