the halfway kid

As The Halfway Kid, British-Sudanese singer and songwriter Saeed Gadir makes music for communing, and finds himself in the midst of a new folk tradition — one that he’s writing in real time.

Support from Jack Saunders and Sian Eleri at Radio 1, Steve Lamaqc at 6 Music and John Kennedy at Radio X.

Two recent viral videos on Instagram (here and here) gained 2.4 million and 1.7 million views respectively which resulted in a 1000% increase in Spotify streams and a 250% increase in Spotify followers.

First artist signed to the paradigm shifting FAN deal as featured in Musicweek. After 4 sold out headline shows in 2023 he recently sold out his 5th and biggest headline show to date at London's Bush Hall (450 capacity).

At Radio X new single "Depressed with an Accent" was named as Record of the Week by John Kennedy and has also been added to the X-Posure List.