For Al Jamilat (The Beautiful Ones), she turned to UK producers Luke Smith and Leo Abrahams, who between them have worked with the likes of Depeche Mode, Brian Eno and Lily Allen. Hamdan herself has ...
Her latest is a dreamy, lyrical foray into the shifting soundscapes of contemporary Arabic and Western music. Album opener, "Douss", does have the Massi style of acoustic guitars and languid vocals, ...