Zayn on Purpose, Parenting, Painting, Pakistani Heritage, Warhammer, and New Album ‘Konnakol

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Zayn discusses his new album 'Konnakol' and shares insights on his heritage, parenting, and creative process.

We join Zayn in NYC to discuss his new, fifth album ‘Konnakol.’ A record rooted in the South Asian tradition of Konnakol where syllables are performed percussively. Think of it as historic beatboxing. It’s a record steeped in his Pakistani heritage and influenced heavily by the legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. We talk about all this (and Nusrat’s connection to Jeff Buckley), while also diving into some of the record’s sexy, sultry R&B tracks — one night stands, power dynamics, late night romps — it’s all in there too. Zayn opens up about his creative process, working again with Malay (Frank Ocean), appeasing his inner child, and of course as a proud father, how Khai has reshaped his sense of purpose and joy. Stream "KONNAKOL" ►►https://tinyurl.com/h7udzsfz Sponsored by Ross — find your nearest store at RossStores.com. SUBSCRIBE to Our Podcast ►►https://tinyurl.com/48yfe4v5 SUBSCRIBE to YT ►►https://tinyurl.com/5n8km55u Follow The Zach Sang Show: https://tiktok.com/@zachsangshow https://www.instagram.com/zachsangshow/ https://twitter.com/zachsangshow https://www.facebook.com/ZachSangShow/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

People in this episode

Host: Zach Sang

Guest: Zayn

Topics covered

• music
• parenting
• Pakistani heritage
• creative process
• R&B
• new album

Keywords

• Konnakol
• Zayn
• Pakistani heritage
• R&B
• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
• creative process
• parenting

Sponsors

Ross

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Organizations: Malay

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