SANAM

The Lebanese band SANAM has won many hearts at progressive festivals such as Le Guess Who? and Rewire. Between all the guitars, drums, and electronics, Arabic vocals and poetry emerge in an exciting mix of styles. We hear Egyptian folk songs alongside a twelfth-century Persian poem and text by the Lebanese writer Paul Shaoul. Their recent album, Sametou Sawtan (I heard a voice), was recorded in Beirut and captures the feeling of the current times in Lebanon through a darker, more nocturnal mood.