Hamed Sinno is a composer, writer, and performer. Their research explores vocalities as sites of political negotiation. They have been the lyricist and front-person for Mashrou Leila since 2008, agitating conversations around representation, free speech, and sexual freedoms in the Middle East. H has a BFA from the Department of Architecture and Design at the American University of Beirut, and an MA in Digital Musics from Dartmouth College. Their debut full-length opera, Westerly Breath, was commissioned by the New York Met Museum, and opened in January 2024 after development at The Industry Los Angeles.

Artists and Liberation, A conversation about artistic responsibility during genocide
Poems of Consumption / Hamed Sinno med live strykekvartett