Wake Island

Wake Island will be performing LIVE at Laylit!

Join them at the Arts Court and the Ottawa Art Gallery in Ottawa, Canada on December 10th, 2022 at 4:00 PM.

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Wake Island will be performing LIVE at Laylit!

Join them at Elsewhere Space in New York City, USA on November 11th, 2022 at 11:30 PM.

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Pop Montréal (2022)

“Laylit, or “the night of” in Arabic, is a party based in New York and Montreal that spotlights music from the Middle East and North Africa and its diaspora.”

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Congratulations to Wake Island for acheiving a rare 10/10 in CULTMTL's review of their second album, "Born to Leave." Check out the review here, and the album on streaming platforms or Bandcamp!

Wake Island's new album, "Born To Leave" is out now! Find it here on all streaming platforms, Bandcamp or through their website. 

A response to these troubled times, it's a fascinating piece of work. Philippe Manasseh explains:

"I've been thinking a lot lately of how far we've gone as a species from our animal nature. I crave it more and more, the animal side of being human. We're over-thinking everything, and getting into minutia of things, all the while forgetting that at the end of the day, we are part of nature and that nature is chaos and beauty and violence. Not that we need to revert to a savage state, but I think that embracing chaos a little bit more can make us more happy and fulfilled."

"We have to resist the urge to intellectualise everything and rely on our feelings and instincts from time to time. This can be very helpful in today's political and social climates, where everyone is being scrutinized and judged and censored."