Forward Music

Forward Music is a Lebanon based independent record label specializing in World Music.

Forward Music S.A.L.

Company type	Private
Industry	Music entertainment
Founded	2001[1]
Headquarters	Beirut , Lebanon
Key people	Ghazi Abdel Baki
Website	forwardmusic.net

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.^[2]

In 2007, one of Forward Music's projects, "Al Muwashahat", received The BBC Awards for world music .^[3]

In October 2010, Forward Music acquired 13 album licenses from the record label Incognito, expanding its music catalogue.^[4]

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.^[5]

• Charbel Rouhana
• Lena Chamamyan
• Ghazi Abdel Baki
• Mustafa Said

• Watad, Ghazi Abdel Baki
• Ila Mata, Charbel Rouhana
• Handmade, Charbel Rouhana
• Arabtango, Soumaya Baalbaki
• Rubaiyat El Khayyam, Mustafa Said
• "Ghazi Abdel Baki LIVE", Ghazi Abdel Baki
• Beirut Good Vibes - Vol.1, Various
• Handmade DVD, Charbel Rouhana
• Darwish, Issa Ghandour and the Madina Band
• The Last Communique, Ghazi Abdel Baki
• Doux Zen, Charbel Rouhana
• The Collection, Lena Chamamyan
• Hal Asmar Elone, Lena Chamamyan
• Shamat, Lena Chamamyan
• Cotton Candy, Lena Chamamyan
• Communique # 1, Ghazi Abdel Baki
• Madinatuna, Paul Salem
• Oyoun el Bakar, Ziyad Sahhab
• World Music From Lebanon - Vol.1 (3 CD box set), Various
• We Live, Various
• Dangerous, Charbel Rouhana
• Faces, Ibrahim Jaber Gros Bras
• Sourat Trait d'Union, Charbel Rouhana
• Communique # 2, Ghazi Abdel Baki
• Keep On Singing, Ziyad Sahhab
• World Music From Lebanon - Vol.2 (2 CD box set), Various
• World Music From Lebanon - Vol.3 (2 CD box set), Various
• Fareeq ElAtrash, Fareeq El Atrash
• Silent Wave, Ziad Al-Ahmadieh
• Bilbal, Ziad Al-Ahmadieh
• Beyond Traditions, Ziad Al-Ahmadieh
• Things That I Miss, Hazem Shaheen
• Hewar, Hewar
• El Aysh Wel Melh, Masar
• The Taqalid Series (6 CD box set), Various
• Asil, Asil Ensemble & Mustafa Said
• The Annunciation, Nida Abou Mrad & The Arabic Classical Ensemble
• Wisal, Nida Abou Mrad &The Arabic Classical Ensemble
• Wasalat, Nida Abou Mrad &The Arabic Classical Ensemble
• Tajwid, Sheikh Salah Yammout
• Insan, Twais
• Taqalid Sampler, Various
• Khameer, Basel Rajoub