SINGER, SONGWRITER & PRODUCER
"A Slightly built, mild-mannered Arabic provocateur" - The Globe and Mail
Bashar Murad is a Palestinian singer/songwriter, and filmmaker producing globally influenced pop music rooted in Palestinian spirit. His music challenges stereotypes and highlights social issues facing Palestinian youth that are seldom addressed in Palestine, including living under the occupation, gender equality, and LGBTQ+ rights.
Bashar has a fresh take on Arabic pop music, through an eclectic blend of regional and global influences. 2021 marks the release of Bashar Murad's debut EP Maskhara released through PopArabia. The EP at its core talks of the different ways people around the globe are trying to break free from the shackles of social and political pressures in a light and satirical manner.
"Bashar Murad might be the most exciting thing to happen to Middle Eastern pop music" - Scene Noise
Maskhara is a collection of four songs: Maskhara, Antenne ft. Tamer Nafar, Intifada On The Dance Floor, and Ana Wnafsi . The entire EP was produced online during the peak of the global pandemic over multiple zoom sessions between Bashar and LA based producer Gannin Arnold.
"The best music moves our hearts, minds, and feet, and Murad proves to be a pop force that’s much needed in this world" - Pop Matters (UK)
