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Sounds ripped from cassettes & CDs found in immigrant-run mom & pop stores. Deconstructed icons. Field recordings. Sonic mayhem from the far corners of the internet.

Wednesday 7 - 10pm (EDT) | On WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio
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Favoriting June 1, 2016: Firas Abdou Fakher | Mashrou' Leila
Firas Abou Fakher, guitarist for Lebanon's legendary Mashrou' Leila, will join us in the studio to talk about the evolution of the band's music since they started playing in 2008 and the Lebanese alt music scene they came out of and helped to define.

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Artist Track Album Year Comments Approx. start time

Music behind DJ:
Bodega Pop 

Intro   Favoriting

Bodega Pop Live 

2016 

 

 
Mashrou' Leila  Obwa   Favoriting Mashrou' Leila  2009  Lebanon  0:03:15 (Pop-up)
 
Mashrou' Leila  Habibi   Favoriting El Hal Romancy  2011  Lebanon  0:15:11 (Pop-up)
 
Mashrou' Leila  Wa Nueid   Favoriting Raasuk  2013    0:26:41 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Mashrou' Leila 

Djin   Favoriting

Ibn El Leil 

2015 

Lebanon 

0:44:40 (Pop-up)
 
Mashrou' Leila  Marrikh   Favoriting       0:59:07 (Pop-up)
 
Mashrou  Ashabi   Favoriting       1:11:37 (Pop-up)
 
Mashrou' Leila  Get Lucky   Favoriting   2014  Lebanon  1:19:29 (Pop-up)
Men Wara El 3adaseh  Bala esem   Favoriting Men Wara el 3adaseh EP    Lebanon  1:22:42 (Pop-up)
Men Wara El 3adaseh  Roo7 el Moughamara   Favoriting Ta2irat el Rou7    Lebanon  1:26:15 (Pop-up)
Soap Kills  Wadih   Favoriting Cheftak    Lebanon  1:29:40 (Pop-up)
Zeid + The Wings  Aasfeh   Favoriting     Lebanon  1:33:22 (Pop-up)
The Incompetents  Bullets Dancing Over My Head   Favoriting More Songs from the Victorious City  2008  Lebanon  1:37:37 (Pop-up)
The Incompetents  Monster Song   Favoriting More Songs from the Victorious City  2008  Lebanon  1:40:07 (Pop-up)
Maii Waleed  Rid of Me   Favoriting Red    Lebanon  1:48:32 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Elias Rabhani 

Hey Dabke!   Favoriting

Shik Shak Shok! Psychedelic Music For Belly Dance, recorded in Lebanon, 1972-85 

 

Lebanon 

1:52:26 (Pop-up)
Bachar Mar-Khalife  Kyrie Eleison   Favoriting Ya Balad    Lebanon  1:57:10 (Pop-up)
Bachar Mar-Khalife  Wolf Pack   Favoriting Ya Balad    Lebanon  2:01:36 (Pop-up)
Franz Hautzinger + Mazen Kerbaj  Abu Tarek   Favoriting Abu Tarek  2004  Lebanon / Austria  2:06:00 (Pop-up)
Raed Yassin  The Deaf Oud   Favoriting The New Album  2009  Lebanon  2:12:25 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Ihsan Al-Munzer 

Shish Kebab   Favoriting

Shik Shak Shok! Psychedelic Music For Belly Dance, recorded in Lebanon, 1972-85 

 

Lebanon 

2:21:04 (Pop-up)
El Iqaa  Detroit Beirut   Favoriting Detroit Beirut    USA / Lebanon  2:27:14 (Pop-up)
El Iqaa  Zeina   Favoriting Detroit Beirut    USA / Lebanon  2:29:52 (Pop-up)
El Iqaa  1001 Fights   Favoriting Detroit Beirut    USA / Lebanon  2:32:12 (Pop-up)
El Iqaa  Al Arabiya   Favoriting Detroit Beirut    USA / Lebanon  2:34:11 (Pop-up)
Rayess Bek  3al 2anoune 3al2anine   Favoriting 3AM Behkeh Bil Sokout  2003  Lebanon / France  2:37:43 (Pop-up)
Edd Abbas, Lipos + Elepheel  Bouyout Mouhaddama   Favoriting Tripnol    Lebanon  2:42:06 (Pop-up)
Edd Abbas, Lipos + Elepheel  Akhdar   Favoriting Tripnol    Lebanon  2:45:18 (Pop-up)
Edd Abbas, Lipos + Elepheel  Moul7ak   Favoriting Tripnol    Lebanon  2:46:12 (Pop-up)
Edd Abbas, Lipos + Elepheel  Teesh   Favoriting Tripnol    Lebanon  2:47:49 (Pop-up)
DJ Lethal Skillz  Karmageddon   Favoriting Karmageddon    Lebanon  2:49:16 (Pop-up)
DJ Lethal Skillz  The Messenger   Favoriting Karmageddon    Lebanon  2:50:39 (Pop-up)
DJ Lethal Skillz  Resistant Culture   Favoriting Karmageddon    Lebanon  2:54:04 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Catrina 

Hei La Bodega   Favoriting

Hei La Bodega - Carnaval! 

