#Lebanese singer

[biglisbonnews]

Thoom Makes Downtown Grime Sexy in 'The Lights Are Falling Down' Sometimes you just need a messy make-out in Seward Park. For her latest single "The Lights Are Falling Down," Lebanon-born artist Thoom just wants to remind you "how fun making out is." With dirt-caked fingernails, furious ass-grabs and explicit tongue-heavy kisses, even the Dimes Square pigeons pecking meager scraps of garbage are cooing in excitement. New York-based Thoom lives for the downtown grime. Whether she's producing grungy trip-hop Soundcloud tracks in Chicago's DIY scene or smashing stages with New York's downtown club acts like the Frost Children and The Dare, Thoom's nose for offbeat energy and "the scene" is synonymous with her artistic brand. After releasing her debut album Pork in 2020, a nine-track amalgamate of stormy electronics and contemplative lyricism from her time in Beirut, Chicago and Berlin, Thoom's newest single "The Lights Are Falling Down" teases her forthcoming EP, Fantasy for Danger, due later this month. Inspired by the Safdie brothers' severe film Heaven Knows What, Thoom set out to capture the gritty carnality of spontaneous attraction. Crawling around Canal Street's Seward Park in her fur coat and undies, Thoom curates a relic from our Tumblr years, a mini-erotica whose mission is purposefully surface. "The documentation is the message," Thoom tells PAPER. "I’m just trying to express what I think is sexy and tell a story." The result is an intoxicating, psychosexual moment in time, existing for the feeling of something — a fantasy, a craving, a surrendering — and nothing more.Thoom's creative hand is potent and instinctively flippant, channeling her musical prowess with a penchant for chaos and experimentation. To listen to Thoom is to surrender to her dominion. "The Lights Are Falling Down" is as intriguing and intense as she is.Check out the PAPER premiere of the music video below, along with a behind-the-scenes look into the artistic creation of Thoom.Is your latest single “The Lights Are Falling Down” about love, lust or heartbreak?It’s about wanting something because it's bad for you. And maybe being a little turned on by it.The "The Lights Are Falling Down" music video is said to be inspired by the Safdie brothers' Heaven Knows What. Why was this a film that resonated with you?I love the Safdies so much. I just saw the make-out scene and I was like, that's exactly what making out feels like! That’s all you really need to tell a love story. Because the style you make-out in, how you use your hands, the clothes you wear and where you’re making out all tell the story on their own. I wanted the guy to look like Kurt Cobain and also vaguely resemble the classic Dimes Square mid-20s guy with medium-length hair that’s just drowning in pussy for some reason. And I want to remind people how fun making out is.Is there a personal story that also partially inspired “The Lights Are Falling Down”?My first boyfriend who was a car mechanic. That's why his fingernails were always dirty.You portray a hypersexual character in the video, filming intimate scenes in a public setting. Is this visual crafted using the lens of the female gaze, male gaze or neither?That’s hard to say because sometimes I look at girls as if I’m looking at them through a man's eyes. I directed the short film for myself, though. I love turning men into objects of desire. It gives me ultimate satisfaction.Can you elaborate on the various points of view you played with while directing "The Lights Are Falling Down?"I wanted it to be like someone sitting in the park with binoculars watching us. I wanted details of the make-out and ultimate sensuality. I love when you’re watching something and you feel like you can smell, touch or feel the image. I also just wanted it to be one thing. Barely anything else — only hints of a backstory.How have your frequent collaborators — like Club Eat, Frost Children and The Dare — influenced your sound or art practice?I’m totally a sponge. When I first moved to New York, I was going to as many shows as I could in every scene. That’s what I love about New York, you can just drift to all these different small cultures. I have to do that, otherwise I get bored quick. I remember one night I was going to see Harrison [The Dare] play. I called Ren [Club Eat] and was like wanna come see my friend play? He’s so good! At that time, different scenes didn’t really mesh like they do now. Now it’s a cesspool of artists, musicians, dancers, etc. Everyone’s feeding off of each other.You’ve described your work as “parodying the Western gaze.” What does that mean to you?I go through phases, you know? That's the nature of being an immigrant. Sometimes I feel very Arab, and ultimately that's who I am, but sometimes I feel like an American. I grew up in Lebanon and, during the war, me and my brother bought this Team America movie and we’d watch it and run around yelling, “Derka, Derka, Muhammad jihad!” What's next for Thoom?World domination!Photography by Francisco Russo https://www.papermag.com/thoom-2659638252.html

#Safdie brothers #Heaven only knows #Club eat #The dare #Frost children #Seward park #Zeynab marwan #Downtown nyc #Dimes square #Lebanese singer #Lebanese artist #Thoom #Alessandra Schade #PAPER

[arabianmoda]

Introducing the songstress in the making Maria Taktouk.

