BAHJAT: Intimate Performance + New Song Premiere | Live at Offbeat
Schedule
Wed, 27 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm
UTC+02:00Location
106 Merchant Street, Valletta, Malta | Valletta, MA
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Bahjat is a Libyan singer-songwriter based in Malta reshaping pop music by fusing Arabic roots with Western influences into a genre he coined as A-POP. A refugee who fled war in Libya, Bahjat rebuilt his life in Malta, lost 120kg, and forged his artistry from lived chaos. He carried that same energy into his career, messaging hundreds of producers and making his way to Sweden, where he earned a place at Musikmakarna, a prestigious pop academy where he built a network of collaborators and songwriters. Breakout hits including Hometown Smile and Istanbul which have since amassed over 200 million listens, cementing him as one of the most streamed Libyan artists of all time and earning him a devoted fanbase of over a million “bahjatroops.”A confessional songwriter at heart, Bahjat writes from personal experience about his identity, struggles, and search for self-understanding, turning what he calls the “awkward middle” between cultures into the centre of his artistry. Recent releases like Maybe I’m the Villain and Mama, I’m on TV confront viral fame, backlash, and the cost of visibility, expanding A-POP from a sound into a cultural statement. Independent and uncompromising, Bahjat isn’t just participating in global pop. He is writing a new blueprint for what an Arab artist on the world stage can sound like, and emerging as one of the most exciting cross-cultural acts in the pop music scene.
🗓️ Wednesday 27th May
🚪 7PM Doors open
⏱️ 8PM Start
🎟️ Free Entrance
📌 106, Merchants street, Valletta
🔗 The event is free, but booking is required. Link in bio.
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