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My dad was a brilliant civil engineer. My parents later divorced, but we lived in Abu Dhabi, Greece, Kuwait.

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It's complicated for my music to be accepted, even in Lebanon and the Arabic world - I sing in Arabic, but there's no lute, no classical instruments. Maybe with the Internet opening things up, things will change.

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I wanted to pursue my own thing - I had desires, ideas I wanted to accomplish, and I needed to be on my own for that.

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It's normal; Arab women have always been very active at the forefront of culture - as film producers since the 1920s; as singers, dancers, choreographers, writers for much longer than that.

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'Al Jamilat' is not just feminist. It's an album with songs that feature women: women who are in love, rebellious women, political activists, women who are more submissive, women who are in charge.

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Singing is a very sensual activity! You engage in it with all your senses and your heart.

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If you have a drummer who alternates between fast and slow drumming, it can negatively affect the music.

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The Arab world is mediatised in a way that gives too much space to these people - puritans, extremists, whatever you want to call them. There are a lot more people like me in the Middle East than you might think.

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I don't think there is only one Arab culture or a pure Arabness. We are very multiple, especially our generation, which is very multilayered.

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I don't relate to what is seen as 'Arab culture.' I relate to what I explore myself, what is around me.

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Biography

Nationality: Lebanese

Type: Musician

Born: Unknown

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