Assasi’s Bilad El-Sham Movement closes out Biddeford’s River Jam Festival

Biddeford's annual weekend of art, performances, cultural experiences, and summer activities ended with a performance by Assasi's Bilad El-Sham Movement, followed by fireworks.

Bilad El-Sham returns for show with Maine’s Zion Train

Assasi revived the Bilad El-Sham Movement for a show with Maine's Zion Train at Portland House of Music.

New release: Assasi fuses Afrobeat with Arabic flair on “Mandal”

One day, I had an epiphany. I realized that haters and their mindless imitators could only bother me if I cared what they had to say. “Mandal” and its accompanying music video celebrate me running out of fucks to give! Featuring live riq, tombak, and sarangi by Lorenzo Mantovani, “Mandal” reinterprets dancehall-UK drill fusion a [...]