Mashrou’ Leila: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

June 24, 2016 by ANASTASIA TSIOULCAS • When we invited the band Mashrou’ Leila to come play at the Tiny Desk, we couldn’t have foreseen the timing. The group arrived at our office the morning after the horrific June 12 shootings in Orlando at the gay nightclub Pulse. We were all collectively reeling from the news, and for this rock band from Beirut, Lebanon, the attack hung very heavily. Mashrou’ Leila is fronted by singer and lyricist Hamed Sinno, along with violinist Haig Papazian, keyboardist and guita