Madina min Baeed, by Mayssa Jallad & Khaled Allaf

Madina min Baeed

by Mayssa Jallad & Khaled Allaf

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	1.	Madina min Baeed 03:13	lyrics	buy track
	أنظر ولكن لا تلمسني أنا المدينة من بعيد تعال تنشق هواء نفسي من المكيفات أنظر ولكن لا تلمسني أنا مدينة الأحلام أم إني مدينة الأشباح وتخطو على جثث الأموات إحذر فإن وجهي مزيف وينهار عند اللمس كل هذه الأضواء والكهرباء بعمرها لن تأتِ You can look but you cannot touch me I am the city from afar Come inhale my breath from the air conditioners You can look but you cannot touch me I am the city of dreams Or am I the city of ghosts And are you treading on my corpse Beware my face is fake And might collapse to your touch All these shiny lights And never any electricity

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A collaboration between Beirut-based singer-songwriter Mayssa Jallad & Syrian musician & producer Khaled Allaf, 'Madina min Baeed' is the first in a 3-part series of co-releases by Beirut label Thawra Records & global artist collective Found Sound Nation, highlighting unique collaborative projects that were conceived in the summer of 2021, inspired by the OneBeat Lebanon music residency, and in what could be described as a 'post-apocalyptic' Beirut landscape reeling from the collective trauma of the devastating August 4 blast and the collapse of the nation.

A local main-stay in the music and arts scene, Mayssa Jallad has risen to prominence through her outstanding songwriting, breathtaking vocal performances and engaging lyricism, which deal with the highly personal as well as the political. Having received the Lukman Slim 'Sounds of the City' Prize on her work commemorating the assassination of the prized journalist & political activist, and achieved significant success through her indie band Safar, Jallad has performed across several continents with Safar's Tiny Desk Contest entry making it to NPR's all songs considered highlights, among other notable achievements.

Jallad presents her unwavering artistry yet again in Madina min Baeed, teaming up with Syrian artist, producer and newcomer to the scene, Khaled Allaf, who like many others migrated to Lebanon in the last decade following war and conflict in his native Syria. With this work, Allaf showcases class and a refined electronic composition & production that is at once minimal, and yet teeming with texture & depth. Expertly delivering the goods with a sharp trip-hop groove married to ominous and haunting Synth lines, Allaf aurally paints an accurate picture of the uneasy Beirut air. Together, Jallad & Allaf create an enchanting & entrancing piece, which at first glance may seem flirtatious and inviting, while in truth, captures the tired voice of a city on the brink, where the shadows and lessons of the past are only illuminated by the scarce light of a hopeful future.

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released March 31, 2022

Madina Min Baeed by Mayssa Jallad & Khaled Allaf
Written & composed by Mayssa Jallad & Khaled Allaf
Produced by Khaled Allaf ; Additional production & mixing by Etyen
Mastering by Christopher Botta
Artwork by Ely Dagher
Released on Thawra Records & Found Sound Nation © 2022

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