Following a mashrou leila concert in cairo, egypt in september 2017, where several concertgoers waved a rainbow. Abou fakher on keyboards and guitar, ibrahim badr on bass, and carl gerges. Ibrahim badr bass on his part added that the sound was just perfect. Lebanon in 2008 as a music workshop at the american university of beirut. Mashrou leilas the school of beirut is an album that celebrates the. Mashrou leila is a lebanese indie rock band formed in 2008. One week before the release concert in beirut hippodrome, mashrou leila announced that the album was available for free download on the bands website. The name of this lebanese band, mashrou leila, means the night project. Mashrou leila is a lebanese sevenmember alternative rock band. Download mashrou leila by mashrou leila on the independent record store by musicians for musicians. On the 17th of march 2015, mashrou leila released a new song with a music video called 3 minutes on youtube mashrou leilas members enjoy the wordplay and ambiguity surrounding their bands name. Youll also get new recommendations based on your past arabic music purchases and so much more. Arabic for an overnight project, mashrou leila is the stage name of an act comprising the various musical talents of haig papazian, carl gerges, hamed sinno, omaya malaeb, andre chedid, firas abou fakher and ibrahim badr.
For all media, mashrou leila have become the voice of the arab spring. Andre chedid, firas abou fakher and ibrahim badr have enjoyed this sound fetish. Join facebook to connect with ibrahim al badr and others you may know. Mideast tunes top 20 indie artists of 2015 by weyam ghadbian thus ends another amazing year for independent music in the middle east and north africa. Download full album mashrou leila ibn al leil 2015. Mashrouleila is the backbone of the lebanese underground music scene that. In 2009, mashrou leila participated at radio libans modern music contest held at basement club winning both the jury and popular awards in part due to their breakthrough single raksit leila leilas dance. Enjoy jazz programmheft 2016 by twt digital health issuu. Mashrou leila you tube mashrou leila is a four strong. This is the audio from a video i shot myself during mashrou3 leilas performance in the byblos international festival on july 9th, when they shocked the universe planet country city people who were there, by covering and i use the term loosely the song clint eastwood by gorillaz, who will be playing byblos later this month. Mashroua leila listen to music streams download mp3 songs check out photos watch videos discover similar artists and find news. Over the past few years, lebanese indie band mashrou leila has. Mashrou leila performing on opening night of middle east now, photograph by stella grotti. Lebanese band mashrou leila and its gay lead singer are.
Mashrou leila are a fivestrong indie band based in beirut. Couldnt quite figure out what word fits best for from charge, attack, advance, etc. Mix of my own and translation from the music video. Hamed sinno lead vocalist haig papazian violin omaya malaeb keyboards andre chedid guitar carl gerges drums firas abufakhr guitar ibrahim badr bass guitar.
Join facebook to connect with ibrahim badr and others you may know. We are the leila holics, mashrou leilas official fan group. That initial group brought in hamed sinno on vocals, along with carl gerges, firas abou fakher and ibrahim badr to play a campus show, and won attention for their original music. It started out as a music workshop at the american university of beirut in 2008, an open platform for students of architecture and design, somewhere to. Ibrahim badr of mashrou leila performs on day 3 of all. The band formed in beirut, lebanon in 2008 as a music workshop at the american university of beirut, led by frontman and cofounder hame. Their rousing, sensual electro pop anthems about political freedoms, lgbt rights, race, religion and modern arabic identity have challenged the status quo of the middleeastern pop industry. Sep 30, 2017 lebanese band mashrou leila performs in ehden town, lebanon in august 2017. Lil watan for the motherland lil watan, the second release off of mashrou leilas third album raas.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from mashrou leila. Stream tracks and playlists from mashrou leila holics on your desktop or mobile device. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Stop antilgbt crackdown, intimidation human rights. Stream tracks and playlists from mashrou3leila on your desktop or mobile device. Mashrou leila s the school of beirut is an album that celebrates the band last 10 years being together in beirut we look back at the songs from last 4 albums that have shaped their musical journey. Mashrou leila announced that the album was available for free download on the bands website. Download and listen to roman mp3 arabic song by mashrou leila. Three of the young artists, haig papazian, andre chedid, and omaya malaeb posted an invitation to a jam session.
Mashrou leila tour 2020 buy tickets for mashrou leila. The band has released three studio albums mashrou leila tour dates, concert tickets 2019. Although many people think of the arab world as a violent place, in general, mentally distressed individuals dont wander into business or schools and randomly shoot everyone in sight. Turn on safe browse to hide content that has been flagged by the community as not safe for work.
Eight fabulous new finds from middle east now fest huffpost. Now were on the west coast for a few concerts and then mashrou leila is headed back to new york city, to be followed by canada. Born out of a late night early morning jam session at the american university of beirut, mashro. Because i dont speak arabic, i will focus on songs with translated videos available. Out of the twelve musicians that answered the call, they gained vocalist hamid sinno, bassist ibrahim badr, drummer carl gerges, and. Libanesische indieband mashrou leila provozieren mit songs. Name your favorite controversial issue, and mashrou leila probably has a song about it. Ibrahim badr on bass guitar firas abufakher on guitar former members omaya. These five men formed mashrou leila in 2008, when they met at the american university in beirut. View the profiles of professionals named ibrahim badr on linkedin. Andre chedid, firas abou fakher and ibrahim badr at the university of beirut, mashrou has since recorded three albums and an ep. We talked to mashrou leila about sexuality, orientalism and touring. Aug 09, 2012 three of the young artists, haig papazian, andre chedid, and omaya malaeb posted an invitation to a jam session.
Firas abou fakher guitarist, carl gerges drums and ibrahim badr bass. In 2012, the band headlined baalbeck international festival. Find mashrou leila discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Jul 22, 2017 english translation of lyrics for tayf ghost by. Mashrou leila free mp3 music for listen and download.
Turn off safe browse to show content that has been flagged by the community as not safe for work. The band is expecting to release its first cd in october. Out of the twelve musicians that answered the call, they gained vocalist hamid sinno, bassist ibrahim badr, drummer carl gerges, and guitarist firas abou fakher. And the music they make has focused, too, into a charged, atmospheric version of pop that is. Ibrahim badr of mashrou leila performs on day 3 of all points east festival at victoria park on may 27, 2018 in london, england. We had the absolute pleasure of talking to mashrou leila s bass player, ibrahim badr, on calgary arabia. Andre chedid, firas abou fakher and ibrahim badr have enjoyed this sound fetish savoring its. Mashrou leila is a four strong indie band based in beirut. Mashrou leila consists of violinist haig papazian, guitarist andre chedid, vocalist hamed sinno, guitarist firas abou fakher, bass player ibrahim badr, omaya malaeb on the keyboard and carl gerges on drums. Haig papazian, carl gerges, hamed sinno, omaya malaeb, andre chedid, firas abou fakher and ibrahim badr have enjoyed this sound fetish savoring its facade of nonchalance and feeding on its lack of genre sustaining their collective as mashrou.
905 819 1421 1414 1199 67 752 264 790 385 1133 12 684 1228 839 1458 1057 526 1344 870 1336 1270 177 994 1276 1081 818 80 227 659 838