Yasmine Hamdan first emerged onto the music scene with Soapkills, the pioneering indie electronic duo she co-founded with Zeid Hamdan in Beirut towards the end of the ’90s. The band gradually acquired an emblematic status and, to this day, Yasmine is considered an icon throughout the Arab world. 

After moving to Paris in 2005, Yasmine teamed up with Madonna producer Mirwais for the ephemeral Y.A.S. project, and recorded the Arabology album (released in 2009 by Universal). 

Yasmine then recorded her first solo album, Ya Nass, with Nouvelle Vague’s Marc Collin; the album was released by Crammed Discs around Europe, Japan and the USA. ‘Hal’, one of the album’s tracks, was featured in Jim Jarmusch’s film Only Lovers Left Alive and was a contender for the 2014 Oscar Award for Best Original Song. Ya Nass received wide critical acclaim around the world. 

Released by Crammed Discs in 2017, Yasmine Hamdan’s second album was entitled Al Jamilat ('The Beautiful Ones) was produced by herself alongside UK producers, Luke Smith (Foals, Depeche Mode, Lily Allen) and Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno, Carl Barât).  The album features NY musicians Shahzad Ismaily (Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, John Zorn, Marc Ribot) and Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley, among others. 

While Yasmine's vocals are deeply rooted in Arabic musical traditions (to which she takes an unconventional and fresh approach) the structures and arrangements of her songs draw from contemporary Western electronic, pop, and folk influences, setting her apart from traditional norms.

Her third solo album, I Remember I Forget, which she co-produced in Paris alongside Marc Collin (Nouvelle Vague), is scheduled for worldwide release in September 2025 on Crammed Discs/ [PIAS].

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