Lebanese singer and performer Shana has spent years building a name that travels easily between cultures. Based between Beirut and Europe, she became known for her magnetic stage presence and soulful tone after appearing on The Voice France. Her music has always reflected movement between languages, influences, and identities. Now, with her new single ‘‘La B3eed,’ she brings that journey home.
The track marks Shana’s debut in Arabic and captures the spirit of artistic freedom that has long defined her career. Written and produced by Lebanese multidisciplinary artist Zef, ‘La B3eed’ is intimate in sound but expansive in meaning. It explores the tension between holding on and letting go, between knowing where you come from and daring to move beyond it. “This is still me, just heard through a new lens,” Shana says.
For an artist who has long navigated multiple worlds, this release feels inevitable rather than experimental. Shana has often spoken about identity as something layered rather than fixed. In ‘La B3eed’, that philosophy becomes sound. The minimal production and introspective lyrics allow space for vulnerability, turning what could have been a linguistic shift into something more emotional.
The accompanying music video, directed by Elie Fahed, translates that inner landscape into motion. A single fan blowing against Shana’s face becomes a quiet but striking image of resistance and surrender. Through stylised choreography, she moves through versions of herself, shedding old definitions while learning to inhabit new ones.
Zef calls the song “a declaration of artistic independence,” a description that resonates. ‘La B3eed’ doesn’t chase trends or attempt grandeur. Its strength lies in restraint — in the calm confidence of an artist who has nothing left to prove. For Shana, singing in Arabic isn’t about reinvention. It’s about recognition. “Every song I’ve released until now has quietly led me here,” she says. “To the confidence of singing in my own language. This is my voice, rooted.”
Shana’s debut in Arabic isn’t about where she’s going next. It’s about where she’s been, and how far she’s come. ‘La B3eed’ is not a new chapter. It’s the same story, written in a language that finally feels like home.
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