L For Love

Release date: May 15th 2015
Checkpoint 303, Jawaher Shofani, Wardeh Sbeit, Jihad Sbeit
KKV (2015)
Voices from the destroyed Palestinian village of Iqrit, deconstructed and remixed - An ode to resistance and the quest for justice.
More: www.checkpoint303.com
Available on iTunes, Amazon, www.kkv.no, etc....



In 1948  -   1948 بسنة

Translation of the spoken word by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish:

I Don't have the knowledge, whether I am there or here
and I don't know, Whether my body is my word
or my word is my body
However, in both cases I am absent
So why do you open the doors of Interpretation wide open on that road that fades into fantasy and ancient time, between Areeha and Jerusalem
Forgive me for my absence from reality 
So I can forgive you for your departure into legends.

Smokable | يُدَخَّنْ  - Now and Then / الآن , القادم

Cheikha Rabia © Dinamyte Produced By Dinah Douieb

AdjebiniZine

Track #2 of Damarshmallow album
Produced by Damar

Full Album: https://damar.bandcamp.com/album/damarshmallow

Damarshmallow is my first instrumental album, contain 27 tracks produced between 2010 and 2015, based on Arabic music sampled from old arabic vinyls, old arabic films and plays, the album will be released on 10th Dec 2015.

Artwork: Warsheh
Immortal Entertainment 2015

02 Tarab Still Alive

A remix for Ziad Rahbani's Min el Afdal.

Mixed and produced by Arabs with Synthesizers.

Min el Afdal | من الافضل - AWS Remix

vocals Terez Sliman
guitar Shadi Awidat

music by Hasan&Rami Nakhleh

IRANYAT

A REMIX BY FUSE - Allah ya Mawlana (Nas el Ghiwan)

Desktop

FUSE - Allah Ya Mawlana _Demo (Orginal mix)

Recorded during the Covid-19 lockdown in London, ‘Layl’ is a reimagination of a famous Lebanese disco song from the 70’s by the Bendaly Family ‘Do You Love Me.’ In this song, I reframe the original version as a contemporary classical piece; placing it in a more melancholic and sad space. With spiraling vocals, deep synths, and rich violin textures, I give greater meaning to the song by expanding on its themes of love and loss; particularly fitting in light of the tragic explosion in Beirut and the crippling of its creative community.

I found a personal connection in ‘Layl’ through the original version’s music video which was shot in Kuwait on the Waterfront, a project designed by my late father Ghazi Sultan. The release of ‘Layl’ marks a new path for me as I dedicate myself to rethinking Arab culture through music and multimedia performance.

CREDITS

Composing, Arranging: Zahed Sultan
Vocals: Zahed Sultan
Violins: Martin Ash
Keys: Al MacSween
Mixing: Toni Economides, Zahed Sultan
Mastering: Neil Pickles

Layl

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Jibeh el Shams Maakeh - Bring the Sun with you - Live in Beirut
Part of the performance : Good Bye Schlöndorff - Audio Letters from a Faked War
Composed by Rayess Bek and Naissam Jalal

Jibeh el Shams Maakeh _ Live in Beirut

In a follow up to Ana, a folk-pop song taken from the protest tune Arrabi al Arabe by Mariem Hassan, I'm releasing Hindi Majnoon, a pop-nostalgia song about being bullied for being half-Indian while growing up in Kuwait and how it became my superpower!

Sung in Arablish (Arabic and English) with hints of Hindi, I introduce a new sound I call Pop Nostalgia which reshapes the past in a contemporary way. Hindi Majnoon features chunky rhythms and playful retro synths driven by textured vocals. Through tactful wordplay, I reclaim my power by taking ownership of all the tropes that I and my family have been mocked for. Through the release of Hindi Majnoon, I continue to shape a crossover sound of my own.

Hindi Majnoon is available on all digital music platforms.

CREDITS:
Composing, Arranging: Zahed Sultan
Vocals: Zahed Sultan
Additional Keys: Al MacSween, Mike Patto
Mixing: Toni Economides, Zahed Sultan
Mastering: Neil Pickles

Hindi Majnoon

Artist: Music/Live, Film, Digital Art
Entrepreneur: www.commun.space, www.envearth.com
Author: Haramacy www.unbound.com

Hindi Majnoon

Zahed Sultan

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