Turning his attention to the upcoming new album, he said it reflects where he and Martinez are in their lives now, as adults, fathers and citizens of a changing world, while still remaining deeply rooted in the “Outlandish DNA” their fans are familiar with. He said the pair have reached a good position where they are “thriving” but have managed to retain their “essence,” and that it was “a beautiful feeling” to be able to continue their legacy by once again creating songs and performing together.Ī post shared by OUTLANDISH were childhood friends, so you can never replace one person with another … but first things first, no one can take Isam’s place for what he did, and second of all, it’s not Outlandish if we have a (new) third member,” added Qadri, a 46-year-old father of two whose children appear in some of the band’s music videos. “We spent a lot of time trying to find the core of how the dynamics between me and Lenny will work and still be Outlandish.” “If you take away one member and there’s two left, the body has to adapt,” said Qadri.

Bachiri’s decision not to return when the band reformed three years ago forced the others to readjust. They used to meet up at a local youth club after school, which was where they began to play around with music and dancing. The three founding members lived in the same neighborhood when they were teenagers. If everybody was the same, there (would) be no magic.” “But of course, as you grow up you know that these things are important, because I think that when you meet each other is when the magic happens when you’re different. Outlandish disbanded in 2017 and when they reformed two years later, band member Isam Bachiri opted not to return and instead focus on his solo career. They disbanded in 2017 and when they reformed two years later, Bachiri opted not to return and instead focus on his solo career. Outlandish was formed in Denmark in 1997 by Martinez, who was born in Honduras, Danish-born Qadri, who is of Pakistani descent, and Isam Bachiri, who was born in Denmark and is of Moroccan descent.

He is seen dancing while listening to music on headphones as he tries to turn the negative aspects of his daily life into positives. The video for the single, which was written and produced by the band and filmed in Pakistan, depicts the struggles of a young boy who wakes up to go to work to provide for his family. “‘Paperchase’ is about changing this mentality … and not making material things the principal thing in your life, and not waking up just to make money waking up to live life,” said Martinez, who moved to Denmark from Cuba at the age of 14. Hip-hop group Outlandish released ‘Paperchase’ on June 24 as the first single from their upcoming album ‘The Cornershop Carnival.’ (Supplied/Outlandish) Having made a big impact on international charts over the past two decades, the Denmark-based group “love to take a stand on social and political problems that exist and affect us as human beings,” and try to reflect this in their songs, Lenny Martinez told Arab News during an exclusive interview with him and bandmate Waqas Qadri.Ī case in point is “Paperchase,” which was released on June 24 and is the first single from upcoming album “The Cornershop Carnival.” Martinez explained that it is about a materialistic mentality - going to work to get paid to buy the things we want - that controls many people in an “unhealthy way,” including the way they think, act and treat other people, as opposed to doing something because they love it and being content with what they have. LONDON: Five years after their decision to disband so that they could focus on finding the “right sound,” multi-platinum- and gold-selling hip-hop group Outlandish are back with a new single and an album due for release in the fall.

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