Akher Zapheer
Akher Zapheer (Arabic: أخِر زَفير meaning Last Exhalation) is a Jordanian Grunge Arabic Rock band from Amman, Jordan, formed in late 2007.[1][2][3][4]
Akher Zapheer آخر زفير (Arabic Name) | |
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Akher Zapheer | |
Background information | |
Origin | Amman, Jordan |
Genres | |
Years active | 2007–Present |
Website | www |
Members | Basem Sayej Amr Abukhlif Rami Alqasem Masis Mardirossian |
Background
Akher Zapheer is an Arabic rock band based in Amman, Jordan, formed in 2007 by Basem Sayej.
Akher Zapheer's debut album was released in 2012 and is titled إعكس ثقافة (Converse Culture).[5][6] Contains 11 songs including their hit singles "Akherto Lahen Hazeen" (اخرتو لحن حزين), "Lailee Tal" (ليلي طال).[7][8] and "Arba' Sneen" (أربع سنين).
They were once featured in an Egyptian TV show. They represent a growing musical taste in Amman.[9][10][11] [12]
The band took a break between 2013 and 2016 due to Basem's engagement outside of Jordan, however it reformed now with 3 new members that replaced the former ones to start promoting for their new album “Emm El Mousiqa” that will be launched soon this summer.
The songs are written by Basem Sayej and the lyrics are in Arabic. [13][14] [15]
News
After almost 2 years break, Akher Zapheer performed in Egypt's Music Park Festival 2018 for an epic come back performance
Akher Zapheer was also part of Redbull Soundclash Egypt 2019 and played against the Jordanian band Autostrad.
They are currently very active and being feature in most of the major festivals in the region such as Redbull Local Vocals. They also performed for the first time in Beirut and had an amazing sold-out show in Alexandria.
- Music Park 2018
- Soundclash 2019
- Redbull Local Vocals 2019
- Akher Zapheer at the Boulevard 2019
- Alexandria 2019
- Beirut 2019
Currently Akher Zapheer are working on releasing the next albums "Emm El Mousiqa" containing 12 tracks, and "Tho'ban" containing 7 tracks.
Members
- Present
- Basem Sayej - electric guitar and vocals (2007–Present)
- Amr Abukhlif - lead guitar (2018–Present)
- Rami Alqasem - bass guitar (2015–Present)
- Masis Mardirossian - drums (2019–Present)
Discography
Albums
- Converse Culture (2012)
- Emm El Mousiqa (2020)
- Tho’ban (Upcoming)
References
- "Akher Zapheer - OC Jordan". ocjordan.com.
- "Breath In Jordan's Akher Zapheer". Discord Music Magazine.
- Derek Kortepeter. "Rock and Metal Music in the Modern Arab World". academia.edu.
- Rasha. "Akher Zapheer - Converse Culture". triplew.me. Archived from the original on 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
- Al Madenah News: "اخر زفير" .. فرقة شبابية اردنية ذللت موسيقى الروك بالعربية (in Arabic)
- Al Akhbar (Lebanon): «آخر زفير» لحن حزين تسرّب من هلام عمّان (in Arabic)
- "The Official Site Of Arabian Rock&Metal Music". arabianmetal.com.
- Ramzi Salti. "ARABOLOGY". arabology.org.
- Al Ghad:آخر زفير» و"جدل" والعجرمي ينثرون الغزل على مسارح "صيف عمان"» (in Arabic)
- Al Rai: الفرقة الاردنية (آخر زفير) تشارك في صيف مسرح الجنينة المصري (in Arabic)
- CairoDar: الخميس الفريق الأردني آخر زفير يقدم حفله الأول في القاهرة (in Arabic)
- Akhbarak.net: الفريق الأردنى "آخر زفير" يقدم أولى حفلاته اليوم في مصر "الصورة ع الميل" (in Arabic)
- VetoGate: "أخر زفير" تغنى للوجودية والحب مع "مى وليد" على مسرح الجنينة (in Arabic)
- Al Youm al Sabe', Egypt: الفريق الأردنى "آخر زفير" يقدم حفله الأول فى القاهرة على مسرح الجنينة (in Arabic)
- DotMsr: "آخر زفير".. رمز الموسيقى الأردنية المستقلة Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)