Isam Bachiri (

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

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and

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. Formerly a member of the hip hop group Outlandish, he has worked as a solo artist in recent years.

Early life

Isam Bachiri is a

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fian descent born in 1977 in

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. Bachiri came into contact with music in his youth through the developing

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scene and subculture in America.

Career

Between 1997 and 2017 Bachiri joined Waqas Ali Qadri and

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to form the Danish

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group Outlandish, 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

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(folk highschool 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)

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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)

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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