Forward Music is a Lebanon based independent record label specializing in World Music.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music entertainment |
| Founded | 2001[1] |
| Headquarters | Beirut , Lebanon |
Key people | Ghazi Abdel Baki |
| Website | forwardmusic |
History
editForward Music was established in 2001 by Ghazi Abdel Baki as a music label.[citation needed] Today, Forward Music is an independent label that produces and distributes the work of several musicians and singers in the Middle East.[2]
In 2007, one of Forward Music's projects, "Al Muwashahat", received The BBC Awards for world music .[3]
In October 2010, Forward Music acquired 13 album licenses from the record label Incognito, expanding its music catalogue.[4]
Later, In 2011, Forward Music opened its concert venue in Beirut: The Democratic republic of Music (DRM). DRM hosted 300 concerts in the span of 3 years with artists such as: Stanley Jordan, Tony Allen (musician), Henri Texier, Souad Massi, The Herbaliser, Ilham al-Madfai, Joey DeFrancesco, and others including the label's artists and musicians from Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon.[5]
List of current artists
editDiscography
edit- Watad, Ghazi Abdel Baki
- Ila Mata, Charbel Rouhana
- Handmade, Charbel Rouhana
- Arabtango, Soumaya Baalbaki
- Rubaiyat El Khayyam, Mustafa Said
- "Ghazi Abdel Baki LIVE", Ghazi Abdel Baki
- Beirut Good Vibes - Vol.1, Various
- Handmade DVD, Charbel Rouhana
- Darwish, Issa Ghandour and the Madina Band
- The Last Communique, Ghazi Abdel Baki
- Doux Zen, Charbel Rouhana
- The Collection, Lena Chamamyan
- Hal Asmar Elone, Lena Chamamyan
- Shamat, Lena Chamamyan
- Cotton Candy, Lena Chamamyan
- Communique # 1, Ghazi Abdel Baki
- Madinatuna, Paul Salem
- Oyoun el Bakar, Ziyad Sahhab
- World Music From Lebanon - Vol.1 (3 CD box set), Various
- We Live, Various
- Dangerous, Charbel Rouhana
- Faces, Ibrahim Jaber Gros Bras
- Sourat Trait d'Union, Charbel Rouhana
- Communique # 2, Ghazi Abdel Baki
- Keep On Singing, Ziyad Sahhab
- World Music From Lebanon - Vol.2 (2 CD box set), Various
- World Music From Lebanon - Vol.3 (2 CD box set), Various
- Fareeq ElAtrash, Fareeq El Atrash
- Silent Wave, Ziad Al-Ahmadieh
- Bilbal, Ziad Al-Ahmadieh
- Beyond Traditions, Ziad Al-Ahmadieh
- Things That I Miss, Hazem Shaheen
- Hewar, Hewar
- El Aysh Wel Melh, Masar
- The Taqalid Series (6 CD box set), Various
- Asil, Asil Ensemble & Mustafa Said
- The Annunciation, Nida Abou Mrad & The Arabic Classical Ensemble
- Wisal, Nida Abou Mrad &The Arabic Classical Ensemble
- Wasalat, Nida Abou Mrad &The Arabic Classical Ensemble
- Tajwid, Sheikh Salah Yammout
- Insan, Twais
- Taqalid Sampler, Various
- Khameer, Basel Rajoub
References
edit- ^ World Music from Lebanon. Three New Arabic/Brazilian Fusion CDs
- ^ forwardmusic.net
- ^ BBC – Awards for World Music 2007 – Ghada Shbeir
- ^ Forward Music and Incognito announce the consolidation of their businesses - iloubnan.info
- ^ "Democratic Republic of Music". Time Out Beirut. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-08-03.