Outlandish Sound Of A Rebel

A mainstay in the rest of the world, where they routinely sell hundreds of thousands of records and headline enormous music festivals, Outlandish, the multi-ethnic hip-hop group, is now setting their sights on busting out in America. Outlandish's hip-hop/R&B/soul music sound takes influences from their various backgrounds (Moroccan/Arab/Amazigh, Pakistani/Punjabi and Latin American), and although their songs are primarily in English, they usually feature lyrics in Spanish, Urdu/Punjabi, Danish, and Arabic. All these influences make the music of Outlandish completely unique. Outlandish often include themes about Islam and contemporary issues facing young Muslims in the west in their music, and sometimes their songs define a unique nasheed-like urban genre. Formed in 1997, Outlandish is comprised of Isam Bachiri (born in Denmark and of Moroccan background), Waqas Ali Qadri (born in Denmark and of Pakistani background), and Lenny Martinez (born in Honduras and is of Cuban and Honduran descent). The group is based in Denmark.