Lebanese Indie Music Label // Promoter & Distributor // Radio Show
I asked some of my favorite musicians from Beirut and beyond, to tell me what their favorite records of 2011 were…
Andre Chedid: musician (Mashrou’ Leila)
– Arcade Fire: The Suburbs
– Foo Fighters: Wasting Light
– Arctic Monkeys: Suck It And See
– Florence + The Machine: Ceremonials
– Red Hot Chili Peppers: I’m With You
– Radiohead: The King Of Limbs
– Coldplay: Mylo Xyloto
– Tom Waits: Bad As Me
I asked some of my favorite musicians from Beirut and beyond, to tell me what their favorite records of 2011 were…
Carl Gerges: musician (Mashrou’ Leila, formerly with White Trees)
1. Kasabian: Velociraptor
2. Black Keys: El Camino
3. Arctic Monkeys: Suck It And See
4. Florence + The Machine: Ceremonials
5. Radiohead: The King Of Limbs
6. Daft Punk: Tron Legacy (OST)
7. Justice: Audio, Video, Disco
8. Lady Gaga: Born This Way
9. Kate Bush: 50 Words For Snow
10. Amy Winehouse: Lioness / Hidden Treasure
Lebanese rock band WHITE TREES, featuring Paul Tyan on vocals and guitar and Carl Gerges (from the band Mashrou’ Leila) on electronic percussion, in an interview and mini-concert on Ruptures 96.2FM.
Ecouter:
White Trees 1
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White Trees 2
Track listing:
Radiohead
Kasabian
Arctic Monkeys
The Beatles
Air
This band needs very little in the way of introduction. Recent winners of the 96.2FM music contest, fresh from a string of concerts in the south of Lebanon, truly outstanding neo-rockers Mashrou’ Leila graced the studios of Radio Lebanon with an impromptu interview/mini-concert. Present in the studio were violin player Haig Papazian, guitarist Andre Chedid (playing acoustic), drummer Carl Gerges (on djembe), guitarist Firas Abou Fakher (on tambourine), vocalist Hamed Sinno… and of course indispensable sound engineer Fadi Tabbal.
Listen:
Mashrou3 1
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Mashrou3 2
Track listing:
Mashrou’ Leila
Kasabian
Arctic Monkeys
Pink Martini
Neyssatou
Mashrou’ Leila LIVE
Erik Truffaz
Mashrou’ Leila LIVE
Sarya el Sawass
Nahawand
El Gits Band
Jadal
Mashrou’ Leila LIVE
Ruptured Music 