The Best of Soapkills

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The best of the famous Lebanese cult band finally (re)released! Soapkills, Yasmine Hamdan's iconic band, has become a cult group in the Arab world and far beyond. Formed in the late 90s by Yasmine Hamdan and Zeid Hamdan, both born in Lebanon and unrelated, Soapkills was one of the very first indie bands to emerge in the Middle East... Drawing inspiration from classical and folk Arabic music, as well as electronic dub and trip hop, they embodied the soundtrack of the vibrant young Lebanese art scene that developed in the post-war era. After three albums titled Bater (2001), Cheftak (2002), and Enta Fen (2005) respectively, all released on small Lebanese labels, the band ceased its activities when Yasmine moved to Paris. There, she first teamed up with Mirwais to create the Y.A.S. project before working on her first solo album, Ya Nass (2013), while Zeid, who remained in Lebanon, became an artistic activist and respected producer.