Looking at the history of our local music scene, especially in recent years, we find that we’re welcoming regional acts to our stages more than we’re exporting talent. The cultural exchange between Lebanon and the rest of the region seems to be mostly one-sided, with the general efforts for talent export from Lebanon being directed towards Europe. With the local scene being a low-volume market, we have managed to position Beirut as a city that finds itself on the itinerary of most, but it rarely is a city of departure with the destination being our neighboring cities.
Many questions raise themselves when thinking about this topic and we want to address and discuss them, collectively, with you and with our panelists:

@nouranhh (@wrstcollective + Mass Production Events, Egypt)
@edwin.harb (MDLBEAST Records, Lebanon/KSA/Amsterdam)
@sandy_chamoun (artist - solo + SANAM, Lebanon)