Isam Bachiri (

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: عصام بشيري - born August 1, 1977) is a

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formerly of the hip hop group

Outlandish Outlandish is a hip-hop music group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, it consisted of Isam Bachiri (born in Denmark and of Berber background), (born in Denmark and of Pakistani background), and (born in Honduras and of Cuban and Honduran de ...

. As of recent years, he is a solo artist.

Early life

Isam Bachiri is a Muslim of Riffian descent born in 1977 in

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. Bachiri came into contact with music in his youth through the developing hip hop scene and subculture in America.

Career

Between 1997 and 2017 Bachiri joined Waqas Ali Qadri and Lenny Martinez to form the Danish hip-hop group

, drawing upon the influences of their respective ethnic heritage, and in particular the Islamic faith of two of the band members.

'Ramadan in Copenhagen' in the Højskolesangbogen

In May 2019, a group of artists met to suggest songs for inclusion in the Danish Højskolesangbogen (high school songbook) in order to better represent the nation's cultural diversity. Isam was one of the artists who participated in this meeting and discussion, and his song 'Ramadan i København' (Ramadan in Copenhagen) was one of the songs proposed for inclusion. This led to some controversy, with the

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using a social media post to object to the song's inclusion. Isam has since defended its inclusion, and notes the "great honour" of being included in the book, despite criticisms he has received as a result.

Album

*Institution (2007) CD, Album) Genlyd 2000,

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Music Producer: Birk Nevel, Gustaf Ljunggren, Isam B, Jesper Haugaard, Morten Buchholtz, Søren Mikkelsen *2200 Carmen (CD, Album) (2009)

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Music Producer: Isam B med band *Lost For Words (2018) Warner Music Group Music Producer: Ole Brodersen Meyer

Singles&Ep

*Karen Isam B& Guld & Platin

Music Producer:Isam B& Guld & Platin *Mad World (2010) Michael Parsberg Feat. Safri Duo & Isam B Disco wax,MP1 Music Producer: Michael Parsberg Feat. Safri Duo & Isam B *Undone (Change Will Come) (2014)

Music Producer: Kay&Ndustry *Faking A Smile (2015)

Music Producer: Kay&Ndustry *Smile And Pretend (2017)

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Music Producer: Andreas "Maskinen" Sommer *Life (2018)

Music Producer: Mattis Jakobsen *Peace Hymn (2018)

Music Producer: Isam Bachiri, Morten Sewell Woods *Man With A Plan (2018)

Music Producer: Isam Bachiri * Fortæl Fortæl (2022)

Music Composer, Producer: Kadir Demir, Kasper Falkenberg

Book

Fædreland Fatherland

References

External links

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