Ruptured News // SANAM members with Jessica Moss + Radwan Ghazi Moumneh at HOTEL2TANGO // 23+24 June 2025

For two nights, members of Lebanese sextet SANAM and a lineup of collaborators will take the stage at Montreal’s Hotel2Tango for a series of solo and duo performances. While the band itself won’t be performing, these sets will highlight the individual artistry of its members alongside special guests, exploring free-rock, post-folk, and experimental sounds in an intimate setting.

Hotel2Tango – 110 Van Horne, Montreal QC
Monday, June 23 & Tuesday, June 24
Doors 8 PM | Music 8:30 PM
Entrance $20

Tickets can be purchased HERE.

NIGHT 1 – MONDAY, JUNE 23

Sandy Chamoun (Solo)
A solo set focused on vocal performance, blending tradition and contemporary experimentation.

Farah Kaddour (Solo)
A performance rooted in folk and classical Arabic music, showcasing her mastery of the buzuq.

Radwan Ghazi Moumneh & Anthony Sahyoun (Duo)
Radwan Ghazi Moumneh, co-owner of Hotel2Tango, joins Anthony Sahyoun for an exploratory duo performance.


NIGHT 2 – TUESDAY, JUNE 24

Antonio Hajj, Jessica Moss & Pascal Semerdjian (Trio)
SANAM’s rhythm section—Antonio Hajj and Pascal Semerdjian—teams up with avant-garde violinist Jessica Moss for a unique collaboration.

Farah Kaddour & Marwan Tohme (Duo – Cassette Album Launch)
A special set celebrating the release of Farah and Marwan’s new cassette on Ruptured Records, offering an exclusive first listen.

Anthony Sahyoun (Solo)
A closing performance featuring a key voice of Beirut’s experimental music scene.


Visual by Farah Fayyad

Ruptured News // Nadah El Shazly & Radwan Ghazi Moumneh at Hotel2Tango // 25 February 2024

act·art·mgt, Heavy Trip & Ruptured present:
Nadah El Shazly & Radwan Ghazi Moumneh | Live at Hotel2Tango

Nadah El Shazly and Radwan Ghazi Moumneh present their duo collaboration after a week-long composition residency, in the intimate setting of Hotel2Tango recording studio in Montreal.

Sunday 25 February 2024, 8pm (doors)
Hotel2Tango recording studio, Tiohtia:ke | Montréal.
This is a very limited seating event. No sales at the door. BYOB

Advance tickets can be purchased HERE.


(2014 end-of-year lists) – RADWAN GHAZI MOUMNEH

I asked some of my musician friends from Beirut, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2014…
Or the music they’ve listened to the most during the past year, regardless of date of release

Radwan Ghazi Moumneh (producer, sound engineer & musician, Jerusalem In My Heart)

In no particular order:

– Abdel Karim Shaar: live
– Charles Cohen: MDT, GM & TMD LP’s & live (Morphine)
– Fatima Al-Qadiri: Asiatich LP (Hyperdub)
– Hailu Mergia & The Walias: Tche Belew reissue LP & live (Awesome Tapes From Africa)
– Holly Herndon: Chorus EP & live (RVNG Intl.)
– Lewis: Romantic Times reissue LP (Light In The Attic)
– Maurice Louca: Benhayyi Al-Baghbaghan LP (Nawa)
– Le Révélateur: Extreme Events LP & live (Root Strata)
– Shabazz Palaces: Lese Majesty LP & live (Sub Pop)
– Sote: Architectonic LP (Morphine)

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(2012 end-of-year lists) – RADWAN GHAZI MOUMNEH

I asked some of my favorite musician and artist friends, from Beirut and beyond, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2012…
Alternately, they could also provide me with a list of the records they listened to the most in 2012, regardless of date of release.

Radwan Ghazi Moumneh (producer, sound engineer & musician, Jerusalem In My Heart / Land Of Kush)

– Eric Chenaux: Guitar & Voice LP
– Laurie Spiegel: The Expanding Universe LP Re-Issue
– مصطفى ابو الفوز : Cassette 2012
– Maggi Payne: Ahh-Ahh Music For Ed LP Re-Issue
– Arlt: Feu La Figure LP
– Dariush Dolat-Shahi: Electronic Music, Tar & Sehtar Re-Issue LP
– رعد الناصري حفلات : Cassette 2012
– Ahmad Zahri: Hip 70’s Afghan Beats LP
– Suzanne Ciani: Lixiviation LP
– Le Révélateur: Horizon Fears Cassette
– Andrzej Korzynski: Possession OST LP

(2011 end-of-year lists) – RADWAN GHAZI MOUMNEH

I asked some of my favorite musicians from Beirut and beyond, to tell me what their favorite records of 2011 were…

Radwan Ghazi Moumneh: producer, sound engineer (Hotel2Tango), musician (Jerusalem In My Heart, Land Of Kush, Pas Chic Chic)

– خليل غمكين مواويل سورية كردية cassette
– Khansahib Abdul Karim Khan “Self-titled” lp
– Arlt “La Langue” only cd sadly
– Marika Papagika “The Further The Flame, The Worse It Burns Me” lp
– Le Révélateur “Fictions” lp
– الحضرمي الميداح  كلمات  ” 7
– Magneticring “City” cassette
– V/A “Music For Saharan Cellphones” download
– Matana Roberts “COIN COIN Chapter 1 / Gens de Couleur Libre” dbl 10″
– Jean-Claude Vannier “Electro Rapide” lp

RADWAN GHAZI MOUMNEH // 1st Ruptured Session // 20 September 2010

Lebanese producer & musician Radwan Ghazi Moumneh was the guest of Ruptures on September 20, 2010, for an enlightening interview and terribly enjoyable live performance. Moumneh is a man of many talents, producing for the likes of A Silver Mt Zion, Clues and Eric Chenaux, performing under the name Jerusalem In My Heart, and of course holding the fort at Thee Mighty Hotel2Tango, a renowned 24-track analogue studio situated in Montréal, Québec.

Listen:
Radwan Moumneh 1
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Radwan Moumneh 2


Track listing:
Les Momies de Palerme
Eric Chenaux
The Hidden Words
Jimmy Hunt
Khodr el Nasser



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos by Kevork Keshishian