Mashrouʼ Leila is not a bandʼs name. It is not a proper noun per se; Mashrouʼ Leila is Arabic for ʻan overnight projectʼ lusting out a microphone, a violin, a bass, two guitars, drums and keyboards. 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 experiment with sounds and make things audible. Haig Papazian, Carl Gerges, Hamed Sinno, Omaya Malaeb, Andre Chedid, Firas Abou Fakher and Ibrahim Badr have enjoyed this sound fetish savoring its façade of nonchalance and feeding on its lack of genre – sustaining their collective as Mashrouʼ Leila, an experiment. 

You can hear Leila, cascading melts of masculine vocals only suspended with thrusts of violin, beats and bass – attacked by neurotic melody that means no harm – sometimes tender, even sometimes on pause. Through the music, you can smell where Leila has been, in bed sheets, on sidewalks, jasmines in riﬂes and spilled coffee on dresses as she made you play with aubergines, dancing her dance. Music has constantly been their place to play with things, to match and mis-match, a project. 

In the various performances, Mashrouʼ Leila is a constant attempt to taste and produce, more than happy to harvest anyone from the audience as a guest in their encores. They have performed around Lebanon since 2008, playing in various venues in Beirut, taking over supposed public piazzas as well as clubs, pubs, hybrids and the such – they also played in Zahle, Sour, Jounieh, Saida and Deir el Qamar, each of which pushed forward their thinking about how to go about their music, lyrics and performance. It is only when Mashrouʼ Leila goes live, that you can actually catch a glimpse of Leila. As it talks to you of Beirut, the city that tastes of the absurd, the product of its day-to-day experiences, its stubborn security and lack of the latter, its musical bombshells, incoherent sexuality and thrusting pleasure…narcotic pain – as it brings forward hints of Arabic Tarab, rock, to folk pop, electro, you can see Leila in every man and woman in the silent- come-raving audience. In this trajectory, they participated in music workshops and concerts in Amman and Cairo to maneuver their way into a pan-Arab music scene, to know and to announce, more importantly to grow, musically. 

In March 2009, Mashrouʼ Leila won the Lebanese Modern Music Contest jury prize and public vote organized by Radio Liban in partnership with CCF, Incognito and the Basement. They recorded their debut album with B-root Productions, released in December 2009. The music in the album is a reclamation of the aftertaste; sequel-ing a dose of Beirut.

written by Raafat Majzoub

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Kade B is a Music Producer, DJ & Label Owner. In 2011, He started to produce his own personal music and eclectic style. At the end of 2016, Kade B expanded his production skills by finishing a Music Production Diploma at one of the best electronic music academies in London, POINTBLANK. This accomplishment allowed him to affiliate and work with different Labels and get support from big Artists. 
 
In 2017, Kade B took a huge step forward and introduced the ''Kuwait Ableton User Group'' for the hidden musicians in Kuwait. He organizes regular meetups, presentations, workshops, and Link Sessions.
 
In 2021, Kade B started playing between Beirut and Dubai in places and events such as UNTOLD Festival DxB, Projekt Club, Surf Club, Eva Beach, Coya Music, P7 Arena, OCTOMAD Festival, and many more. 

In 2021, Kade B moved to Dubai and launched his record label “ Hidden Portal Records “ with his partner SU SANNA. Signing international artists with his record label and hitting the chart on Beatport.

and Now he is managing " Techno and Chill Records ", and he is a part of BoatRiders Team.

Pronounced: AL KH A D I R الخَدِر

منفذ للأصوات العالقة المترددة في دماغي
An outlet to the sounds that is stuck repeating in my brain

Founded in 2015 by Luka and Amr Ismael then later joined by Khaled Eldemerdash and Michael Yehia. Do3souqa is an indie folk band who write their hearts out about all things relatable.



دعسوقة فرقة مصرية، بدأت بـ لوكا وعمرو اسماعيل سنة 2015، وانضم لهم بعدين خالد الدمرداش ومايكل يحيى.
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Translating to Passion, Shaghaf is an Egyptian, alternative-indie-rock band founded in 2016 when Ahmed Mitry, Sara Fakhry and Youssef Azzam met at high school in Cairo. They sought out to communicate their thoughts, feelings, emotions, and identities and found no better medium than what they're most passionate about: music. The trio went on to study at NYU Abu Dhabi before winning the annual Battle of the Bands competition establishing a solid presence in the local underground music scene. They went on to record their debut album between Cairo, New York, Paris, Mumbai and Abu Dhabi collaborating with global artists throughout the process. Shaghaf hopes to spark the beginning of a soulful, alternative-indie-rock wave in Egypt through their music.

شغف هي فرقة روك معاصر مصرية تأسست عام 2016 عندما التقى أحمد متري وسارة فخري ويوسف عزام في مدرستهم بالقاهرة. سعوا للتعبير عن أفكارهم ومشاعرهم وهوياتهم ولم يجدوا وسيلة أفضل من الموسيقي للقيام بذلك. ذهب الثلاثي للدراسة في جامعة نيويورك أبوظبي قبل الفوز في مسابقة Battle of the Bands السنوية مما أدي لتأسيس حضور قوي في المشهد الموسيقي المحلي في الوطن العربي. قاموا بتسجيل ألبومهم الأول بين القاهرة ومومباي وأبو ظبي بالتعاون مع فنانين عالميين. تأمل شغف في إطلاق موجة معاصرة بديلة لموسيقى الروك المستقلة في مصر من خلال موسيقاهم و أغانيهم.

مشروع من إنتاج مؤسسة القوس للتعددية الجنسية والجندرية، يوظّف الموسيقى لطرح قضايا التعددية الجنسية والجندريّة وتعميق النقاش حولها كجزء من الأدواة المختلفة التي تستخدمها القوس للتغيير المجتمعي في هذه المواضيع
انطلق "غنّي عن التعريف" عام 2013، بإصدار الألبوم الأوّل الذي يحوي مجموعة أغاني متنوّعة تحاكي مواضيع التعدديّة الجنسيّة والجندريّة، والجنسانيّة بشكلٍ عام. لاقت الأغاني منذ إذٍ حتّى الآن صدىً كبيرًا والكثير من الرّواج، حيث سمعها عشرات الآلاف من الفئات المختلفة وعلى منصّات متنوّعة. اشترك في العمل كل من جوان صفدي، هيا زعاترة، جمع تكسير، رلى عازار وريمون حداد، ميساء ضو، وفرقة أبو رابوص. 
عاد المشروع عام 2018 من خلال العمل على أغاني منفردة، شهدت ثلاثة منهنّ النور بالعمل مع كل من يسر حامد، وبشّار مراد، وفرقة ضربة شمس؛ حيث ارتكزت ارتكزت الأغاني الثلاث على التجارب الشخصيّة للفنانات/ين.
يعود المشروع هذا العام 2019-2020 في حلة جديدة توظف الموسيقى الشعبية لفتح نقاش مجتمعي حول قضايا التعددية الجنسية والجندرية.  ظهرت فكرة العمل على أغاني تراثيّة خلال العمل على نسخة غنّي عن التعريف الثانية في عام 2018 ومن خلال وصلة كتبها أحد نشطاء القوس. رأينا في الفكرة فرصة ممتازة لاستكشاف الإمكانات التعبيريّة والفنيّة لهذه الأغنيات فيما يتعلّق بنا ككويريّين/ات فلسطينيين/ات، وقررنا العمل عليها بشكل خاصّ من خلال غنّي عن التعريف في هذا العام.

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