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Beirut is an American band that was originally the solo musical project of Zach Condon. Beirut's music combines elements of indie rock and world music.The band's first performance with the full brass section was in New York, in May 2006, in support of their debut album Gulag Orkestar, [2] [3] though they performed their first show with Condon, Petree, and Collins at the College of Santa Fe ...
Gulag Orkestar is the debut album of Beirut. It was recorded in 2005 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Gulag was a Soviet government agency administering criminal justice, while orkestar is the Serbo-Croatian word for "orchestra". It is written in the booklet that the front and back photos were found in a library in Leipzig, torn out of a book.
Beirut's Zach Condon decided to write the album after a rough tour in Brazil, where he suffered a perforated eardrum and was involved in a stage invasion. Unlike previous Beirut albums, The Rip Tide was more reflective of places closer to home; for example, the song "Santa Fe" was a homage to Condon's hometown. Condon reflected on that, saying ...
"Ederlezi" is a popular traditional folk song of the Romani people in the Balkans.. The song got its name from Ederlezi, which is a festival [1] celebrating the return of springtime, especially by the Romani people of the Balkans, and elsewhere around the world.
Postcards is a Lebanese dream pop/indie rock band formed in early 2013. They have released three EPs, Lakehouse (2013), What Lies So Still (2015), and Here Before (2017). Their first full-length record, I'll be here in the morning, was released on 26 January 2018, via Ruptured Records and T3 Records .
Gallipoli is the fifth studio album by indie folk band Beirut. It was released on February 1, 2019 by 4AD. The album is named after the Italian town where the title track was written. [1] It is supported by the singles "Gallipoli", "Corfu" and "Landslide". [2] [3] The band toured across North America and Europe in support of the album in 2019. [4]
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One of a series of postcards, designed by Juliusz Kossak, illustrating the lyrics of "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego " It is also known by its original title, " Pieśń Legionów Polskich we Włoszech " ('Song of the Polish Legions in Italy ').