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Building off of the themes of identity, storytelling and experimentation on her critically acclaimed debut album, Khonnar (2018), Deena Abdelwahed’s upcoming album Jbal Rrsas is the next chapter of a reimagining of what Arabic club music. The album spans seven tracks of bass, techno, and experimental music all within the different frames that Arabic dance music can offer.

Jbal Rrsas opens with the seductively apocalyptic opener, The Key to the Exit, a twisted Egyptian mahraganat. Deena builds off a traditional drum beat, and warps the track into a deconstructed landscape, with lilting synths and familiar Arabic rhythms. This instrumental track offers a taste of the album, a reimagining and experimentation on Arabic post-club music.

All tracks composed, produced & mixed by Deena Abdelwahed
All lyrics written and performed by Deena Abdelwahed and recorded at Lobster Prod Studios in Tunis, Tunisia by Malek Bouzouita
Tracks arrangement advising by Khalil Hentati
Tuning and musicology advising by Khyam Allami
Jbal Rrsas جبل الرصاص was produced as part of the Consortium Commissions, an initiative by Mophradat مفردات

Mastered by Heba Kadry in Brooklyn-NYC (USA)
A&R by Alexandre Cazac

Artwork by Niculin Barandun
Photography by Yassine Meddeb Hamrouni
Logotype design by Yacine Blaiech (aka Mogli)
Design by Motoplastic

Published by InFiné éditions
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A Tunisian producer and DJ, Deena Abdelwahed arrived in France at the age of 26 after earning her stripes on the Tunis scene.

she was the creator of an acclaimed performance at the CTM Berlin Festival. Her first EP “Klabb“, released in early 2017 on InFiné, That same year, she collaborated on Fever Ray’s second album.

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