Outlandish

Their first formation consists of Isam Bachiri, Waqas Ali Qadri [da], and Lenny Martinez [da]. All three members are religious, with Isam and Waqas being Muslims (of Moroccan and Pakistani origins, respectively) and Lenny being Catholic of Cuban and Honduran descent.

Their first single “Pacific to Pacific” was used in connection with an Amnesty International charity event. Next came the single “Saturday Night”, a song that was later included on the soundtrack for the Danish film Pizza King.^[1]

The lyrics of their song “Look Into My Eyes” are based on a poem by Gihad Ali, a Palestinian who wrote the piece when she was a teenager; the poem expresses the plight of those suffering from America’s foreign policy with regards to Israel and Palestine. The video is based around the fairy-tale Little Red Riding Hood. It portrays an Israeli soldier as the Wolf and the Palestinian girl, wearing a keffiyeh (Arab scarf), as Little Red Riding Hood.

The singles from their second album Bread & Barrels of Water made a bigger impact on the international music charts, including their cover version of Khaled’s “Aïcha”, but with added English lyrics. The Outlandish version was a #1 hit in Germany and received a lot of airplay across Europe and Asia, especially on South Korean radio stations.^{[citation needed]} “Guantanamo” also made a strong impression on the European charts.