47Soul

47Soul is a Palestinian-Jordanian band that incorporates electronic dance music and hip-hop elements into the traditional music of the Levant area (the region around Syria and Jordan) in a style they call "Shamstep".  Their sound is built on familiar middle eastern harmonies and beats driven by traditional hand drums combined with keyboards and electronics. A fourth member, Hamza Arnaout on the electric guitar, was also a part of their line-up in their earlier recordings, but he has left since then. Their singing often alternates between Arabic and English within the same song as singers swap lines. They are a lively and boisterous band, they are loud, and exude a kind of energy and enthusiasm on stage that the audience responds to.