Outlandish are a multi-award winning hip-hop group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997. The band member Isam Bachiri, Waqas Ali Qadri and Lenny Martinez. All three members are devoutly religious, Isam and Waqas being Muslims, and Lenny being Catholic. Outlandish's hip-hop/R&B/soul music sound takes influences from their various backgrounds (Moroccan/Arab/Amazigh, Pakistani/Punjabi and Latin American), and although their songs are primarily in English, they usually feature lyrics in Spanish, Urdu/Punjabi, Danish, and Arabic. All these influences make the music of Outlandish somewhat unique and this is easy to notice from the variety of genres covered in their albums. Outlandish often include themes about Islam and contemporary issues facing young Muslims in the west in their music, and sometimes their songs define a unique nasheed-like urban genre.
