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Ahwak laou ansak originally sang by AbdelHalim Hafez 
Remixed for the movie Beirut Hotel directed by Daniel Arbid
Voice by Darine Hamzeh

Ahwak Laou Ansak

Track inspired by the Egyptian Revolution 2011.

James Bernardis - Kit
Luke Hodgkinson - Guitars
Joaqim Lewerin - Violin
James Thorne - Bass
Nadya Shanab - Vocals
Tony Draper - Percussion, sound engineering and mixing.

Copyright © 2011 Hamzet Wasl Records Ltd


El Mahroussa (Deluxe Edition)

Egypt's Waiting for Me

written by  Cheikh Imam and Ahmed Fouad Negm  ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Imam) 
A Satirical song about  how the American president NIXON was welcomed in Egypt with all the protocol in 1974.

I  just added some percussion to Maryam s voice .
Her power and charisma revives this song in a very modern way.
I don t know if i will add anything to it ... i ll let her decide ...

MARYAM SALEH  Nixon BABA ( tribal mix )

This is a demo i recorded for Danny Baladi in 2009 .

It s a remix of Allallah t3oud originally sang by the great Wadih el Safi 

Danny Baladi is an amazing young Arabic singer from Beirut  .
We performed and recorded tracks together in 2009 , he got signed after that to an Arabic pop label . 
He came back recently wanting to push more or musical experimentation , so watch out , u absolutely  have to see him perform live. 

Ala allahvoix douchka master

A remix of Castles of sand by Steve Jay !
Steve is a singer  bassist and composer, he has a studio in the mountains  next to LA in the middle of a valley surrounded by forests , he s the most peaceful musician i have ever met , he makes his bass sound like a living creature , soft and powerfull ,  this is his re interpretation of castles of sand . It resembles him so much !
check his website ! 
http://www.stephenjay.com/ 

Castles of Sand

After popular demand , here s another rare recording of Dany Baladi , performing with me , Sharif  and Dominik (Heroes n Vilains) live @ ecovillage , chouf region of Lebanon in 2007

the song is called Ya jarata , sang originally by Nazem el ghazaleh .

It s a raw recording excuse the intro and the sound quality !

Ya jarata  feat Dany Baladi ( live @ eco village in 2007 )

A fantastic song by Asmahan !
well i just felt that this song suits marvelously well dub and reggae , so i proposed this remixed  , i performed it live with singers Daniel Baladi  and  Geena Ghandour , it works so well !! 
enjoy...

Askiniha ( Asmahan remixed )

i immagined a young girl waking up and realising she has to run home .
All is blurry in her mind , what happened ?

( a demo recorded at home as usual , subject to change etc... tell me if u like it )

3am bietla3 el daou ( x8)
the sun is rising

sar lezem erja3 3al beit (x2)
I have to go home

3am bietla3 el daou ( x8)
the sun is rising

sar lezem erja3 3al beit (x2)
I have to go home

Ma ba2 etzakar iza kenet 3am be7lam ...la
I don t remember if i was dreaming ... no

Ma kenet 3am be7lam la ...
I wasn t dreaming no ...

Jesme bietzakkar (x2)
My body remembers it (x2)

Sah el nom final

a song about separation ,  recorded at home with my " wings" Sarah Barage , Yasmine Ayyashi on voices and Bashir Saade on ney.

Hkini the wings master

Stranger (radio edit)

This Time

من البرنامج الإذاعي "بعدنا طيبين ..قول الله" عام 1977
زياد الرحباني و جان شمعون
الشريط السادس
مقطع طويل ولكنه يستحق الاستماع

El Hall_Ziad Rahbani

Originally sang by ASMAHAN Dany gave here a really nice performance , 
this is one of the track i m preparing for his album and for our concert in St Denis on the 3rd of April .

A lot of vintage instruments used on this track . 
i hope u ll like it  ! 

