Yasmine Hamdan - I remember I forget بنسى وبتذكر Beirut, Lebanon (2025 Kwaidan Records/Hamdanistan Records, under exclusive licence to Crammed Discs / [PIAS])
Yasmine Hamdan - I remember I forget بنسى وبتذكر
(2025) Beirut, Lebanon
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Memory is the most extraordinary force. It shapes, and perpetually remixes, our sense of self and surroundings. It is somehow both elusive and irresistibly persistent. On I Remember I Forget, the eagerly anticipated third album from Beirut-born, Paris-based singer-songwriter and producer Yasmine Hamdan, this force is ever present and always transforming.
I Remember I Forget follows Hamdan’s internationally acclaimed 2013 solo debut Ya Nass (Hey People) and 2017’s Al Jamilat (The Beautiful Ones). It further seals her reputation as an evocative storyteller, a captivating performer, and an independent trailblazer. As a multilingual artist, her music has always interlaced the personal, the poetic and the political, often carried with lively humour, and drawing from worldwide and pan-Arabic influences and dialects. All of these qualities feel intensified on this latest album. These are songs of beauty and righteous fury, forged within a maelstrom of global crises: the 2020 Port of Beirut explosion; the economic collapse in Lebanon – a financial disaster which protected the elite at the expense of countless ordinary people. In an increasingly fractured modern world, Hamdan’s expressions sound more vital than ever.
“For this record, I needed to ground myself in a specific place – and it had to be Lebanon,” explains Hamdan. “My connection to Lebanon, and what has happened to it, constituted the grounds from where I started writing and composing the album. However, gradually in the creative process, this place became a symbol, a metaphor, a catharsis for what is happening globally, and being experienced universally.”
“Despite the pain and charged emotions I felt at witnessing what was happening to my birthplace, these feelings were surmounted by a sense of tenderness and familiarity that induced hope and inspiration. By all means, Beirut kept being generous to me,” she recalls. She began to focus intently on songwriting, also reconvening with her longtime collaborator, Marc Collin (Nouvelle Vague). I Remember I Forget is produced under the aegis of their respective labels, Hamdanistan and Kwaidan, and released on Crammed Discs/[PIAS].
I Remember I Forget follows Hamdan’s internationally acclaimed 2013 solo debut Ya Nass (Hey People) and 2017’s Al Jamilat (The Beautiful Ones). It further seals her reputation as an evocative storyteller, a captivating performer, and an independent trailblazer. As a multilingual artist, her music has always interlaced the personal, the poetic and the political, often carried with lively humour, and drawing from worldwide and pan-Arabic influences and dialects. All of these qualities feel intensified on this latest album. These are songs of beauty and righteous fury, forged within a maelstrom of global crises: the 2020 Port of Beirut explosion; the economic collapse in Lebanon – a financial disaster which protected the elite at the expense of countless ordinary people. In an increasingly fractured modern world, Hamdan’s expressions sound more vital than ever.
“For this record, I needed to ground myself in a specific place – and it had to be Lebanon,” explains Hamdan. “My connection to Lebanon, and what has happened to it, constituted the grounds from where I started writing and composing the album. However, gradually in the creative process, this place became a symbol, a metaphor, a catharsis for what is happening globally, and being experienced universally.”
“Despite the pain and charged emotions I felt at witnessing what was happening to my birthplace, these feelings were surmounted by a sense of tenderness and familiarity that induced hope and inspiration. By all means, Beirut kept being generous to me,” she recalls. She began to focus intently on songwriting, also reconvening with her longtime collaborator, Marc Collin (Nouvelle Vague). I Remember I Forget is produced under the aegis of their respective labels, Hamdanistan and Kwaidan, and released on Crammed Discs/[PIAS].
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released September 19, 2025
1 Hon هون
Vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboards, programming: Marc Collin
Guitar: Cédric Le Roux
Oud: Hareth Mhedi
Music by Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Words by Yasmine Hamdan & Anas Alaili
2 Shmaali شمالي
Vocals & backing vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Backing vocals: Tina Hamdan
Keyboards, programming: Marc Collin
Keyboard solo: Công Minh Pham
Guitar: Cédric Le Roux
Percussion programming: Wael Alkak
Music & words from Palestinian folklore (public domain)
Arranged and edited by Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
3 Shadia شادية
Vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Backing vocals: Tina Hamdan
Keyboards, programming: Marc Collin
Lead guitar & additional percussion: Sanou & Hischam
Guitar: Cédric Le Roux
Edited and arranged by Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Music by Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Words by Yasmine Hamdan
4 The Beautiful Losers الحلوين الخسرانين
Vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Backing vocals: Ziad Hamdan, Hind Hamdan, Dalal Rida & Moe Hamdan
Keyboards, programming, editing, arranging: Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Bass chords: Omar Harb
Brass: Christophe Millot & Olivier Miqueu
Percussion: Julien Decoret
Music by Yasmine Hamdan & Omar Harb
Words by Yasmine Hamdan
5 I Remember I Forget بنسى وبتذكر
Vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboards & synth bass: Marc Collin
Keyboard solo: Công Minh Pham
Arabic strings: Khalil Jerro
Percussion & guitar: Sanou & Hischam
