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    On December 13th Syrian electronic-folk artist Yousef Kekhia will release his long awaited debut album "Monologue". With a unique combination of arabic lyrics, western folk and electronic music he creates his own universe of spheric and yet intimate soundscapes. Lyrically, "Monologue" is a very personal but still universal journey through the singers life. About his situation as a refugee, dealing with cancer, anxiety and depression. Kekhia's approach to these heavy topics is turning them into positive messages through the spirit of music.

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lyrics

(english below)

مافي شي بيجمعنا


الحقيقة هربت مني
و اليأس تفشى بجسمنا
الصندوق اللي فيو عقلي
ما هو اكبر مننا كلنا
التغيير مارح يجي منني
بس الكره قاعد بيننا
الحقيقة عم تاكلني
لأنو مافي شي بيجمعنا...

الواقع ما بيسمحلي
أكتب عن أفراحنا
و الألم ما عم يتركني
أساير زيف انسانيتنا
حط عيونك بعيوني
من أيمت فعلاً بهمك؟
الطير بالأرض صار منسي
لأنو مافي شي بيجمعنا...

كان يا ما كان
كان في كذبة اسمها سلطة
و اللي كان واقف معنا
هلق صار طاير فوقنا
بدك تغير لازم تآمن
يا أنسى القصة كلها
قوم لفني حاج تكابر
بلكي منلحق نغسل جروحنا

مافي شي بيجمعنا...


NOTHING UNITES US

The truth has escaped me
and despair spreads within our bodies
The box containing my mind
is not bigger that all of us

Change is not going to come from within me
but hatred sits cozy among us
The truth is eating me up inside
because nothing unites us

Reality doesn’t permit me
to record our happier moments
The pain won’t allow me
to open dialogue with our fake humanity
Look me right in the eye and tell me,
when did it truly matter to you?
The birds of this world are a forgotten fancy
because nothing unites us

Once upon a time
There was a lie called authority
And those who were standing with us
Now look down on us from above
If you want change you have to believe
Or else forget the whole idea
So stop gloating, and embrace me as your equal
Maybe we’ll manage to clean each other’s wounds

Nothing unites us…

credits

from Monologue | م​و​ن​و​ل​و​ج, released December 13, 2019
Written by Yousef Kekhia
Composed by Yousef Kekhia
Mixing: Benedikt MacIsaac
Mastering: Zino Mikørey
Artwork: Philipp Pusch

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

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