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Portable is Alan Abrahams, a South African born artist and producer who is also a celebrated live act. Portable grew out of the ruins of the post apartheid era of South Africa.He’s was the generation that was to bring about the freedom of Nelson Mandela and all that followed for he’s country. He later moved to London to establish he’s electronic music career. In London, Abrahams began recording as Portable, the experimental, atmospheric project that acts a living link between the indigenous African sounds of his youth, and those first records whose futuristic aesthetic broadened his horizons. He founded he’s record label Süd Electronic with his partner Lerato Khati and released a string of seminal and highly regarded releases. A succession of full-length albums followed ,namely Cycling and Futuristic Experiments #005 on German label Background records ,” Version “ on ~Scape records. Residing in London, Lisbon Berlin and now Paris, Portable’s music reached a new level of exposure when the 2014 track “Surrender '' 2018 is the year of great expansion for Alan Abrahams. March will see a new Portable release on German Label DIAL records. He launched a new 3 piece live electronic band called RANGEr ,which is released on UK label Waella’s choice. And launched he's own record label Khoikhoi Records