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PopArabia, in Conjunction With Reservoir, Signs Lebanese Indie Music Icon Zeid Hamdan

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Monday, May 17, 2021

b'PopArabia, the leading music publisher in the Middle East and North Africa, in conjunction with Reservoir, an award-winning independent music company, have signed writer-producer Zeid Hamdan to an exclusive deal, acquiring his catalog of master recordings and publishing works.

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  • b'PopArabia, the leading music publisher in the Middle East and North Africa, in conjunction with Reservoir, an award-winning independent music company, have signed writer-producer Zeid Hamdan to an exclusive deal, acquiring his catalog of master recordings and publishing works.
  • The deal also includes the signing of Hamdan\xe2\x80\x99s latest project, Bedouin Burger, to a recording agreement, with new music set for release in 2021.
  • His work with Soapkills in the early noughties not only pioneered a regional independent scene in the Arab world by brilliantly marrying rock and electronic music, but also launched both his career and that of bandmate, Yasmine Hamdan.
  • Hamdan has equally impressive credits as a film & TV composer, having scored music for dozens of films, television series, documentaries, and global advertising campaigns.