Eye-yoob Pens a Love Letter to Lebanon in “Be Beirut”

KHALEEL HAYES | JULY 7, 2021 | 5:55AM | Westword

Outside of laboring as a tax analyst, Mona Ayoub, aka Eye-yoob, serenades audiences with multilingual songs she writes on her guitar. The Denver artist's latest, “Be Beirut" — a love letter to her native Lebanon — drops on July 23.

Lebanese-led American Band Is Releasing A Heartfelt Tribute To Beirut

Souad Lazkani· Entertainment ·July 16, 2021 | The961.com

Based in Denver, Colorado, Lebanese musician Mona Ayoub, who goes by Mona Eye-yoob, is the leader of the band Eye-yoob & Les Américains.

The band, which curates different blends and genres from R&B/Soul and Pop to Rai and Levant music, is now releasing a heartfelt tribute to Beirut ahead of the anniversary of the August 4 Beirut Port explosion.

Meet Mona Eye-yoob | Singer/Songwriter/Musician

Shout Out Colorado· Local Stories · October 5th, 2021 | shoutoutcolorado.com

originally from Lebanon in the Middle East.

Being born and raised in this geographical area gave me exposure to interact with cultures and people from different places around the world, especially that we speak three languages back there (Arabic, English, and French).

These factors made it so much easier for me to blend with other cultures and helped reduce the “cultural shock” everyone talk about when moving to the United States.