Shuffle
This edition of our bi-weekly playlist, formerly known as Shreet Cocktail, features Yasmine Hamdan, Tul8te and Saint Levant.
Feb 12, 2025
This edition of our bi-weekly playlist 'Shuffle', formerly known as Shreet Cocktail, is packed with new releases from some of the biggest artists from across the region, like Yasmine Hamdan, Tul8te and Saint Levant.
On the playlist, we have Lebanese indie icon Yasmine Hamdan with 'Hon', the first song of her upcoming new album. Written in collaboration with Palestinian poet Anas Aaili, the track captures a sense of displacement and fracture which Hamdan experienced in the aftermath of the devastating news of the Beirut port explosion in 2020.
Next up, we have Egyptian pop sensation Tul8te collaborating with the legendary Hamed El Shaari on 'Qesm El Shakawy', a fresh effort on Libyan reggae with bedouin folklore undertones.
The list also features a wicked house groover by Tunisian DJ and producer Birki, Lebanese trailblazer Wassim Bou Malham channelling an Arabian Nights-inspired sound with Gharam Electric's 'Love in Hijaz', along with fresh releases from Mohammed 'Number One' Ramadan, Sudanese-Egyptian alt-pop shapeshifter Nxdia, Seif Mrdeny and more.
Tracklist:
Yasmine Hamdan - HON
Amro Zidan - TAHT EL SAYTARA
Tul8te - Qesm El Shakawy Whatsmahmood - Furjaan Al Bahrain
Rita L'Oujdia - FRÍO
Oliver Azzi - AA BALAK
Nxdia - Boy Clothes
Lil Alex x Rahal - Atoh
Kareem Rahma & Tiny Gun - New Year New York
Zahed Sultan - INTI
Mazyn - YAMA
Mohamed Ramadan & Franglish - Position Remix
Saint Levant - Wazira
Seif Mrdeny, Riff - El Donia Yaa'
Gharam Electric - Love In Hijaz
Ramii - Btaaref
Briki - Rock da House
Mahib Sleat, DJUDJU - UZI
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