Mashrou’ Leila (Arabic: مشروع ليلى) is a Lebanese seven-member alternative… Read Full Bio ↴Mashrou’ Leila (Arabic: مشروع ليلى) is a Lebanese seven-member alternative rock band. The band formed in Beirut, Lebanon in 2008 as a music workshop at the American University of Beirut. Led by frontman and co-founder Hamed Sinno, the band has released one studio album while causing numerous controversies due to their satirical lyrics and themes.
History
Formation and early years
The band was formed in February 2008 at the American University of Beirut, when violinist Haig Papazian, guitarist Andre Chedid and pianist Omaya Malaeb posted an open invitation to musicians looking to jam. Out of a dozen of people who answered the call, seven would remain to form Mashrou' Leila. The workshop evolved into a hit band after playing in small venues, and gaining ground on the underground music circuit.
Mashrou' Leila emerged onto Lebanon’s music scene during the 2008 "Fete de la Musique" (the yearly Music festival held by the Beirut municipality) sparking controversy for its unabashed and critical lyrics on Lebanese society, failed love, sexuality and politics. In 2009, at the same festival, Mashrou’ Leila played in front of a large following where fans moshed to their music in downtown Beirut. The band's breakthrough single "Raksit Leila" (Leila's dance) was awarded both the jury and popular awards at the Radio Liban's 'Modern Music Contest' held at Basement (club) in March 2009. The first prize was a record deal. Mashrou' Leila’s self-titled debut album produced by B-root Productions was released in December 2009 at a steel factory in Bourj Hammoud (a suburb of Beirut) where 1200 fans crowded the factory yard. The gig turned out to be Beirut's biggest non-mainstream event in recent years and has been a big hit among Indie and Rock fans in Lebanon. The band's concert at the Byblos International Festival on July 9, 2010 was one of the most anticipated events of the summer it was attended by scores of fans as well as the Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri.
Band members
Mashrou' Leila's current lineup consists of Haig Papazian on the Violin, Omaya Malaeb on keyboards, Carl Gerges on drums, Ibrahim Badr on bass guitar, Firas Abu-Fakhr and Andre Chedid on guitars, and Hamed Sinno as the lead vocalist.
Themes and style
Mashrou’ Leila's entertaining themes and satirical Lebanese lyrics reflect the many faces and flaws of Lebanese society which are not addressed by mainstream Arabic music. The band is critical of the problems associated with life in Beirut and they are known for their liberal use of swear-words in some of their songs. Their debut album's 9 songs wittily discuss subject matters such as lost love, war, politics, security and political assassination, materialism, immigration and homosexuality. "Latlit" one of the Mashrou' Leila album tracks is a caricature of the Lebanese society overridden by gossip. Shem-el Yasmine "Smell the jasmine", a song reminiscent to Jay Brannan's "Housewife" was described as an ode to tolerance for same-sex love where a young man wants to introduce his bride to his parents but the bride turns out to be a groom. Some of the distinctive features of the band's music is the prominence of the violin in passages redolent of Armenian folk music and the use of a megaphone in some songs to alter frontman Hamed Sinno's voice.
Discography
Studio albums
Mashrou' Leila (2009)
History
Formation and early years
The band was formed in February 2008 at the American University of Beirut, when violinist Haig Papazian, guitarist Andre Chedid and pianist Omaya Malaeb posted an open invitation to musicians looking to jam. Out of a dozen of people who answered the call, seven would remain to form Mashrou' Leila. The workshop evolved into a hit band after playing in small venues, and gaining ground on the underground music circuit.
Mashrou' Leila emerged onto Lebanon’s music scene during the 2008 "Fete de la Musique" (the yearly Music festival held by the Beirut municipality) sparking controversy for its unabashed and critical lyrics on Lebanese society, failed love, sexuality and politics. In 2009, at the same festival, Mashrou’ Leila played in front of a large following where fans moshed to their music in downtown Beirut. The band's breakthrough single "Raksit Leila" (Leila's dance) was awarded both the jury and popular awards at the Radio Liban's 'Modern Music Contest' held at Basement (club) in March 2009. The first prize was a record deal. Mashrou' Leila’s self-titled debut album produced by B-root Productions was released in December 2009 at a steel factory in Bourj Hammoud (a suburb of Beirut) where 1200 fans crowded the factory yard. The gig turned out to be Beirut's biggest non-mainstream event in recent years and has been a big hit among Indie and Rock fans in Lebanon. The band's concert at the Byblos International Festival on July 9, 2010 was one of the most anticipated events of the summer it was attended by scores of fans as well as the Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri.
Band members
Mashrou' Leila's current lineup consists of Haig Papazian on the Violin, Omaya Malaeb on keyboards, Carl Gerges on drums, Ibrahim Badr on bass guitar, Firas Abu-Fakhr and Andre Chedid on guitars, and Hamed Sinno as the lead vocalist.
Themes and style
Mashrou’ Leila's entertaining themes and satirical Lebanese lyrics reflect the many faces and flaws of Lebanese society which are not addressed by mainstream Arabic music. The band is critical of the problems associated with life in Beirut and they are known for their liberal use of swear-words in some of their songs. Their debut album's 9 songs wittily discuss subject matters such as lost love, war, politics, security and political assassination, materialism, immigration and homosexuality. "Latlit" one of the Mashrou' Leila album tracks is a caricature of the Lebanese society overridden by gossip. Shem-el Yasmine "Smell the jasmine", a song reminiscent to Jay Brannan's "Housewife" was described as an ode to tolerance for same-sex love where a young man wants to introduce his bride to his parents but the bride turns out to be a groom. Some of the distinctive features of the band's music is the prominence of the violin in passages redolent of Armenian folk music and the use of a megaphone in some songs to alter frontman Hamed Sinno's voice.
