Lynn Adib is a Syrian singer, composer, and improviser whose work weaves together jazz, Arabic traditions, and sacred musical forms. Trained in Damascus and later in Paris, she is acclaimed for her ability to move fluidly between maqâm, Byzantine chant, and jazz improvisation. Her debut album Youmma (2018) and projects such as Bedouin Burger and Nearness embody a generation of Middle Eastern musicians creating beyond cultural and stylistic boundaries.

"Just cut the straight trees and leave the rest!"

Dijit (/ˈdɪdʒɪt/), is the stage name of the Egyptian  music producer Hashem ElKelesh, the electronic artist who's redefining cool without trying too hard. They stumbled into the music world by accident, juggling knobs and wires in a cluttered bedroom in Egypt's surreal capital that inevitably inspired the unique, mashed up sound of their tunes.


Dijit doesn't chase the limelight; they're content to be an underground gem, making music that speaks for itself. With a sly sense of humor and an ear for unique beats, Dijit keeps it real, reminding us that the best talents are often the most unassuming ones. So, if you're lucky enough to discover their music, consider yourself in on one of the electronic scene's best-kept secrets.

Zeid Hamdan is a Lebanese music composer.
He was born in Beirut in 1976
For the last 2 decades, he s been producing  some of the most interesting bands of the Lebanese and regional indie music scene such as Soapkills , The New Government , Hiba Mansouri , Kanjha Kora , Maryam Saleh , Maii Waleed and his own songs under the band name "Zeid and the wings"
On top of producing his own records , Zeid Hamdan  has also been scoring for Films .
In July 2012 he was distinguished by CNN as being one one the 8 leading light of Lebanese Culture.

Mashrou’ Leila  is a Lebanese five-member alternative rock band. The band formed in Beirut, Lebanon in 2008 as a music workshop at the American University of Beirut. The band has released three studio albums, Mashrou' Leila (2009), Raasük (2013), and Ibn El Leil (2015) and an EP, El Hal Romancy (2011) .

هيدا راسي أيام بنطح الكوكب أيام بنطح صدر ماتيرازي

Yasmine Hamdan first made waves in the music scene with the pioneering Beirut indie electronic duo Soapkills, which she co-founded with Zeid Hamdan in the late 1990s. 

Having moved to Paris in 2005, Yasmine collaborated with Madonna producer Mirwais for the Y.A.S. project, releasing the sleeky clubby Arabology album on Universal in 2009. Since then, she has earned international acclaim as a solo singer-songwriter and producer, elegantly entwining far-ranging elements, from pan-Arabic roots and pop and poetic lyrics, to electronica, soul and guitar melodies. Yasmine has collaborated with filmmakers such as Elia Suleiman, Jim Jarmusch, and has toured globally in support of her albums Ya Nass (2013) and Al Jamilat (2017). 

Her upcoming third album is scheduled for worldwide release in September 2025 on Crammed Discs/ [PIAS].

Photo : Ylias Nao

Khebez Dawle is a Syrian four-member rock band. Founded in
Damascus, Syria in the late 2012 as a one-man project, the band consolidated in
Beirut, Lebanon in early 2013. With Muhammad Bazz, Bashar
Darwish, Hekmat Qassar, and Anas Maghrebi. Khebez Dawle has a one album so far, their self-titled concept album "Khebez Dawle", recorded April-July 2014 and released in August 2015. All the band members are now living in Berlin, Germany

True to their name, which translates into plus-minus, Zaed-Naes oscillates across several elements. Featuring guest musicians or vocalists, their project derives its energy from constant motion.  Since 2013, Zaed-Naes who contributed to the emergence of the middle eastern underground music scene, has been creating experimental electroacoustic performances throughout intimate venues and festivals.
Narrowing down the group's style proves difficult, between Basel Naouri, Amjad Shahrour, and Ammar Urabi, they bring together elements of jazz, trip-hop, loop-based electronica, and post-rock to form a unique sound -guided by local and regional influences.

TOOTARD ARE A YOUNG, TRAILBLAZING ENSEMBLE FOUNDED BY BROTHERS HASAN & RAMI NAKHLEH (BORN IN OCCUPIED GOLAN HEIGHTS, CURRENTLY BASED IN BERN & HAIFA) WHO DEFTLY FUSE LEVANT-TINTED DESERT BLUES, MELODIC PSYCH-ROCK, MORPHED REGGAE AND CLASSICAL ARABIC MODALITIES. THEIR SECOND ALBUM LAISSEZ PASSER, IS THEIR DEBUT INTERNATIONAL RELEASE AND ONE OF THE FIRST SUCH RELEASES FROM THEIR HOMELAND. RESTLESS, BUOYANT AND ECLECTIC.

FOR MORE INFO VISIT: https://tootard.com/home

CONTACT: toot.ard@gmail.com
BOOKING: Marijn Westerlaken | marijn@blipagency.com

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