Biography
Zenobia زنّوبيا are Palestinian electronic duo Nasser Halahlih and Isam Elias based in Haifa, Israel. Zenobia combine Arabic pop melodies of the Levant area passing through Palestine down to North Africa with electronic beats, incorporating the rhythms of Syrian and Palestinian Dabke and in addition Egyptian beats and atmosphere. Nasser Halahilih was a pioneer in the local scene, he was arguably the most important Palestinian electronic music producer in the late 90s. Young, fleet-fingered keyboardist Isam Elias' background is in European classical music, he grew up in Nazareth, while Nasser hails from (and still lives) in Shefa Amr. Artists such as Zenobia have been connecting more and more with other nexuses of the new Palestinian electronic music movement which is developing -regardless of political borders- between Haifa & Ramallah, and extending to Beirut, Amman and the diaspora. Zenobia's debut album Halak Halak was released in 2020 on Acid Arab Records, the special imprint created by Crammed Discs in partnership with Parisian collective Acid Arab.
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