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Lahn Al Hayat

by Yousef Kekhia

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Syrian Electronic-Folk artist Yousef Kekhia releases “Lahn al Hayat” (eng.: “The Anthem of Life”), the follow up single to his 2018 solo debut “Hal ard Lamin?” from his upcoming album “Monologue”.

“For me ‘Lahn al Hayat’ is about the idea of moving on after losing someone, this moment of grief when all hope seems to have vanished. I wrote this song I always wanted to have for myself and everyone as a pier to hold on to in times of struggle”.

Musically and lyrically Kekhia divided this intimate yet empowering anthem into two states. The mostly acoustic and very minimal beginning is about accepting the idea of death and embracing it as part of life’s beautiful nature. Whereas the song builds up with electronic elements to its climax in the second state. This part is the multi-instrumentalists’ reminiscence about the pain of having to say goodbye to loved ones in his hometown Aleppo. A pain he felt again when witnessing his girlfriends’ fathers passing in 2018 in Germany. “It was an intense experience, releasing flashbacks like doors opening up old memories. Mentally, I had to go back to Aleppo and write this song. It is this where ‘Lahn al Hayat’ found me.

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released July 12, 2019
Written by Yousef Kekhia
Composed by Yousef Kekhia
Mixing: Benedikt MacIsaac
Mastering: Zino Mikørey
Artwork: Philipp Pusch

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Yousef Kekhia Berlin, Germany

Yousef Kekhia is a singer-songwriter from Aleppo, now based in Berlin.

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