Mashrou' Leila
Mashrou' Leila's anticipated 3rd release "Raasuk" was recorded at Hotel2Tango in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was described as "an arresting, heady mixture of retro-Beirut music – the signature sound being Haig Papazian's razor-sharp violin". The album was released in August 2013. The video of the lead single "Lil Watan" ("for the nation") was awarded the gold prize at the Dubai Lynx 2015 festival. To promote the album, the band managed to crowd fund over $60,000; an unprecedented feat for a Middle East art project. On April 6, Mashrou' Leila became the first Middle Eastern artist to be featured on the cover of "Rolling Stone" magazine.