Anfang des Jahres erschien das erste Soloalbum der libanesischen Sängerin, Musikerin und Architektin Mayssa Jallad, die zuvor bei der Band Safar und in einigen weiteren Konstellationen in Erscheinung getreten ist. Das international mit großem Interesse rezipierte “Marjaa: The Battle of the Hotels” erzählt in melancholischen Folksongs und ebenso in zerfledderten Eruptionen die Geschichte des Hotel District im Zentrum Beiruts, das zu Beginn des libanesischen Bürgerkriegs Schauplatz und zugleich Akteur wesentlicher Weiterlesen
Schlagwort-Archive: Baada Ab
I felt that the city had witnessed a violence that nobody wanted to mention. Interview with Mayssa Jallad
The first solo album by Lebanese singer, musician and architect Mayssa Jallad, who previously appeared with the band Safar and in several other constellations, was released at the beginning of the year. “Marjaa: The Battle of the Hotels” tells the story of the Hotel District in the centre of Beirut in melancholic folk songs and also in tattered eruptions. At the beginning of the Lebanese civil war, the Hotel District became the scene and at the same time a prominent actor of essential Weiterlesen