Where Is Outlandish When You Need Them To Pop?

I was introduced to band Outlandish by an American roommate of mine at college. He comes from the great state of Washington and he was a fan. He thought I would like the band because they have Islamic feel to them and the lead vocalist has Moroccan origins (Isam Bachiri).

The band has Pakistani and Danish upbringings, two band mebers are Muslims and one Catholic from Cuban origins. he band does a fresh take on hip-hop/R&B/soul music. The bulk of their songs is in English, but they usually feature lyrics in Spanish, Urdu/Punjabi, Danish, and Arabic which gives their tracks an exotic flavor few global stars can claim.

Their hit song Aicha took the world by storm and was well received in places like Asia namely South Korea. Their other tracks often top the charts in European capitals. The band has participated in the Evening of Inspiration concerts since 2006.  They continue to be involved in a number of causes and their music inspires hope.

I have not heard any new songs from their band in at least three years now. Below is a track that I was touched by.

Outlandish Callin U

Bad Brya

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Biography Bad Brya saw the light of life Aug. 31st 1982 in Amsterdam. Bad Brya began writing at the age of 14 after hearing all sorts of Hip hop which her older brother listened to. She got intrigued by the way rappers were putting their message out there in the world. Inspired by several artists such as Tupac Shakur, Bob Marley,BoneThugs ans Harmony. Besides Hip hop she also got influenced by other styles like Moroccan traditional music, Reggae, Arabic and loads more. You'll find Bad Brya scribbling at any giving time and place, inseparable from her pen and pad. Through the years she kept flowing and evolving into the Bad Brya we know today. She started her career appearing on the Most Wanted project and also performed many nights at the famous Winston's Kingdom in Amsterdam. Here she quickly got noticed and became known in the Dutch Hip Hop scene. This Moroccan female Mc Bad Brya left a great impression wherever she performed due to her unique style, sublime charisma and uplifting way of taking you over before you know it. She shares in her music her life story, her positive energy and her love for music. After a few years of intensive performing on Europe's bigger stages as Paradiso,Melkweg, Rich Mix and many more, the Dutch network NCRV made a special documentary about Bad Brya called: R-E-S-P-E-C-T. The documentary shows her musical accomplishments as well as her personal struggles which made her into the person she is today, always looking for ways to switch the negative things into something positive. Rest on http://www.myspace.com/badbrya

Doctor Phreaker

Doctor Phreaker -Also Known As :Sha3er el Vicodin -Born: 10 June 1987 -Occupation : Rapper - Music Producer & Song Writer -Education: School Of Medicine -Cairo University - -Genere: Hardcore Rap -Doctor Phreaker "aka" Vicodin Poet is a Song Writer, Hardcore Rap Performer , Music Composer and Producer. -Began Rapping at the Age of 15 With Performing the Hit Rap songs By Rappers LikeIce Cube, Mobb Deep, Tupac -Started Performing His Own Lyrics at the age of 17 on the beats of Tupac and Mobb Deep. -Wrote Over 200 Songs during the past 3 Years. -The First Album " Nazareyet el Dokhool Shemal " was a Collection of some Old Tracks. -The Second Album called " Dysphoria " was released on 1 October 2008. The Album Music was fully Produced and Arranged by Doctor Phreaker. -Most Of the Songs Criticize Reality and Problems That Face Average Normal People, Political Issues, some Off Limit Issues. -An Experiment To Mix Shocking Lyrics With Up to Date Musical Beats To satisfy an Average Listener even if he's not into Hiphop Music. -Doctor Phreaker Writes All his Song Lyrics and Produces all His Music Beats.http://doctorphreaker.blogspot.com/

H-Kayne

H-kayne est un groupe de rap marocain basé à Meknès, né vers 1996.Il s’agit de la fusion entre les pionnier du rap au Maroc composé de Adil Sif Lssane,Hatim HB2,Azzedine Ter-Hoor, Otmane, Iliass(New) et de DJ Khalid,Ayant remporté le premier prix de les catégories Rap et Hip-Hop du concours Boulevard des jeunes musiciens (BJM) de Casablanca en 2003. Des titres comme Issawa style, F’mo hadak, Ya Dania, FL’Houma et H-K Kima Dima figurent parmi les titres qui propulsent cette formation musicale.

Clotaire K

Clotaire K is a hip hop artist of Lebanese descent who has toured and released records since 1995.
His style is a blend of traditional Middle-Eastern music and hip hop, while the lyrics are in English, French, and Arabic. He is part of a 5 piece band that has been touring for 13 years. His achievements include a BBC award as well as an EMMA Music Award nomination.Last.fm

