Hours of traveling and interchanging locale generated “Foreign Mansions”, a brew of overlapping border-crossing melodies concocted in Brooklyn, Harlem, Beirut and Akar. The sound spawned is indie rock hijacked by Middle Eastern percussion on it’s way to an electric Haiti.
“Foreign Mansions” is out now. Listen here ===> (Akherta, Long Distance)
Music by Cedar & Soil
Additional Musicians: Paul Martinez_Percussion (2,5,6), Sonia Caballero_Flute/Piccolo (2,6), Daniel Fedele_Piano (9), Jamil Anz_Additional Guitars (5,6), Jack Chekijian_Additional Guitars (5,9), John Nasr_Additional Bass (2), Karim Chalak_Piano (1)
Artwork by Omar Khouri



