Bio & Lyrics

Yasmine Hamdan

Yasmine Hamdan first made waves in the music scene with the pioneering Beirut indie electronic duo Soapkills, which she co-founded with Zeid Hamdan in the late 1990s.

Having moved to Paris in 2005, Yasmine collaborated with Madonna producer Mirwais for the Y.A.S. project, releasing the sleeky clubby Arabology album on Universal in 2009. Since then, she has earned international acclaim as a solo singer-songwriter and producer, elegantly entwining far-ranging elements, from pan-Arabic roots and pop and poetic lyrics, to electronica, soul and guitar melodies. Yasmine has collaborated with filmmakers such as Elia Suleiman, Jim Jarmusch, and has toured globally in support of her albums Ya Nass (2013) and Al Jamilat (2017).

Her third album 'I remember I forget بنسى وبتذكر' is out on Crammed Discs/ [PIAS].

Discography

I Remember I Forget

I Remember I Forget

2025

بنسى و بتذكر

Listen
  1. ١Hon
  2. ٢Shmaali
  3. ٣Shadia
  4. ٤The Beautiful Losers
  5. ٥I Remember I Forget
  6. ٦Vows
  7. ٧Abyss
  8. ٨Mor
  9. ٩Daya3
  10. ١٠Reminiscence

Jamilat Reprise

2018

Al Jamilat

2017

Ya Nass

2013

Lyrics

HonI Remember I Forget (2025)
What happened here? A collapse And a mountain of love Day after day I am questioning my phone There is a dead body in my bedroom Everyday they rehearse their killing I can't dissociate Done What's left to say A tiny land With a gaping wound Some people linger And some go absent Clouds in the living room Darkness sitting with me My body is shaking and the TV is on Done What's left to say A tiny land With a gaping wound Some people linger And some go absent
ShmaaliI Remember I Forget (2025)
Northern is the wind of home To those doors that open to the north Tonight, I'll send with the northern wind To reach and look for the loved ones
ShadiaI Remember I Forget (2025)
We've said it all habibi The world is broken The idea wears me down The good guys died How cruel life can be What's happening with me? I'm not sure I am muddled Let's go sleep, shall we? And in bed, cuddle me The path is bittersweet, habibi Some days are good, some not Why do I feel hazy? It's out of my hands Let's go sleep, shall we? And in bed, coddle me Stay with me, watch the night wash away
The Beautiful LosersI Remember I Forget (2025)
It's all rot Hope's crippled My heart is ruptured My mind is in oblivion Things are better, things are worse I try to convince myself: this will pass We, the beautiful losers, hang on It's all been revealed Nothing's reclaimed I am nauseous Everything hurts I am far, my heart is broken How does hope surrender? How does it come back? We, the beautiful losers, hang on We're beautiful And we carry on
I Remember I ForgetI Remember I Forget (2025)
I remember to forget It's foul from within I remember to forget Murder, is normal Distortion, is normal Fiascos, normal Looting, is normal Manipulation, is normal Intimidation, is normal Normal Hysteria, is normal Despair, is normal Normal I remember and forget I remember to forget
VowsI Remember I Forget (2025)
Seven flairs and scorched luck We're here to stay We love life We try to make it work
AbyssI Remember I Forget (2025)
They fell in love They parted ways They robbed one another They loathe one another They fooled each other They slaughter one another They adored each other They praise one another Them They sucked us dry They fractured my brain We, us We're not in the same boat They fractured my brain
MorI Remember I Forget (2025)
Bitter blame, perfect face Beautiful sway, pour me some wine Please, o my night Pour me some wine
Daya3I Remember I Forget (2025)
My love's been gone for a while No sign Answer me I'll say hi to make amends No one's safe in love No one is spared No one is safe
ReminiscenceI Remember I Forget (2025)
It's foggy, my mind's a mess I try to escape, my body remembers I ask myself has anything changed A glance at him, my body remembers