Beirut and Beyond

Supporting the local music scene through a yearly showcase festival and developmental programs.

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Bachar Mar-Khalifé rejoint BBIMF Paris Edition pour un concert live mémorable à La Marbrerie 🎹
Compositeur, pianiste et multi-instrumentiste, sa musique navigue entre influences classiques, traditionnelles, jazz, électroniques et rock.

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De Beyrouth à Paris, et beyond!
Ce janvier, BBIMF présente une edition parisienne avec deux soirées à La Marbrerie 23 et 24 janvier 2026 🗓

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Still riding the high from Beirut, we’re taking a BBIMF avant-goût to Paris.
BBIMF Paris edition lands on 23 and 24 January at La Marbrerie, with a line up you don’t want to miss.

This edition is part of the MASAR program and is funded by IF liban

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DAY PROGRAM
Spotlight | Mottamar
Panel | Funding Without Compromise

NIGHT PROGRAM
The third night of BBIMF 2025 welcomes artists from near and far, with Bonne Chose, Charbel Haber x Nicolas Jaar x Sary Moussa, Kaddour x Tohme and Nader Khalil +++ showcases by Lena and Alborj

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// DAY PROGRAM
Panel | Geographies of Sound: Making Music Across Borders

Spotlight | Manjam Records (PAL) + Keife Records (JOR)

// NIGHT PROGRAM
The second night of BBIMF 2025 invites 4 Palestinian acts from the Rap/HipHop world

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In addition to the experimentation and sonic explorations with Wet Silhouette, Farah Azrak and Bethlehem +++ showcases by Maud Zeinoun and Yaba & Moussa, the opening night of BBIMF presents Bethlehem, a project mourning Christmas under occupation.

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A message straight from some of the artists performing at BBIMF 2025 🔊 Swipe to listen to how @bonne_chose @baraari_1 @nk014 @deena___abdelwahed feel about performing at this year’s edition of the festival.

Got your tickets? If not, you know what to do.

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You asked, we delivered! Presenting the BBIMF 2025 Merch line featuring our beautiful team members ❤️

Get your t-shirts and/or tote bags at the merch stand, all 3 days of the festival.

تصميم الجرافيك/ Visual design @farahfayyad 🖼️

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Catch Julmud performing live alongside Baraari, for the first time in Beirut, at BBIMF 2025!

🎟️PRE-SALE TICKETS:
One-day pass: 20$
Full festival pass: 50$
Get yours now at Metro Al Madina (online + on-site) & all Librairie Antoine branches.

🚪AT THE DOOR:
25$/night

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Here’s an in-depth look at the BBIMF 2025 professional program. Swipe to check what’s happening each day!

💬 Panels:
Geographies of Sound: Making Music Across Borders
Funding Without Compromise

No registration needed.

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BBIMF 2025 FULL CONCERT PROGRAM
Added to your calendar? If not, swipe through to see what we have planned every night and head to the link in our bio to get your tickets.

🎟️PRE-SALE TICKETS:
Now on sale at Metro Al Madina (online + on-site) & all Librairie Antoine.

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This year’s professional program is a bit different from the previous edition. Here’s a snippet of what to expect!

Panels, spotlights, and more!

No registration…

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Flying all the way from Boston for his debut show in Beirut , Nader Khalil tells the story of identity, resistance, and survival. The Egyptian Iranian rapper, singer, & producer grew up navigating between cultures & continents, & that tension runs through everything he creates.

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With his first album out just a few weeks ago, WARI makes his Beirut debut on the BBIMF 2025 stage, with GHANIm .

WARI (a.k.a. “سبع سباع”) is a rapper from Gaza whose raw sound is inseparable from both his identity and the collective struggle of his generation.

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Coming straight from their UK tour with Sanam, Farah Kaddour and Marwan Tohme will be playing their new album live on the BBIMF stage.

Kaddour x Tohme is a musical project made up of Farah Kaddour on buzuq and Marwan Tohme on guitar & electronics.

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One of the most anticipated projects of this BBIMF edition features three exceptional musicians collaborating to present their recently released album, “Crashing Waves Dance to the Rhythm Set by the Broadcast Journalist Revealing the Tragedies of the Day.”

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As an outcome of the Music Production Residency that took place in Cairo this April, that was led by Deena Abdelwahed under the MASAR program, we present the 5 participants who will be showcased in this edition.

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Performing together for the second time ever, Lawrence, Sary & Abed invite Makram to share the BBIMF 2025 stage, presenting “Bethlehem”, a project previously known as “Christmas in Mourning”.

Get yours now at Metro Al Madina (online + on-site) & all Librairie Antoine branches.

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A deeper look at the BBIMF 2025 lineup, featuring artists from from Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Iran/Egypt, alongside special guests from Chile and Tunisia.

Get your tickets now at Metro Al Madina (online + on-site) and all Librairie Antoine branches.

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After her one month in Bern for the B&BxProzess Residency program, Farah Azrak joins our lineup to perform some of the pieces she worked on during her time there.

She is a multidisciplinary artist from Syria, venturing into voice performance, sound, and intermedia processes.