Back in 2021, Maria’s followers discovered her songwriting and singing skills once she started covering hit songs, and this November, the world will witness her first solo act.

In an exclusive interview, Maria talks about her love for Lebanon and a new musical journey with her soon-to-be released song Shadow.

Full story: http://bit.ly/49lWsQD

#arabianmoda #arabian moda #Maria Taktouk #Lebanese Singer

[wearenotjustnumbers2]

Had to share this video to show you how beautiful and culturally rich Palestine is. These are the cities of Palestine and their names. Despite the destruction and death, we still have hope. And we will survive this 🙏🇵🇸

It's a beautiful country full of beautiful people, and we deserve to live, frankly.

#this song is an arabic song by a lebanese singer #the lyrics say: Tomorrow this nightmare will be over // and the sun will rise // and on this beloved land we will meet #love my country and its people ❤️🇵🇸 #i will not allow any hate on this post specifically #take it as a mental health break #palestine #current events #free palestine #ethnic cleansing #palestine 🇵🇸 #gaza #jerusalem #free palestine 🇵🇸 #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #video #beauty #culture #words

[yourdailyqueer]

Storry (Dina Koutsouflakis)

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Pansexual

DOB: N/A 

Ethnicity: Lebanese, Greek

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Singer, songwriter, music producer, director, visual artist

#Dina Koutsouflakis #Storry #pansexuality #lgbt #lgbtq #female #pansexual #Lebanese #greek #biracial #middle eastern #asian #canadian #singer #songwriter #music producer #director #artist

[watchyourbuck]

Got tagged by @wikiangela & @thewolvesof1998 to do this picrew thingy, thank uuu😽

Well this is me, it’s pretty accurate actually lmao I just have more freckles & my hair is darker

Tags!! @buckleys-diaz @alyxmastershipper @wildlife4life @lover-of-mine @cowboy-buddie @cowboy-buck @eddiediaztho @princessfbi @buckleyobsessed @firemedicdiaz @thosetwofirefighters @forthewolves only if u want!✨

#im Lebanese #and im 23 #and im a singer! #that’s some info on me

[mishkakagehishka]

Btw i'm gonna go snack-shopping and then wash my hair so, i assume i won't miss anything even if i tune in at like 9:20, but if i do, i'm counting on y'all

#i keep thinking #i miss mika. not the shadow but the lebanese-french singer #he really carried last year it's gonna be boring now #we only have graham norton in the finals lmfao

[lestatlioncunt]

shim el yasmine - mashrou' leila and the gaping hole it left in my chest

#rena.txt #i can't stop listening to it after that post and reading the translation and the lil notes of the people in the tags #someone wrote a few lines about how the lyrics ground the song in lebanese identity and how it's not that he just wants to be with #that man but he wants to be with him and in lebanon. openly queer but openly queer in their (singer and person from the tags) own homeland #idk it was very beautiful. it is very beautiful #<at loss of words bc brain isn't working but heart is

[kingofreturn41]

#Claudia Doumit #Italian #Lebanese #mixed #royalty #biracial #brunette #long hair #fine #fit #sexy #Queen #amazing #ultimate #cute #gorgeous #gif #giftastic #actress #singer #Victoria Neuman #woman #hot #body #tight #pretty #lovely #beauty #beautiful #smlie

[higherentity]

#Isabel Bayrakdarian #opera singer #singer #lebanese #isabel #soprano

[feluka]

behold my blue catgirl

#sabaah means morning and warda means flower #both sabaah and warda are the names of famous arab singers (lebanese and algerian respectively) :) #it has no significance i just felt like it! although it's funny because apparently the clan i chose is nocturnal #nocturnal girl named 'morning' lmao #ffxiv lb

[arabianmoda]

Arabian Man Moda’s Digital Cover Featuring Carlos Azar — The Film

#arabianmoda #arabian moda #editorial #editorials #fashion film #arabian man moda #arabianmanmoda #carlos azar #lebanese actor #lebanese singer #Youtube

[suetravelblog]

Jabal Amman Jordan

Rainbow Street Jabal Amman – planetofhotels Amman is my home base through May, and I’m settling into a new apartment. The fascinating city is full of surprises. There’s much to discover and learn about the local culture and lifestyle. Mango House – universes.art Amman is popular, and expatriates from all over the world live here. I won’t elaborate on apartment hunting issues I encountered, but…

