Yasmine Hamdan at Village Underground, London

After moving to Paris in 2005, she worked with Mirwais on the project Y.A.S., which made the album Arabology. She has since gained international recognition as a singer-songwriter and solo producer, blending pan-Arab roots, pop and poetic lyrics, electro, soul and guitar-driven melodies. Hamdan has worked with filmmakers such as Elia Suleiman and Jim Jarmusch, and has toured worldwide to promote her albums Ya Nass and Al Jamilat (2017).