With her captivating voice and uncompromising artistic vision, Mayssa Jallad moves in the intersection of alternative folk, electronic textures and modern Arabic song. Her music is both poetic and political – deeply rooted in Lebanon’s urban and historical landscape. We are delighted to present Mayssa Jallad when she performs with her trio this April.

The critically acclaimed album “Marjaa: The Battle of the Hotels” (2023) by Lebanese singer-songwriter Mayssa Jallad is an unusual and powerful work centred on a specific yet decisive chapter in Lebanon’s history: the Battle of the Hotels in Beirut in 1975, when the city’s high-rise buildings became strategic weapons at the outset of the civil war. Created in close collaboration with producer Fadi Tabbal, the album grows out of Jallad’s dual practice as musician and architect. Here, urban spaces, buildings and infrastructures become both narrators and protagonists in Jallad’s beautiful and compelling songs, which unfold at the crossroads of alternative folk, electronic textures and modern Arabic song, imbued with melancholy and reflection.

In her music, Mayssa Jallad explores how architecture does not merely frame history, but actively shapes it. The music functions as a channel for knowledge and remembrance, particularly addressing generations who grew up after the war without being told its full story. At the same time, the work is a quiet yet insistent call for renewal and a protest against the political stagnation that still characterises the country. In 2026, the next chapter of the album series follows: “Marjaa: The Bus”, in which Mayssa Jallad turns her attention to stories of migration and the routes that connect – and divide – Lebanon, Palestine and Syria in an increasingly complex and fractured region and reality. At ALICE, you can experience Jallad’s intense and contemplative universe unfold live, as music, architecture and collective memory merge into a concert experience that lingers long after the final note.