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#Amman Citadel #Amman Graffiti #Amman Neighborhoods and Circles #Arabic Songs #Dar Al-Anda Art Gallery #Dunia Rooftop Amman #Hashmi Streetart Amman #Islamic Music #Jabal Amman Jordan #Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts #King Abdullah I Mosque #Lebanese Singer Fairuz #Madaba #Mango House Amman #Mount Nebo #Petra #Rainbow Street Jabal Amman #Roman Theatre Amman #Souk Al-Sukar #Temple of Hercules Amman #The Dead Sea #Underground Amman #Wadi Finan Art Gallery #Wadi Rum #Weibdeh Neighborhood #Zahran Street

[mageofminge]

REMINDER TO BOYCOTT EUROVISION

Here's a quick run down of everything they've done + why you should boycott

Despite banning Russia for its actions in the Russia-Ukraine war, Israel is still in the contest (despite committing war crimes, attacking Gaza with genocidal intent etc)

"But Hamas attacked first on Oct.7" - Then why is Israel also bombing southern Lebanon if Hezbollah and the Lebanese government aren't involved?????

Israel often uses ESC as a platform for propaganda

One key example is their promotions for their 2019 broadcast, where they tried to turn attention away from the occupation and portray the country as a liberal haven of democracy, with the lines "... it's a land of war and occupation. But we have so much more than that!" and pointing out its the only place in the middle east where "gays are hugging in the street". (as if the rest of the Levant INCLUDING PALESTINE isn't actually relatively chill when it comes to gay rights)

Another example is them sending an Ethiopian Jewish singer to perform a song called "Set me Free" the same year they stormed Al-Aqsa during Ramadan, which seemed to be very intentionally trying to shift the narrative away from Israel as a colonial occupier, and more as a persecuted people who have finally found safety

As well as the issues with Israel as a competitor, ESC is SPONSORED by MoroccanOil, an Israeli company (ik the name is misleading, but speaking as a Moroccan Israel just really loves to steal our culture while treating our people they stole like shit [I could go on an entire rant ab this but I won't])

So what this means is we can't just boycott this year and then forget about it the next. Until Israeli presence is completely removed from EUROVISION, your views and your money will be funnelled to support an Apartheid regime. I already know people who are still watching Eurovision despite not supporting the occupation, because they love the artists and the spectacle. But no spectacle is worth supporting an Apartheid regime. The best way we can help the Palestinians is by making Israel a pariah state, and pressuring politicians to cut all their funding. That way they won't be able to put down uprisings and maintain the brutal police state they have - at which point they can only resolve the conflict peacefully and end occupation, or find themselves in the throw of a violent revolution. It was these strategies that ultimately helped end the apartheid regime in South Africa, and it is these strategies which can help end Israeli apartheid.

#eurovision #esc 2024 #palestine #israel #free palestine #apartheid #moroccanoil #eurovision 2024 #eurovision 2019 #set me free #europapa #joost klein #eden golan #hurricane

[countriesgame]

Please reblog for a bigger sample size!

If you have any fun fact about Lebanon, please tell us and I'll reblog it!

Be respectful in your comments. You can criticize a government without offending its people.

#lebanon #asia #country polls #polls

[palipunk]

who's the person in ur pfp she's so pretty😭😭

It’s Haifa Wehbe! She’s a Lebanese/Egyptian singer - the pic is from a event she attended in the early 2000s

#very iconic look #ask #amortheus

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Delphine Seyrig (Last Year at Marienbad, Muriel or the Time of Return)—delphine seyrig was a magnetically compelling and radiant lebanese-born french actress, director, and activist, known for appearing in arthouse classics like alain resnais' enigmatic last year at marienbad and collaborating with avant-garde and feminist filmmakers

Ann-Margret (Bye Bye Birdie, Viva Las Vegas)—While she started as a singer, the lovely and talented Ann-Margret also left her mark as an actress in Hollywood. She won a Golden Globe for her first role in Pocketful of Miracles and was nominated again for Bye Bye Birdie, and very nearly stole the show from Elvis Presley himself in Viva Las Vegas.

This is round 2 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut]

Delphine Seyrig propaganda:

Obviously she is very hot and talented, but she was also a filmmaker in her own right, making documentaries about the women's rights movement in France in the 1970s and choosing projects for their feminist subjects (Jeanne Dielmann for example).

MILF. Who said that

Ann-Margret:

She can sing! She can dance! She had excellent chemistry with Elvis! She reportedly survived a 22 foot fall off of a stage! The movies and old and problematic but I love her 1000%

#ann-margret #delphine seyrig #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 2 #Youtube