(via Alif – “Holako (Hulagu)”)

Year: 2015

Album: Aynama-Rtama

Aynama-Rtama is the self-produced debut album from Alif, an avant-garde five-piece from Beirut that offers a taste of Arab independent music. The lyrics are from a poem by the late Iraqi-Assyrian poet and writer Sargon Boulus. Check out the band, read some good poetry, and enjoy the sound of modern Middle East music.