Outlandish

Outlandish
Outlandish performing in 2009
Background information
Origin	Brøndby Strand, Denmark
Genres	Hip-hop
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment RCA Victor Europe
Associated acts	Native Deen, Sami Yusuf, Seven8Six, Mintman
Members	Waqas Ali Qadri Isam Bachiri Lenny Martinez

Outlandish is a hip-hop music group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, it consists of Isam Bachiri (born in Denmark and of Moroccan background), Waqas Ali Qadri () (born in Denmark and of Pakistani background), and Lenny Martinez () (born in Honduras and of Cuban and Honduran descent). All three members are religious, with Isam and Waqas being Muslims and Lenny being Catholic.

The group started out in the early 90's. Initially the music was a creative blend of hip hop and folk, whilst maintaining influences from the backgrounds of the members.

Their first single "Pacific to Pacific" was used in connection with an Amnesty International charity event. Next came the single "Saturday Night", a song that was later included on the soundtrack for the Danish film Pizza King.

"Look Into My Eyes," The song's lyrics are based on a poem by Gihad Ali, a Palestinian who wrote the piece when she was a teenager; the poem expresses the plight of those suffering from America's foreign policy with regards to Israel and Palestine. The video is based around the fairy-tale Little Red Riding Hood. It portrays an Israeli soldier as the Wolf and the Palestinian girl, wearing a Kaffiyeh (Arab scarf), as Little Red Riding Hood.

The singles from their second album made a bigger impact on the international music charts, including their cover version of Khaled's "Aïcha", which was a #1 hit in Germany and received a lot of airplay across Asia, especially in South Korea. "Guantanamo" also made a strong impression on the European charts.

Their single "Kom Igen" is featured on EA's FIFA 07.