Multidisciplinary Kuwaiti Artist Zahed Sultan Covers Cult Lebanese Rock Classic on New Single ‘Layl’
We Guarantee you haven't heard the Bendaly Family's 'Do You Love Me?" like this before.
London-based artistic jack-of-all-trades and RBMA graduate Zahed Sultan recently dropped his rendition of cult-classic Lebanese rock tune “Do You Love Me” by the Bandaly Family, which sat somewhere between levantine folk-rock and beatles-esque surf-rock, and was released during the blissfully psychedelic summer of 1976.
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In contrast to the original by the Bandali Family, Zahed Zultan’s rendition seems worlds away, switching out the rock influence for a more ambient, autotune-soaked rendition. Reverb-drenched synthesizer string sections provide an extremely cinematic backdrop to the chorus of Sultan’s layered vocals.
https://open.spotify.com/track/48c082DKKiQaDdXejLWiug
Largely absent from Sultan’s cover is the almost comical instrumental switch up that occured around the center point of the original track, instead focusing entirely on a left-field minimal take on ‘Do You Love Me's' somber heartfelt crooning that formed the backbone of the song’s message.
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