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Ziad Nawfal

Beirut-based DJ, radio host, music promoter and producer, a co-founder of independent label Ruptured.

Middle East

Postcards

“It’s about the damage done to everything that stands for a home – my partner, the actual home I live in, my city.”

Ruba Shamshoum

Ruba Shamshoum offers a literal and metaphorical breath of fresh air into what appears to be a heavily sound-produced atmosphere of the Arab indie scene.

Ruba Shamshoum offers a literal and metaphorical breath of fresh air into what appears to be a heavily sound-produced atmosphere of the Arab indie scene.

Golsa

It’s interesting that even after 900 years, thoughts of a person who was a polymath in the daytime and a pessimist Epicurean drunkard during the night are still valid and sound.

Siriya Ensemble

A group of former school friends trying to create a new form of folk-pop.

Siriya Ensemble

A group of former school friends trying to create a new form of folk-pop.

Zahed Sultan

Call for freedom and unity from Kuwait via Western Sahara.

Call for freedom and unity from Kuwait via Western Sahara.

Arabian Alien

Our first encounter with Arabian Alien.

Our first encounter with Arabian Alien.

Idreesi x Muhammad Abdullah

Tender collaboration of a Jordanian music legend and his self-declared disciple.

Idreesi x Muhammad Abdullah

Tender collaboration of a Jordanian music legend and his self-declared disciple.

Bomrani

From blues to post-rock and spoken word, Iranian group Bomrani continues their stylistic evolution on the latest studio album.

Bomrani

From blues to post-rock and spoken word, Iranian group Bomrani continues their stylistic evolution on the latest studio album.

Habib Meftah & Pouya Mahmoodi

Traditional folk melody from Iran rediscovered by a duo of excellent musicians.

Habib Meftah & Pouya Mahmoodi

Traditional folk melody from Iran rediscovered by a duo of excellent musicians.

The Ruptured Sessions - For Beirut

“We couldn’t think of a more appropriate time to release this beautiful collection.”