Outlandish

Outlandish is a three-person Danish hip-hop band that was founded in 1997.

Three years after its foundation it has reached with the album Outland 's Official in her home the breakthrough. After winning numerous awards in Denmark, the band could reach the 1st place with a cover version of Cheb Khaled Aïcha song in Germany in 2003. In other countries, came the song in the charts in Germany and the UK they reached with the title Guantanamo court 31 of the charts. In 2004 it was the best song at the Danish Music Awards.

Controversies

In December 2006, the Group has been associated with a very strict interpretation of Islam. The occasion was a Christmas special of the Danish television (Store Juleshow ), in which the Norwegian singer Herborg Kråkevik wanted to perform in a strapless dress. Outlandish refused According to media reports, to appear in Kråkeviks very close. This was stated by tabloid B.T. brought in connection therewith, that two of the members are devoutly religious. Louise Frevert presented by the right-wing Danish People's Party in the Danish Parliament a request to the Minister of Culture for this event, which went unanswered. Kråkevik spoke of an amicable solution at the show. Outlandish denied the allegations to have ever taken on influence.

Isam Bachiri should serve as a support acquitted in February 2007, 19 -year-old terror suspect morally and with gifts when he was in prison. This was reported by the Danish magazine Se og Hor in January 2008. The gift had acted to sportswear. The package will also have a letter Bach Iris by lying, in which he is said to have persuaded the prisoners to "endure ". It should also be of " typical Danish racism " been mentioned. The detainee, whose sister is married to Bach Iris brother shall have the Danish intelligence Politiets Efterretningstjeneste According to a terrorist attack planned with a bomb.

Members

  • Isam Bachiri ( * 1977 in Copenhagen) is of Moroccan origin.
  • Lenny Martinez ( born in 1974 in Honduras) is a native of Honduras.
  • Waqas Ali Quadri (* 1976 in Copenhagen) is a Pakistani origin.

Discography

Albums

  • 2001: Outland 's Official
  • 2003: Bread & Barrels of Water
  • 2004: Beats, Rhymes & Life
  • 2006: Closer Than Veins
  • 2009: Sound of a Rebel
  • 2012: Warrior / / Worrier

Singles

  • 2003: Aïcha
  • 2004: Walou
  • 2004: Man binder os på og hånd mouth *
  • 2010: After Every Rainfall Must Come A Rainbow
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