Lebanon's Oakenfest 2025 Announce First Wave Line-Up July 25th-27th

The 2025 edition of Lebanon’s Oakenfest is on the horizon. Known for its intimate, eco-conscious setting and genre-defying curation, the three-day camping and music festival will return to the oak forests of Lehfed from July 25th to the 27th, bringing with it a fresh wave of artists who reflect the region’s evolving soundscape.

This year’s first wave of performers is led by Bu Nasser, a defining voice in Lebanon’s hip-hop underground. A poet, writer, and rapper whose work has echoed across streets and protests, his journey began with Touffar’s 2009 release Ashab El Ard. Since then, Bu Nasser has carved a solo path rooted in inquiry, resistance, and community, weaving revolutionary sound with sharp, layered lyricism.

On the electronic front, Boshoco brings a percussive, emotionally charged energy shaped by his upbringing in Aleppo. Drawing from the city’s centuries-old blend of cultures, Boshoco’s DJ sets and productions fuse breakbeat, indie electronica, and soulful techno into mixes that carry both emotional depth and dancefloor momentum.

3yooni, whose debut album 'Baghdad' is already making quiet waves, blends synth-forward electronic sound with dreamy Iraqi vocals and deeply poetic lyricism. His work navigates themes of identity, language, and orientalism, balancing rage with grace, rhythm with resistance.

Joy Moughanni - producer, songwriter, engineer, and Tunetork Studios partner - is another key name in Beirut’s alternative scene. Formerly of projects like Pomme Rouge and Gizzmo, Joy’s solo work leans ambient and textured, the product of years of sonic mentorship under the likes of Fadi Tabbal.

Rounding out the first announcement is Tarabeat, an ambitious electro-tarab project that draws on maqamat, classical rhythms, and traditional instruments. Inspired by Sufi, folk, and regional Tarab traditions, the result is a bold, energetic sound that travels between past and present with rhythmic precision.

Tickets for Oakenfest 2025 are now available.