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A monthly selection of alternative, ambient and experimental music from Lebanon and the MENA region, selected by music promoter and label owner Ziad Nawfal – this broadcast features a guest mix by Berlin-based Lebanese DJ, sound artist and photographer RAMI ABI RAFI. In Rami's own words: “In this broadcast entitled INSIJAM, meaning 'harmony' in Arabic,…
Continue reading ➞ Ziad Nawfal Mix for Stegi Radio with guest RAMI ABI RAFI // 06 February 2024
A monthly selection of alternative, ambient and experimental music from Lebanon and the MENA region, selected by music promoter and label owner Ziad Nawfal – this broadcast features a guest mix by Lebanese musician JULIA SABRA, from dreampop trio Postcards and ambient duo Snakeskin. This broadcast was commissioned and produced by Onassis Cultural Center, and…
Continue reading ➞ Ziad Nawfal Mix for Stegi Radio with guest JULIA SABRA // 06 January 2024
A non-exhaustive look at some of the reviews for Youmna Saba's album Wishah, released by Touch UK In October 2023 (CD/digital) and by Ruptured in December 2023 (vinyl/digital). "Structured into five discernible stages, Wishah guides us through a gradual process of revelation, deconstructing memories and barriers that have built up through the ages. Saba carefully…
Releasing December 15th, 2023 on Ruptured Records:Although these are terrible times we are living in, it pleases us to finally announce the vinyl release of “WISHAH”, by Lebanese musician, composer and musicologist Youmna Saba. "Wishah" (meaning veil in Arabic) is a composition for voice, oud and electronics, composed and performed between 2021 and 2022. Following…
Continue reading ➞ Ruptured Album Release // YOUMNA SABA // Wishah [VINYL EDITION]
A non-exhaustive look at some of the reviews for Mayssa Jallad's album Marjaa: The Battle Of The Hotels, released by Ruptured In March 2023 (digital) and by Ruptured & Six of Swords in October 2023 (vinyl). "Singer/songwriter and urban researcher Mayssa Jallad (draws) a map of the battle with her music, vocals and acoustic guitar,…
Continue reading ➞ Press Review // Mayssa Jallad // Marjaa: The Battle Of The Hotels
Releasing November 3rd, 2023 – a joint release by Ruptured and Six of SwordsLebanese singer/songwriter Mayssa Jallad's first solo album. A poetic reflection on Beirut's War of the Hotels, one of the bloodiest events of Lebanon's Civil War. The vinyl edition of ‘Marjaa: The Battle of the Hotels’ is co-released by Beirut-based label Ruptured and…
Releasing 02 June 2023 on Nahal Recordings: The text and credits below are taken from the album's release page on Bandcamp, with permission from NAHAL] August 4th, 2020. Beirut explodes. The city, already partially shuttered by covid lockdowns and reeling from numerous political and social crises, is submerged by dust and smoke. Destroyed, gutted, at…
Continue reading ➞ Nahal Album Release // CHARBEL HABER & FADI TABBAL // Enfin La Nuit
Releasing March 3rd, 2023 on Ruptured Records: Lebanese singer/songwriter Mayssa Jallad's first solo album. A poetic reflection on Beirut's War of the Hotels, one of the bloodiest events of Lebanon's Civil War. “Marjaa: The Battle of the Hotels” is a concept album born of the idea of merging singer/songwriter Mayssa Jallad’s two vocations: music and…
Continue reading ➞ Ruptured Album Release // MAYSSA JALLAD // Marjaa: The Battle Of The Hotels
Ziad Nawfal's monthly mix for Movement Radio in Athens, featuring music from Lebanon, Egypt, Belgium and Canada. This mix was commissioned and produced by Onassis Cultural Center, and presented for the first time in the frame of MOVEMENT RADIO. Jerusalem In My Heart - Ana Lisan Wahad (feat. Farida Amadou & Pierre-Guy Blanchard) [LB/CA/BE] Abadir…
Continue reading ➞ Ziad Nawfal Guest Mix for Movement Radio // 06 December 2022
Ziad Nawfal's monthly broadcast for Radio Alhara in Bethlehem, Palestine - showcasing all of Ruptured’s releases in 2022. With music by Lebanese artists Fadi Tabbal, El Rass & Munma, Daou, Marc Codsi, Julia Sabra, Elyse Tabet, Pascal Semerdjian, and Yara Asmar. 1. Julia Sabra & Fadi Tabbal - All The Birds (from Snakeskin) 2. Marc…
Continue reading ➞ Ziad Nawfal Guest Mix for Radio Alhara // 21 December 2022
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