Guitar slung over his shoulder, Zeid Hamdan brings his commitments and sounds to the stage. (Credit: Courtesy of the artist)
Zeid Hamdan is one of those artists people know, but do not really know well. At least that’s how he sees it. Even though his music has millions of streams on Spotify and around 160,000 listeners per month, he says, “I’d love to be the artist — the one who sings, writes his own songs, and speaks for himself. I want to stand by my own artistic vision without having to compromise.” Read more Written in exile: The story of Al Jawater newspaper and the Helú family in Mexico Some people know him from Soap Kills, the famous duo he formed with Yasmine Hamdan in 1997, or from his more recent project Bedouin Burger. Because of that success, he understands why people might feel confused about his work.“I’ve spent most of my life producing for other artists, neglecting my own work a bit. Now I want to focus on myself,” he says.He also says...
Zeid Hamdan is one of those artists people know, but do not really know well. At least that’s how he sees it. Even though his music has millions of streams on Spotify and around 160,000 listeners per month, he says, “I’d love to be the artist — the one who sings, writes his own songs, and speaks for himself. I want to stand by my own artistic vision without having to compromise.” Read more Written in exile: The story of Al Jawater newspaper and the Helú family in Mexico Some people know him from Soap Kills, the famous duo he formed with Yasmine Hamdan in 1997, or from his more recent project Bedouin Burger. Because of that success, he understands why people might feel confused about his work.“I’ve spent most of my life producing for other artists, neglecting my own work a bit. Now I want to focus on myself,” he...