Ya dirat

Bla wla she - ziad rahbani بلا ولا شئ زياد الرحبانى

Attab Haddad Ensemble - Clock

مشروع ليلى - عالحاجز Mashroua Leila - 3al 7ajiz

بما انو - زياد رحباني - bima ennou - ziad rahbani

ziad rahbani & salma

Lyrics :
Ghatess bil naoum    diving into sleep
Ahlam ghami2a           deep dreams
Mannak chamem        u don t smell
Ri7t el 7ari2a                the scent of fire 
ichta3ala nar                the fire erupted
3ed el jiran                   At the neighbourghs
Ma hadan fa2              No one woke
Mahadan htam           no one cares

Hayde mich Jazira     this is not an Island
3aychin 3a safine      We re living on a boat
3am btighra2             that is sinkink

Balak fadi                    u have othing on your mind
ghafi bil fay                 sleeping under the shades
Mannak same3        U re not hearing 
Srkhet el khei            the scream of the brother

Saf2it Slah                      a load of weapons
mallet bawakher            filled ships
mar2et ghamzeh          a wink passed 
3a wej el tajer                 on the face  of the dealer

chorus 

hayda el za3im             this lord 
Ibn Za3im                      is a son of lord
3ayan wazir                   he assigned a minister
Ibn wazir                        son of a minister
twechwoch zghir          a little whisper     
A sofat harir                   on a velvet sofa
Hakem a cha3b           rules on the people
bala damir                    without conscience
ma bi sir                       it s not right


chorus

Jazira final

Emshy 3ala Remshy امشي على رمشي
A song by Maryam Saleh
Produced and Arranged by Zeid Hamdan

Part of the autoproduced album that will hopefully be releases by the end of 2012

Emchy 3ala Remshy ( Demo)

As long as we have this mediocre political class in Lebanon under the rule of religion , we ll never get rid of our problems . 

Here s a song for us , united by our misery.

C un probleme

this is one of the themes i have composed for " Roundtrip " , a film by  the Syrian director  Meyar Al-Roumi.
this piece was recorded between Beirut and Fraizer Park California .
I recorded Buzuk , guitalele , kalimba and melodica 
Miles Jay recorded Lyra , accordeon , contrebass and percussions.
This version is different from the one in the movie. I hope u ll have the chance to see it at the Dubai film festival , if it wins a prize it will hopefully be screened in some theatres around the world. ( finger crossed ) 

DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE SOUNDTRACK HERE :
http://zeidhamdan.bandcamp.com/album/roundtrip-the-composer-s-cut

I hope u like it  . my christmas download for u :) 

Round trip  theme 1

Ziad Rahbani Live at Damascus Citadel 2008

petite reprise acoustique de la chanson "inni mnih " de Mashrou' leila 

hope you enjoy it people ;)

Chaima Mahmoud (Asha) - inni mnih

we used to play this song Yasmine and i in the early 2000 s but never had the chance to record a version . Finally out of our recent encounters and with the push of a French documentary we decided to record and produce this version.
Wirtten by farid el Atrash and sng by Asmahan this is the soapkills remix of  Marra fi ghnina 

All proceeds of  the digital sales will go to the relief of the besieged Syrian  Population

available on Muve Music, VerveLife, MySpace Music, Rhapsody, MediaNet, Xbox Music, Rdio, Amazon MP3, iHeartRadio, iTunes Worldwide, Spotify, Google Play, simfy, Nokia, eMusic, Deezer

Here s the Itune link:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/marra-fi-ghnina-soapkills/id597655386

Marra fi ghnina ( soapkills remix )

A track of my new album with Maii Waleed called "Moga"
Lyrics and music Maii Waleed 
Produced by Zeid Hamdan 
Publishing and co production MOKA MUSIC France.
check our wesite for other tracks , concerts , and videos 
www.maiiandzeid.wordpress.com



Hassafer baeed

just a remix of an old song i did . 
i did not listen to it outside my home studio so let me know if the mix sucks

Beirut am bet mout ( remix )

a track from the album "roundtrip , the composer s cut " a selection of tracks that were not used in the movie "Rehleh" from Meyar el Roumi 
recorded in California with Miles Jay on Buzuk , Saz and Percussion and myself on Guitalele and melodica .


07 Embarquement melo

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.

Sah el nom final

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