Forward Music is a Lebanon based independent record label specializing in World Music.
| Forward Music S.A.L. | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Music entertainment |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Beirut , Lebanon |
| Key people | Ghazi Abdel Baki |
| Website | forwardmusic |
Forward Music is a Lebanon based independent record label specializing in World Music.
| Forward Music S.A.L. | |
|---|---|
| |
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Music entertainment |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Beirut , Lebanon |
| Key people | Ghazi Abdel Baki |
| Website | forwardmusic |
Forward Music was established in 2001 by Ghazi Abdel Baki as a music label.[citation needed] Today, Forward Music is an independent label that produces and distributes the work of several musicians and singers in the Middle East.
In 2007, one of Forward Music's projects, "Al Muwashahat", received The BBC Awards for world music .
In October 2010, Forward Music acquired 13 album licenses from the record label Incognito, expanding its music catalogue.
Later, In 2011, Forward Music opened its concert venue in Beirut: The Democratic republic of Music (DRM). DRM hosted 300 concerts in the span of 3 years with artists such as: Stanley Jordan, Tony Allen (musician), Henri Texier, Souad Massi, The Herbaliser, Ilham al-Madfai, Joey DeFrancesco, and others including the label's artists and musicians from Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon.
