The Arab versions of Star Wars, Dracula and Mission Impossible combined with Arabic vocals and a heavy hiphop beat. The Lebanese musician and performer Rayess Bek and video artist Randa Mirza together form the band Love & Revenge. They combine contemporary electronic sound with old Arab movies and music. For their latest project, Glory & Tears, Mirza has unearthed underrated Arab sci-fi, horror and B-movies with clear Western influences. For the music, Rayess Bek has explored the work of artists from different countries. In the track Tarmentini he incorporated the song Tarmentini by an unknown Lebanese singer. Mirza based the visuals on the 1981 dracula film Anyâb ('Fangs') by Egyptian director Mohamad Chebl. With electronic music and heavy digital percussion, Love & Revenge takes old Arabic pop music, with its powerful vocals, and places it within a wholly new context, assisted by Mehdi Haddab on the electrical oud and keyboardist Julien Perraudeau. An exciting club performance bounces off your screen.
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