Discography
Studio albums
Mashrou' Leila (2009)
Latlit
mashrou3 leila Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Latlit' by these artists:
Mashrou' Leila إذا كنت مشي عمبتكزدر عل الكورنيش بدي لتلت إذا كنتي مشيه لب…
We have lyrics for these tracks by mashrou3 leila:
Imm el Jacket ﻳﺎ ﺇﻡ ﻻﺟﺎﻛﻴﺖ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻨﻄﻠﻮﻥ ﺷﻔﺘﻚ ﻭﺍﻗﻔﺔ ﻓﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﺒﻠﻜﻮﻥ ﺧﻤﻨﺘﻚ ﺷﺎﺏ ﻳﺎ…
Inni Mnih ﻗﻮﻡ ﻧﺤﺮﻕ ﻫﺎﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻭﻧﻌﻤﺮ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﺃﺷﺮﻑ ﻗﻮﻡ ﻧﻨﺴﻰ ﻫﺎﻟﺰﻣﺎﻥ ﻭﻧﺤﻠﻢ…
Raksit Leila مش كل شي نفع ضاربة عين و أنا بيني و بينك…
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Yousra KESSAM
+Stella Anton
If you're strolling by the coast
I will gossip
If you're walking around wearing a short dress
I will gossip
If the two of you are walking together, oh hello, not holding back
I will gossip
And if you'll be offended, that's even better, I've got a tongue
He will gossip
If I was standing on the corner flirting
She will gossip
And if you're deafened, you wimp
There's nothing against it
I'll just gossip
And if you're pissed
About to boil, wherever you turn
I will gossip
As long as you're not a prude
Come on friend, let's take a walk
So we can gossip
S M
Hamed's rant:
The most important thing that we're gonna give thanks for, and I think it was the main thing that pushed us to work on the new songs this time,
is criticism,
Sometimes it's so sweet, sometimes it criticize the ugly things in you and it teaches you, and sometimes it's just gossip....(applause)
Sometimes in criticism there is lying, bullshit, there's things that you've never done in your life, but they want to decide that you wrote a song when in reality the one who did was Mr. Omar Za'ny "عمر الزعني" who should be looked upon as a GOD among people if there is one. right?
and this critique who is SO deep and has a deep criticism and he has done his research, tells you that the band wrote the song not Mr. Omar za'ny, and he tells you that the song is superficial.
So you tell him to eat SHIT...(applause)
"beat starts"
and you go in and you spread your shoulders and who likes it dose and who doesn't let them "build a flooring on the sea" (Arabic expression means let them do whatever they can do)
Cause you have 200 000 thing to do in your life, and you're not gonna stop because of a shitty blog or a stupid retarded woman that got to where she is now just by her money (talking about Nidal Alahmadieh) and she brings people just to show their breasts on the stage and tells you that is art,
and this bitch coming to tell you what is art.
How you gonna tell me what is art? you bitch, you don't know better than me, understand? two slaps on your jaw you ugly.
(song starts)....
I tried to make it as literal as possible.
laloo hy
NİKA MEKKE latlit it's mean saying bullshit or gossip
if you're strolling by the coast
I will gossip
If you're walking around wearing a short dress
I will gossip
If the two of you are walking together, oh hello, not holding back
I will gossip
And if you'll be offended, that's even better, I've got a tongue
He will gossip
If I was standing on the corner flirting
She will gossip
And if you're deafened, you wimp
There's nothing against it
I'll just gossip
And if you're pissed
About to boil, wherever you turn
I will gossip
As long as you're not a prude
Come on friend, let's take a walk
So we can gossip
Ayman Daraghme
Mashrou' Leila, you rock! أفضل تحية من فلسطين..صرتو عقاري المدمن عليه بلحظات انفعالاتي او انزعاجي...كل الاحترام...ولتلت
Anna Anon
When he said "لان احنا مجتمع متزمت" Hamed is a fucking legend!!!!
Stella Anton
Please guys, put English subtitles on this video!! Please!! Please!! It's immensely enjoyable even as it is, but enlighten us non-Arabic speakers as to Hamed's charming rant and rave!
Romero J.
+Stella Anton Hi Stella were you able to find subtitles for this song? I came across his music and he's very talented but can't find subtitles for any of his work.
Romero J.
+Stella Anton Hi Stella were you able to find subtitles for this song? I came across his music and he's very talented but can't find subtitles for any of his work.
Yousra KESSAM
+Stella Anton
If you're strolling by the coast
I will gossip
If you're walking around wearing a short dress
I will gossip
If the two of you are walking together, oh hello, not holding back
I will gossip
And if you'll be offended, that's even better, I've got a tongue
He will gossip
If I was standing on the corner flirting
She will gossip
And if you're deafened, you wimp
There's nothing against it
I'll just gossip
And if you're pissed
About to boil, wherever you turn
I will gossip
As long as you're not a prude
Come on friend, let's take a walk
So we can gossip
Stella Anton
I wasn't referring to the lyrics, I have the translation to the lyrics, I think I was rather clear about referring to Hamed Sino's rant before the song. Thanks anyway.
Nour El Hmedi
أليس لنا حصة من هذا الجمال يا مشروع ليلى؟
هوا ڤيينا الصيفي مع " ما تتركني هيك " ، عيون مغمضين، حواس مفتوحة.. 🌌 هي هيي النشوة 🖤
يا ريت ما تنسوا الفانز تبعكن بڤيينا
بالتوفيق
chanan ben shabat
How they make the Arabic language possible in this music style is equally amazing, a pioneering band in the Arab world like the
Beatles in Europe and great hope for the next generation
F H
it's called lebanon babe mix bet west and east that's known