Outlandish

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 (born in Honduras and is of Cuban and Honduran descent). All three members are devoutly religious, Isam and Waqas being Muslims, and Lenny being Catholic. The band members live in Brøndby Strand.
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 group have recorded a León Gieco's cover of the song "Solo le Pido a Dios" ("I Only Ask Of God")

The Danish music contemporaries Majid and Burhan G featured heavily on the first album and to a lesser extent on the second and third.


Sound Of A Rebel
Track List
01.Rock All Day
02.Feels Like Saving The World
03.Leventa
04.Keep The Record On Play
05.Always Remember
06.The Emperors New Beat
07.Let Off Some Steam
08.Amen
09.Someday
10.Dale Duro
11.Crash N Burn
12.Sound Of A Rebel
13 Out of Sight

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Closer Than Veins
Track List
01. Introspective
02. Any Given Time
03. Look Into My Eyes
04. Just Me
05. Kom Igen feat. U$O, ADL & Salah Edin
06. Nothing Left To Do
07. Beyond Words feat. Burhan G
08. Words Stuck To Heart
09. Reggada feat. Taibi & Dany Raï
10. Callin’ U
11. Sakeena
12. I’ve Seen feat. Sami Yusuf
13. Una Palabra feat. Majid
14. I Only Ask of God
15. Appreciatin’

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Beats Rhymes And Life
Track List
1. Walou [Rishi Rich Remix] - Outlandish
2. Vaocab [Refugees Hip Hop Remix] - The Fugees
3. Respect - Alliance Ethnik, Vinia Mojica
4. Past, Presence, Future
5. Chan Chan - Compay Segundo
6. Ya Rayah - Rachid Taha
7. Sohniye - Juggy D
8. Satrangi Re - Sonu Nigam
9. Aicha [Proper Pak Remix] - Outlandish
10. We Are - DJ Jazzy Jeff, Raheem, Cy Young
11. Inshallah - Goodie Mob
12. Min Tid Listen
13. Quien Me Tienda la Mano Al Pasar - Pablo Milanés
14. Maza - Mercedes Sosa Listen
15. Sweet Pain - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
16. Ghoom - Junoon

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Breed & Barrels Of Water
Track List
01.Introduction
02.Guantanamo
03.Peelo
04.Aicha
04. Walou
05.Gritty
06.A Donkey Named Cheetah
07.Interlude
08.If Only
09.Dirty Dirty East
09.Fatima's Hand
10.El Moro
11.Eyes Never Dry
12.Belly Dance
13.Life Is A Loom

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Outland's Official
Track List
01.Intro
02.Walou
03.Mano A Mano
04.Wherever
05.The Bond Between Us
06.Come On
07.Fatima's Hand
08.CPH Moro
09.Love Joint
10.Stick Em Up
11.Ill Kebab
12.Renovadores
13.Head To The Sky

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VIDEO
1. Outlandish - Aicha
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2.Outlandish - Guantanamo
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3.Outlandish - Walou
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