Yasmine Hamdan Quotes
With Soapkills, we were lucky. We started at a time of transition where things were not ready, nothing was available.
Topics
Chance, Fortune, Luck, Probability
Opportunity
Readiness
Innovation, Innovations
Availability
Cultural Change
Serendipity
Timing
Transition, Transitions
Alternative Music Scene
Music Evolution
Music Exploration
Music Industry Transformation
Music Innovation
Music Pioneering
Music Pioneers
Music Revolution
New Beginnings
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Yasmine Hamdan (Arabic: ياسمين حمدان; born 1976) is a Lebanese singer, songwriter and actress, now based in Paris. She became known with Soapkills, the duo she founded with Zeid Hamdan (no relation) while she was still living in Beirut, Lebanon. The first album released by Soapkills was Bater (1999). Soapkills was one of the first independent electronic bands in the Middle East, and its innovative approach exerted a lasting influence. To this day, Yasmine Hamdan is considered an icon of underground music across the Arab world.