2000 

 

2:58:10 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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melinda:

howdy!
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ndbob:

Gary! Melinda! everyone!
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Carmichael:

Giddy up, Gary!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:03pm
Gary:

Hey gang! Might be less here than usual, at least while the interview is going on ... but HI!
  7:10pm
northguineahills:

Listening via the app, nice!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:13pm
Polyus:

Hey alright!
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Mayuko:

Good evening!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:15pm
Gary:

Hi Everyone! Hope you're enjoying the talkin's!
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hyde:

hi, everybody
  7:15pm
sara:

all time favourtie guitarist, all time favourite band! lots and lots of love and hugs and kisses
  7:16pm
Bill:

Hey! Sorry I'm late!
  7:16pm
sara:

or wait should i say multi-instrumentalist?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:18pm
Gary:

Hi Gang!
  7:25pm
M:

can we ask Firas questions?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:28pm
Gary:

Yes, please do ask questions!
  7:31pm
M:

have any of you guys studied music? not necessarily as an academic major
  7:32pm
M:

If you couldn't be successful musicians anymore "God forbid", what would you be doing?
  7:37pm
Sara:

not a question, but can't wait for the shows in Canada! it's going to be awesome
  7:40pm
Nour:

If making music and performing is no longer beneficial to you, financially, family wise, etc., would you still do it for the fans?
  7:40pm
Nour:

Where do you see your band in 5 years?
  7:41pm
Nour:

Do you plan on making meets and greets in Egypt?
  7:42pm
Nour:

Are your families supportive of your music?
  7:42pm
Nour:

Will you ever go back to making vlogs?
  7:44pm
Amina:

You obviously listen to classical music, who's your favorite composer growing up? And why?
  7:44pm
D:

What are the best gifts that you've received from fans?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:44pm
Gary:

Whoa, more questions -- we'll be back in a few minutes and Firas will answer ...
  7:45pm
Nour:

Thanks Gary :)
  7:48pm
Nour:

Are you seriously looking for a second violinist? lol
  7:50pm
Nour:

What's your favorite city to perform?
  7:52pm
Nour:

Yeah i'm the one that made the mask! tehehe :)
  7:53pm
Nour:

The book that you received is Feq-h El Hob :)
  7:53pm
Julie:

What song do u remember most from ur childhood?
  7:54pm
Nour:

What's your favorite track out of all your albums?
  7:55pm
Amina:

What's your favorite song in Ibn El Leil?
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ndbob:

excellent first hour! catch the rest on the archive
  7:58pm
Nour:

Is your relationship as individuals more than just members in the same band?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:59pm
Gary:

We'll be back with answers in a bit
  7:59pm
Nour:

Do you think that tough times, like the Jordan banning situation, brings you closer as a band?
  7:59pm
Julie:

guilty pleasures?
  8:02pm
Nour:

Are you planning to compensate the yet unperformed concert in Amman?
  8:03pm
Amina:

Do you get bored of all the touring and craziness of the fans? or the band? I mean when you think of it, if you can go back would you do it any differently?
  8:05pm
Nour:

What do you think helped the band grow internationally so fast?
  8:06pm
Nour:

Do you feel nervous on stage? What are your pre-performing habits for stress relief?
  8:07pm
Nour:

Do you still cook? haha
  8:08pm
Amina:

What's your second favorite thing to do besides playing/making music?
  8:11pm
Nour:

Do you think you'd still be friends if you (hopefully not) no longer make music?
  8:12pm
Nour:

As a band, do you write first or compose?
  8:15pm
Nour:

People call you devil worshipers due to obvious lack of research about your songs, what do you say about that?
  8:15pm
Meghan:

Sounds great! Sorry I couldn't be there with you!
  8:15pm
Nour:

Why did you quit social media?
  8:16pm
Nour:

Is there any musical instrument you'd wish to play?
  8:17pm
Ranine:

come back to social media it needs you
  8:18pm
Nour:

What's your dream city to perform?
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tim abdellah:

Greetings Gary and Firas. I'm enjoying this introduction to your music. Beautiful stuff!
  8:19pm
Nour:

If you could get a vacation from all the work, where would you want to go?
  8:20pm
Nour:

NOOOO:(
  8:20pm
Nour:

GET LUCKY YAAS
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tim abdellah:

Oh, I see you're playing in San Francisco - will try to catch you out here! Wishing you peaceful travels!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:24pm
Gary:

Tim!
  8:38pm
Nour:

Hey Gary, i got you the URL of a picture of the mask :) the fist picture is me wearing it since I made it lol. and the second picture is Firas wearing it with the rest of the guys, missing the lead singer, Hamed Sinno and the bassist, Ibrahim Badr :) https://twitter.com/nourshaker16/status/738167514639695872
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:40pm
Gary:

Oh wow, that's amazing ... thanks, Nour!
  8:42pm
Nour:

Thanks for this, had a ton of fun :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:43pm
Gary:

But of course! Super-thanks to Firas for hanging out and chatting so long!
  8:46pm
Nour:

<33
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:52pm
Ike:

Just tuned in a little while ago. Wow, I had no idea there were any covers of "Rid of Me"! Very PJ-sounding.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:53pm
Gary:

Ike!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:56pm
Doug Schulkind:

Very much happy radio!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:01pm
Gary:

Doug!
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hyde:

this is weird and cool
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:13pm
Gary:

Mazan Kerbaj was Firas's design teacher, I think he said
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:22pm
coelacanth:

greetings.
-i'm missing more and more on wednesdays. something needs to change.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:30pm
Gary:

Coelacath!
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hyde:

loved that El Iqqa
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:46pm
Gary:

It's such a terrific album -- really glad I had an excuse to play an extended bit of it for once
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hyde:

oooh, and it's a free download on Bandcamp! el-iqaa.bandcamp.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:51pm
Gary:

Yes!
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tim abdellah:

Rock on - g'nite all! Thx Gary.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:57pm
Gary:

Night, Tim!
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hyde:

thanks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:03pm
coelacanth:

man, there's no not coming back to this one.
...i obviously need to put wfmu above work and eating in my priorities. ...oh wait, i do already.

-Thanks Gary!
ciao peeps.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:04pm
Gary:

Ha, night everyone!
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