Outlandish
Outlandish | |
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 Outlandish performing in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Brøndby Strand, Denmark |
| Genres | Hip-hop |
| Years active | 1997–2017 |
| Labels | Sony Music Entertainment RCA Victor Europe |
| Associated acts | Native Deen, Sami Yusuf, Seven8Six, Mintman |
| Members | Waqas Ali Qadri Isam Bachiri Lenny Martinez |
Outlandish was a hip-hop music group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, it consists of Isam Bachiri (born in Denmark and of Moroccan background), Waqas Ali Qadri (born in Denmark and of Pakistani background), and Lenny Martinez (born in Honduras and of Cuban and Honduran descent). All three members are religious, with Isam and Waqas being Muslims and Lenny being Catholic. The group disbanded in 2017 as each member wanted to pursue personal projects.[1]
Contents
1 Career
2 Appearances and activities
3 Controversies
4 Disbanding
5 Discography
6 References
7 External links
Career
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 included on the soundtrack for the Danish film Pizza King.[2]
"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 (Arab scarf), as Little Red Riding Hood.
The singles from their second album made a bigger impact on the international music charts, including their cover version of Khaled's "Aïcha", which was a #1 hit in Germany and received a lot of airplay across Asia, especially in South Korea.[3] "Guantanamo" also made a strong impression on the European charts.[4]
Their single "Kom Igen" is featured on EA Sports game, FIFA 07.
Sound of a Rebel, Outlandish's fifth album was released on 11 May 2009. Its first single was "Rock All Day".[5]
Appearances and activities
Isam Bachiri of Outlandish
The band supported Sami Yusuf along with other nasheed artists at the "Concert for Peace in Darfur" held at Wembley Arena in 2007 in order to raise money for the families of genocide victims in the region.[6]
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."[7]
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.
Isam Bachiri features on the single "Still Strong" on Native Deen's album, Not Afraid To Stand Alone.[8]
Controversies
In 2006 the Danish tabloid newspaper BT reported that the two Muslim members of the group had the Norwegian singer Herborg Kråkevik removed to another point on stage in a Danish television program on the grounds that she had bare shoulders. A press responsible person from the record label of the group commented that it "is part of their religion. But I don't think Herborg Kråkevik minded."[9][10] The chairmen of the Youth of the Danish People's Party and the president of the Danish Women's Society criticized the incident, whereas the Danish Broadcasting Corporation stated that it had not made any changes in the program because of Outlandish.[11] Outlandish themselves issued a press statement in which they dissociated themselves from the accusations of BT.[12]
In 2007 Isam Bachiri and Waqas Quadri performed at the large annual Canadian Muslim event Reviving the Islamic Spirit. At that occasion, the Danish tabloid BT wrote that the group performed for "extreme islamists", and that phrases like "the homosexuals should be punished with death" and "the Jews will encounter their demise" appeared at the conference.[13] Outlandish denied the accusations. They stated that the conference was a peaceful Muslim convention whose main goal is to create integration and peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Non-muslims in North America and mentioned that the highly respected American rabbi Michael Lerner had been an honorary guest and speaker at the conference.[14] Associate Professor Torben Ruberg Rasmussen from University of Southern Denmark confirmed the statements of the group and commented: "There is no reason to condemn the event, and it is not a case of closet radicalism or anything reminding of that."[15][16]
Disbanding
The group disbanded in 2017 as each member wanted to pursue personal projects.[17]
Discography
References
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^ [1]
^ [2](Korean)
^ "Outlandish - Guantanamo @ Top40-Charts.com - Songs & Videos from 49 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 30 Countries". Top40-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
^ [3] Outlandish released a new single.
^ [4] Concert for peace in Darfur.
^ [5][permanent dead link] Details of "Evening Of Inspiration 2008" at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2007-11-18.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) Sample of Isam B on Native Deen's new album (track 4).
^ https://www.bt.dk/underholdning/outlandish-fjerner-kvinde-med-noegne-skuldre
^ http://nyheder.tv2.dk/nyheder/article.php/outlandish-st%C3%B8dt-af-n%C3%B8gne-skuldre
^ DR denies censure. ("DR nægter censur.") News item on gaffa.dk December 5, 2006.
^ Outlandish dissociates itself from accusations. "Outlandish tager afstand fra anklager". News item on gaffa.dk, January 22, 2008.
^ https://www.bt.dk/underholdning/outlandish-medlemmer-sang-for-ekstremister
^ Statement on Outlandish' web-site, January 13, 2007.
^ John Fogde (January 17, 2007). "Outlandish does not understand criticism (Outlandish forstår ikke kritik)". Gaffa. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
^ Outlandish puzzled over criticism from Danish People's Party. ("Outlandish forundret over DF-kritik.") News item on DR.dk January 17, 2007.
^ "Outlandish". Facebook. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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