Wake Island’s New Video for ‘We Said Yes’ is a Delirious Trip Through Beirut

Lebanese-Canadian electro duo Wake Island consists of Philippe Manasseh on vocals and synths and Nadim Maghzal on guitar and drums. The musicians met in the early 2000s while studying in Montreal, bonding over music and their shared Levantine ancestry. 

Now based in between Montreal and New York City, the band is dedicated to developing an electronic sound infused with minimal techno and '90s rock and pop aesthetic. With lyrics in three languages, Wake Island aims to bring their Arab roots into the contemporary context of their lives in North America.

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