Rhythm programming: Cesar Urbina (Cubenx)
Claps: Yasmine, Marc, Daphnée & Hugo
Editing, sampling, arranging: Yasmine Hamdan
Words & music by Yasmine Hamdan
6 Vows سبع صنايع
Vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboards: Marc Collin
Extra keyboards: Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboard solo: Sylvain Rabbath
Guitar: Cédric Le Roux
Bass: Omar Harb
Percussion & flute: Habib Meftah
Programming, editing, arranging: Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Words & music by Yasmine Hamdan
7 Abyss حويك وزويك
Vocals & backing vocals : Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboards, arranging, programming: Marc Collin
Guitar: Cédric Le Roux
Music by Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Words by Yasmine Hamdan
8 Mor مر التجني
Vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboards, programming: Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Music & words: public domain, arranged by Yasmine Hamdan, Marc Collin & Omar Harb
9 Daya3 ضياع
Vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboards programming: Marc Collin
Oud & whistles: Oussama Abdelfattah
Guitar: Cédric Le Roux
Rhythm programming: Cesar Urbina (Cubenx)
Editing, arranging: Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Words by Yasmine Hamdan/public domain
Music by Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
10 Reminiscence غروب
Vocals : Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboards, programming, editing, arranging: Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Crystal harp and cello: Julien Decoret
Bass drones: Omar Harb
Percussion: Youssef Zayed & Nader Morcos
Words and music by Yasmine Hamdan
All songs published by Hamdanistan/Kwaidan/Les Editions de la Bascule
Mixed by Hugo Bracchi @Alphaville Studio
Mastered by Benjamin Joubert @Biduloscope
Photo by Hani Hamdan
Concept + visual identity by Kandalaft Research and Design office - In collaboration with Yasmine Hamdan and Tina Hamdan
English translation of the lyrics: Wassila Abboud & Yasmine Haj
(p) & (c) 2025 Kwaidan Records/Hamdanistan Records, under exclusive licence to Crammed Discs / [PIAS]
1 Hon هون
Vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboards, programming: Marc Collin
Guitar: Cédric Le Roux
Oud: Hareth Mhedi
Music by Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Words by Yasmine Hamdan & Anas Alaili
2 Shmaali شمالي
Vocals & backing vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Backing vocals: Tina Hamdan
Keyboards, programming: Marc Collin
Keyboard solo: Công Minh Pham
Guitar: Cédric Le Roux
Percussion programming: Wael Alkak
Music & words from Palestinian folklore (public domain)
Arranged and edited by Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
3 Shadia شادية
Vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Backing vocals: Tina Hamdan
Keyboards, programming: Marc Collin
Lead guitar & additional percussion: Sanou & Hischam
Guitar: Cédric Le Roux
Edited and arranged by Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Music by Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Words by Yasmine Hamdan
4 The Beautiful Losers الحلوين الخسرانين
Vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Backing vocals: Ziad Hamdan, Hind Hamdan, Dalal Rida & Moe Hamdan
Keyboards, programming, editing, arranging: Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Bass chords: Omar Harb
Brass: Christophe Millot & Olivier Miqueu
Percussion: Julien Decoret
Music by Yasmine Hamdan & Omar Harb
Words by Yasmine Hamdan
5 I Remember I Forget بنسى وبتذكر
Vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboards & synth bass: Marc Collin
Keyboard solo: Công Minh Pham
Arabic strings: Khalil Jerro
Percussion & guitar: Sanou & Hischam
Rhythm programming: Cesar Urbina (Cubenx)
Claps: Yasmine, Marc, Daphnée & Hugo
Editing, sampling, arranging: Yasmine Hamdan
Words & music by Yasmine Hamdan
6 Vows سبع صنايع
Vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboards: Marc Collin
Extra keyboards: Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboard solo: Sylvain Rabbath
Guitar: Cédric Le Roux
Bass: Omar Harb
Percussion & flute: Habib Meftah
Programming, editing, arranging: Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Words & music by Yasmine Hamdan
7 Abyss حويك وزويك
Vocals & backing vocals : Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboards, arranging, programming: Marc Collin
Guitar: Cédric Le Roux
Music by Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Words by Yasmine Hamdan
8 Mor مر التجني
Vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboards, programming: Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Music & words: public domain, arranged by Yasmine Hamdan, Marc Collin & Omar Harb
9 Daya3 ضياع
Vocals: Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboards programming: Marc Collin
Oud & whistles: Oussama Abdelfattah
Guitar: Cédric Le Roux
Rhythm programming: Cesar Urbina (Cubenx)
Editing, arranging: Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Words by Yasmine Hamdan/public domain
Music by Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
10 Reminiscence غروب
Vocals : Yasmine Hamdan
Keyboards, programming, editing, arranging: Yasmine Hamdan & Marc Collin
Crystal harp and cello: Julien Decoret
Bass drones: Omar Harb
Percussion: Youssef Zayed & Nader Morcos
Words and music by Yasmine Hamdan
All songs published by Hamdanistan/Kwaidan/Les Editions de la Bascule
Mixed by Hugo Bracchi @Alphaville Studio
Mastered by Benjamin Joubert @Biduloscope
Photo by Hani Hamdan
Concept + visual identity by Kandalaft Research and Design office - In collaboration with Yasmine Hamdan and Tina Hamdan
English translation of the lyrics: Wassila Abboud & Yasmine Haj
(p) & (c) 2025 Kwaidan Records/Hamdanistan Records, under exclusive licence to Crammed Discs / [PIAS]
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