SANAM
Beirut x sextet x traditional Egyptian songs x improvised rock, free jazz and noise
Spotted at Le Guess Who? last year and immediately deemed impressive: SANAM (LB). A Lebanese sextet that mixes traditional Egyptian songs and Arabic poetry with improvised rock, free jazz and noise. At the helm: the impressive vocals of Sandy Chamoun as heard on their debut Aykathani Malakon. Noteworthy: both The Wire and Gilles Peterson are fans. The latter programmed them at We Out Here. Another fine quote: “SANAM’s music is something like a ritual, somewhere between a marriage and an exorcism”.
By the way, AB – in collaboration with Mophradat – will present another project with SANAM-frontwoman Sandy Chamoun in 2025. The SANAM concert at Feeërieën is already a nice introduction.
- also in the context of our collaboration with Mophradat - be sure to check out the concert on Tuesday, November 12 at the AB Club by Liliane Chlela presents 'I, the hybrid and the antidote' with, among others, Radwan Moumneh (Jerusalem In My Heart), Nancy Mounir , Yara Asmar,…