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Cheb Wissem

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Cheb Wissem (né le 10 janvier 1982 à Sfax) est un jeune chanteur, musicien, compositeur et musicologue de Raï tunisien. Il joue de la guitare et du oud et chante aussi bien en français qu'en arabe. On entend souvent "Sfax est la capitale de la musique en Tunisie". Cela est dû à la tradition enracinée de la musique dans la famille sfaxienne dont on trouve toujours un joueur de oud ou de violon et un percussionniste. Biographie, influences et évolution musicale Baigné dans l'ambiance d'une famille de mélomanes originaire de Kerkennah, le jeune Wissem est éveillé et plongé dans l’univers du Raï Algérien pour lequel il voue une véritable passion au travers des plus grands artistes qui ont fait émerger le raï moderne comme le regretté Cheb Hasni, mais aussi Khaled, Mami, Cheb Nasro, Cheb Amro...Il va même jusqu'à prendre l'accent algérien pour produire un raï très proche de ce qu'il aime...Son mot d'ordre reste l'improvisation musicale comme l'ont fait fait les chioukh d'antan. A l’âge de 17 ans, encouragé par sa famille et ses amis à poursuivre sa vocation, Wissem vit une expérience extraordinaire et entre pour une première fois dans un studio pour enregistrer son premier album intitulé Magroum Biha qui contient 6 titres dont le thème principal est l’amour – Ce qui fait de lui un raï-loveur... Ses influences musicales sont multiples : Raï, musiques de monde, jazz, flamenco, reggae, musiques latines, mezzoued et hadra tunisien, tabal de Kerkennah, musique classique, rap, hip-hop, chaâbi, malouf, chanson française des années 1960-70-80, musique douce, rock des années 1970-80, les musiques turques. En 2008, Wissem prépare son mémoire dans le cadre d'un maîtrisât en musique et musicologie : son domaine de prédilection est : « Le métissage dans la musique du Raï algérien ».sourse - http://www.wat.tv/ChebWissem

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Jaxxma

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JAXXMA is comprised of three talented Producers/Rappers Rony Jackson aka Dj Rone Jaxx, Majid Faris aka Majician and Mohammed Darwish aka Gene Clash. Their official Disc Jockey is Dj Shero, also an R&B vocalist who featured on some of their tracks. The music journey started way back into time from when Rone was shaping the hip hop scene in Dubai during the early 90’s. Dj’ing and making mix tapes along side different artists (L.V, S.K.A., Pavan, Mc Moves, Gladihater etc...) music was a passion he pursued. By 2000 Rone met up with Majician and formed a hip hop group called “JAXXMA”. They then both worked with different talents locally and internationally and started making their demo tapes. Meanwhile Majician was already working with Gene Clash who was then introduced to Rone which then lead to the transformation of “JAXXMA” into a musical power house. The group then decided to focus their talents into making their own album “My City”. Their album features talented artists from not only Dubai, but all over the world. Two of their tracks (Here I come & No Heaven) recently reached number 1 and 2 spots on Broadjam.com’s Asian Charts and ranked number 4 on Broadjam’s International charts. One hit that has been heard across the UAE is, 'Can't Get Her', featuring Hamdan, which was a regular jam on National Radio 1 and reached the number one spot on Dj Danny Neville's number one song produced in Dubai. They also have received air play on BBC 1 Extras UPTOWN ANTHEMS hosted by Dj Ronnie Herel and KISS 100’s Blitz Power Mix hosted by Dj Shortee Blitz. Another track 'No more Love’ received much air play in the UK, but has not yet hit the UAE stations due to it’s controversial lyrics. That was just a test run that showed the groups potential. Their Album was anticipated to come out by late 2006 but due to the groups busy working schedule it’s now coming out by mid 2007. They recently opened up for Montell Jordan at the Mix at Grand Hyatt Dubai and for JOE @ chi @ the lodge. The shows received great feed back and were a huge success. These three inspirational young men each have there own trade mark style of production and rapping, becoming one of the first official Hip Hop R&B crew in Dubai to break through internationally with global air play and collaborations.

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Arash Howaida

Arash Howaida (born in 1980 in Afghanistan - Kohistan district) is one of the modern Hip Hop and Pop Afghan artists and composers. Arash currently resides in Hamburg, Germany and is the son of popular Afghan artist Zahir Howaida.
Known for his hit songs "Laila" (in Persian, German and Arabic) and "Allah Allah", Arash is best known for his ability to successfully introduce and combine hip hop and dance beats into music. His compositions and music is influence from western musics. Beside songs in his mother-tounge, he has also sang songs in Arabic and Hindi.
Arash has assisted in the composition of songs and albums for Afghanistan´s artists such as Habib Qaderi and Zubair Nekbinzada. His most noticeable work was Habib Qaderi's latest album Closer in which Arash showcases his rich knowledge of a variety of traditional music styles within the realm of his own hip hop or dance style.Wikipedia

MASSIV

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Massiv - Meine Zeit | Track! Album Am 27.02.09 ! - The funniest bloopers are right hereMassiv (born Wasiem Taha, in 9 November 1982 in Pirmasens) is a Gangsta rapper of Palestinian decent, though he currently resides in Berlin. At the beginning at his career he was at the Label Horrorkore Entertainment, but he left and is now an artist of the Majorlabel Sony BMG.Massiv is the son of Palestinian refugees who immigrated to Germany. He visited Berlin for the first time in 1996 where he became infatuated with hip-hop from an early age. He loved the hip hop scene so much that he moved to Berlin without anything but the shirt on his back, but later convinced his parents to make the move.
Massiv is a German Gangsta rapper. The content of his songs are mostly violent and about living in socially disadvantaged surroundings. Wikipedia