We talk with Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan. With music born in the Lebanese civil war, and a nomadic life since childhood, she’s created an Arab electronica that transcends worlds.
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Weekend June 17 & 18, 2017-Echoes Program 1724A
Tag: World Fusion
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Yasmine Hamdan
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Yasmine Hamdan is a Lebanese born singer and musician who takes her Arabic culture and infuses it with the influences of everyone from the Cocteau Twins to Prince, Arabic pop to new electronic music.
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Monday June 12th, 2017-Echoes Program 1724A
We talk with Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan. With music born in the Lebanese civil war, and a nomadic life since childhood, she’s created an Arab electronica that transcends worlds.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 for May 2017: Space, Blues & Dreams
Johan Agebjörn & Mikael Ögren’s electronic road trip, We Never Came to the White Sea leads Echoes May Top 25 followed by the airy pop of Wilsen and the deep ambient blues of Maggie Koerner.
Playlists
Friday, May 26th, 2017-Echoes Program 1721E
Coming up on Echoes music from the Arab underground when we hear Yasmine Hamdan and her new album Al Jamilat (The Beautiful Ones). We’ll also hear new music from Clannad’s Moya Brennan and her album, Canvas.
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Wednesday, May 10th, 2017-Echoes Program 1719C
Low Roar brings ethereal dream pop and AO Music creates a world fusion behind of the voice of Adiemus singer Miriam Stockley
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Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017-Echoes Program 1718B
From Western Australia comes Laliya, the duo of James and Melissa McGuire. Since 1995 they’ve been creating an acoustic based sound with electronic extensions like delays and loops to create a world fusion of the imagination.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 for April 2017: Jean-Michael Jarre on Top
Jean-Michel Jarre Leads Echoes April Top 25 with Oxygene Trilogy, culminating 40 years of electronic music that inspired artists here like Erik Wøllo and Delia Derbyshire Appr’n Society.
Playlists
Thursday, April 20th, 2017-Echoes Program 1716A
The Indie rock group Alt-J spaces out on new single form Relaxer and Emel Mathlouthi takes Tunisia electronic on her album, Ensen, or Human.
Best Of
Echoes Top 25 for March 2017-Daniel Voth-Transcendance
Echoes March Top 25 includes the CD of the Month, Daniel Voth’s Transcendance, as well as Mike Oldfield’s Return to Ommadawn, Lisa Hannigan’s At Swim and Bonobo’s Migration.