The Lebanese singer/songwriter/visual artist Tania Saleh has been one of the most central artists in the Arabic alternative music scene since the nineties. She has never stopped seeking new connections with countless other art forms, mixing traditional music forms with an ever expanding pallet of new impulses.
Throughout her career, she has released 5 studio albums and 2 live albums and cooperated with a who’s who of Lebanese and international artists. Her albums “Intersection” 2018 and "10 A.D." 2021 have won the German Record Critics’ Award in the "world music" category. Also, Tania has been awarded the Lebanese American University Lifetime Achievement Award for 2018 for her outstanding work in the visual and musical fields for more than 25 years. As a singer, she performed in various venues of the world including The Barbican Centre in London and The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo. As a visual artist, she led various workshops and assisted in many art residencies around the world.
No submissions for Beyond Music Project Volume 4.
Every person should decide where the boundaries of their territory are, whether physical, spiritual, emotional or cultural. Conflicts are the result of the invasion of someone's territory. Verbal or physical harassment can be avoided by dialogue and by creating bridges of compassion. We tried to create the tension and the resolution through an experimental musical piece where the instruments and the voice tell the story in terms of dynamics. The spoken words add a feeling of déjà-vu that almost every human being (mainly female) can relate to.
There is a love/hate relationship between melody and rhythm in every song. In countless songs in this universe (in all its languages and ways of expression) they have always found a way to coexist. The lyrics of this song "Galaxies" are a dialogue between melody and rhythm and describe the conflict between them, the magic, the chemistry and the endless possibilities of unity. The musical arrangement is based on a simple vocal melody playing around two different beats. The spoken words add to the poetic mood of the song.
A conflict between two states of mind can happen between two people with different points of view or two countries with different strategies. This song calls for a fair solution by accepting each other's differences and enjoying the simple pleasures of life, after all we are only different shades of each other. The song is arranged in a way to reveal those different points of view of the same melody. We tried to find a common ground between the Lebanese melody and the Argentinian groove while adding some spices from here and there.
No submissions for Beyond Music Project Volume 2.
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