Aicha - Musique

Outlandish Are A Multi-Award Winning Hip-Hop Group Based In Denmark. Formed In 1997 They Consist Of Isam Bachiri Born In Denmark And Of Moroccan Background Waqas Ali Qadri Born In Denmark And Of Pakistani Background And Lenny Martinez From Honduras . All Three Members Are Devoutly Religious Isam And Waqas Being Muslims And Lenny Being Catholic. The Band Members Live In Brøndby Strand.
History Outlandish's Hip-Hop/R&B/soul Music Sound Takes Influences From Their Various Backgrounds Moroccan/Arab/Amazigh Pakistani/Punjabi And Latin American And Although Their Songs Are Primarily In English They Usually Feature Lyrics In Spanish Urdu/Punjabi Danish And Arabic. All These Influences Make The Music Of Outlandish Somewhat Unique And This Is Easy To Notice From The Variety Of Genres Covered In Their Albums. Outlandish Often Include Themes About Islam And Contemporary Issues Facing Young Muslims In The West In Their Music And Sometimes Their Songs Define A Unique Nasheed-Like Urban Genre. Their First Single "Pacific To Pacific" Was Used In Connection With An Amnesty International Charity Event. Next Came The Single "Saturday Night" A Song That Was Later To Be Included On The Soundtrack For The Danish Movie Pizza King. These Singles Were The Prelude To Their First Album Outland's Official 2000 Which Was Only Released In Denmark. The Hit Song "Walou" Was Later Included On Their Second Album Bread & Barrels Of Water. Singles From Their Second Album Made The Most Impact On The International Music Charts. Hit Singles Included "Aicha" First Made Famous By Khaled Which Made It To Number One In Germany And Received A Lot Of Airplay Across Many Asian Countries Especially In South Korea 1 . The Video To "Aicha" Also Won A Best Music Video Award. "Guantanamo" Also Made A Strong Impression On The European Charts. An Old Hindi Chorus Running Through "Peelo" Made It A Smash Hit Amongst Indians Living In The West. The Danish Music Contemporaries Majid And Burhan G Feautured Heavily On The First Album And To A Lesser Extent On The Second And Third. Closer Than Veins Closer Than Veins 2005 Is Outlandish's Third Album. The First Single Was "Look Into My Eyes". The Song's Lyrics Are Based On A Poem By Gihad Ali A Palestinian Who Wrote The Piece When She Was A Teenager The Poem Expresses The Plight Of Those Suffering From America’s Foreign Policy With Regards To Israel And Palestine. The Video Is Based Around The Fairy-Tale Little Red Riding Hood. It Portrays An Israeli Soldier As The Wolf And The Palestinian Girl Wearing A Kaffiyeh As Little Red Riding Hood. This Album Showcased The Group's More Mature Outlook Compared To Their Previous Works. Tracks Such As "Just Me" And "Una Palabra" Give A Rare Insight Into The Life In Europe Today As Seen Through The Eyes Of Ethnic Minorities Whereas "Nothing Left To Do" Perhaps The Most Daring And Compelling Track On The Album Boldly Tackles The Still Taboo Ridden Issue Of A Young Muslim Man Catching HIV "Warm Smile — Long Blond Hair/Pretty Green Eyes And Skin Damned Fair/For Sure Lucky To Get With A Girl Like That/Couldn’t Pass This Chance No Matter What...Pretty Woman Though Not All She Seemed/Soon Grim Reality And Not A Dream/Wasn’t The First Certainly Not Her Last/Moment Of Weakness Became Victim Of Her Past." Where Outlandish Wrote All Tracks On Their First Two Albums Closer Than Veins Marked A Departure In This Respect Particularly On The Socially And Politically Heavy Side The Group Has Called In Lyrical Reinforcements. "Look Into My Eyes" Was Principally Written By Gihad Ali Whereas "Just Me" "Una Palabra" And "Nothing Left To Do" Were Principally Written By Omar Shah Who Has Also Written Isam Bachiri's Lyrics On Sami Yusuf's "Try Not To Cry" And More Recently On Native Deen's "Still Strong". Outlandish Performed A Live Percussion Version Of "Look Into My Eyes" At The "Islamophobia" Conference Held In Copenhagen Denmark In May 2006 Which Was Hosted By The Islam Channel And Included Many Theological And Political Speakers And Community Leaders. Their Club Thumping Single "Kom Igen" Is Featured On EA's FIFA 2007. Outlandish Included Two New Bonus Tracks "In Good Hands" And "Angels Lower Their Wings" On The Deluxe Version Of Closer Than Veins. They Were The Only Danish Act Performing At The European MTV Awards 2006 Where They Also Won The Prize For Best Danish Act. Recently The Group Has Also Performed At The Annual Reviving The Islamic Spirit Conference In Toronto Lending Further Credit To The Theory That They Are Becoming More Of An "Islamic Band". Closer Than Veins Was Released In UK By Sony BMG In March 2007 With "Look Into My Eyes" Being Released As The First Single On 5 March. The UK Version Of Closer Than Veins Included A Rendition Of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song."
The Band Supported Sami Yusuf Along With Other Acclaimed Nasheed Artists At The "Concert For Peace In Darfur" Held At Wembley Arena In Order To Raise Money For The Families Of Genocide Victims In The Region. 2 The Trio Has Participated In The Evening Of Inspiration Concerts In Aid Of Islamic Relief Charity Since 2006 And Most Recently Participated In The 2008 Concert Which Also Featured Seven8Six Raihan And Kareem Salama Amongst Fellow Performers." 3 . Isam Bachiri Features On The Single "Still Strong" On Native Deen's Recent Album "Not Afraid To Stand Alone." 4 Having Embarked Upon The Genre-Defining Closer Than Veins Outlandish Have Announced On Their Official Website That They Are Working On Its Follow-Up Album Which Is Set To Continue On Their Journey Of "life Music" And Will Include Exciting Collaborations With Other Morally-Minded Music Artists. Some Of The Artists Rumoured To Feature Include Majid Lupe Fiasco The Sound Of Reason Kareem Salama Raihan And Yusuf Islam. The New Album Outlandish's Fourth Major Production Is Set For Release At Some Point In Q2 2008. Two Of The Three Band Members Have Also Released Their Own Solo Albums In Danish Language Over The Last Few Months But They Have Denied Speculation That Band Dissolution Is Imminent. Discography
Albums * 2000 Outland's Official * 2002 Bread & Barrels Of Water * 2004 Beats Rhymes & Life Various Artists * 2005 Closer Than Veins * 2008 TBA In Production Non-Album Singles * "Belly Dance" * "Man Binder Os På Mund Og Hånd" * "Pacific To Pacific" - In Connection With An Amnesty International * "Saturday Night" From "Pizza King" OST * "Kun Min" Only Mine * "Keep It Halal"
Collaborations And Appearances On Other Artists' Albums * "El Campo" - Majid Life Knowledge And Poetry 2001 * "Try Not To Cry" - Sami Yusuf My Ummah 2005 * "Meditate" Ft. Waqas Ali - Seven8Six Straight Path 2005 * "Still Strong" Ft. Isam B - Native Deen Not Afraid To Stand Alone 2007 read less