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hussyknee · 5 months

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“You will not kill the hope in us. Freedom for Palestine”

Baladicenter, a continuation of Baladi Dance Group, was established in 1991 in Beit Jala, Palestine. Founded by a group of promising young people, with a mission to preserve and pass down their rich Palestinian heritage through generations, consolidating and strengthening the Palestinian identity. The group emerged in response to the occupation authorities' attempts to deny and erase the ancient roots and heritage of the Palestinian people.

Please consider buying a Keffiyeh* to support expanding local productions and keep the traditions of Palestine alive. They're currently restocking and hope to get orders out soon.

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The dance is interspersed with footage of the Great March of Return where young men danced a Dabke circle under gunfire and tear gas from the Occupation Forces, and the civilian defiance of First Intifada, whose 36th anniversary was commemorated on December 8th.

Glory to the Martyrs! 🇵🇸

Glory to the Resistance! 🇵🇸

From River To The Sea Palestine Will Be Free! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

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palestineoddiwrth · 26 days

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Bashar Murad in Klefi/Samed by Hatari ft. Bashar Murad because queer Palestinians exist and we shouldn't forget them

And after all this torture I am steadfast, I won't bow down I am steadfast, I won't bow down I've started and I won't finish I am staying and I won't just disappear I am worthy, I won't be erased I am worthy, I won't be erased I am steadfast and won't bow down I am steadfast and won't bow down

Reblog to show your followers Bashar Murad.

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From the river to the sea Palestine will be free

#gaza #bashar murad #queer palestine #palestine #palestinian art #free palestine #free gaza #palestinian music #queer palestinians #hatari #klemens hannigan #matthías haraldsson #gafyr gifs

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pal1cam · 5 months

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Support Palestinian Musicians & Artists :

Here is a list of Palestinian musical artists, musical groups & bands, to make it easier for you to stop supporting musicians and artists who support genocide and occupation…

Faraj Sulieman : a solo musician who makes musical works that are very piano & jazz infused with a hint of rock n’ roll. He has performed in many countries in Europe and the Middle East. He has released 10 albums in the last 10 years, one of them being a children’s musical album called “Faheem” that found major success with the voices of the 2 kids, Faheem Abu Hilu and Hala Qassis, that were very dominant in the album alongside the sound of classical piano played by Faraj Sulieman himself. He also made the soundtrack for the Palestinian movie “200 meters” directed by Ameen Nayfeh. (Recommended Works : Better Than Berlin / Second Verse / Upright Piano)

DAM : a rap band founded in 1999 by the 2 brothers Tamer and Suhel Nafar along with their friend Mahmoud Jrere, the 3 rappers who came out of the city Lod [a mixed city that has indigenous Palestinian citizens & zionist Israeli settlers] make songs mostly about the inequality in the authorities’ treatment towards Palestinians, and songs criticizing the Palestinian society living in occupied territory under the Israeli Government… They primarily rap in Arabic, yet they sometimes use English & Hebrew as well. In recent years the female artist Maysa Daw has joined the band replacing Suhel Nafar and adding a feminine perspective to the band’s niche. It’s also important to mention that DAM was the first ever hip-hop band in the entirety of the Middle East. (Recommended Works : Ben Haana Wa Maana / i don’t have freedom)

Tamer Nafar : as mentioned before, he is a Palestinian rapper and actor and one of the founding members of DAM. Besides his works with DAM he also produces music under his own name, sometimes collaborating with various Palestinian & international artists. He also participated in making the soundtrack for the film ‘Junction 48’. (Recommended Works : The Beat Never Goes Off / Johnnie Mashi)

Maysa Daw : a solo musician, singer & songwriter, and as mentioned before the freshest and newest member of the band DAM, and a member of the newly formed female group called Kallemi, She was featured in Vogue Arabia 2019 as one of 5 Arab stars setting the world of art, culture and entertainment. She is also the daughter of the actor and director Salim Daw. (Recommended Works : Asli Barri / Between City Walls)

47SOUL : a group of four men who are all originally from Palestine that have created a new music genre called “Shamstep” which is an electronic dance movement mixed with the sound of Palestinian & Middle Eastern folklore. The musical group was formed back in 2013, and since then they’ve become pioneers in that unique style of theirs and have been on tours all over the world from the US to the UK and of course the Middle East. They’ve performed in NPR’s tiny desk in 2019 which helped them gain even more international recognition. (Recommended Works : Shamstep / Semitics / Shireen)

El far3i : he is a Palestinian-Jordanian rapper, singer, songwriter, and percussionist. He is currently a member of the Shamstep band 47Soul, and was formerly a member of the Arabic rock band El Morabba3. He started his career in 2012, and has since released six solo albums. (Recommended Works : Tghayarti)

Shabjdeed : Straight out of the restless town of Kufr Aqab, Palestine, emerged a talent by the name of Abu Othaina. With his controversial takes and raw skills Shabjdeed was an instant addition to the Palestinian rap scene. After gaining traction from his self-titled track, he caught the attention of Al Nather, a local producer, and worked with him to create the alter-ego Shabjdeed; an act that can easily be considered one of the most influential and popular in the region. The duo developed their own niche dark hip-hop and trap style combining Shabjdeed’s nihilistic and daringly personal delivery style with Al Nather’s colourful and rhythmic instrumentals. From the beginning they have been able to build a dedicated fanbase, grossing over 1.5 million total streams on Soundcloud across two years whilst only relying on word-of-mouth advertisement. The duo have created together a record label and named it BLTNM Records which was brought to it’s biggest success with the release of Shabjdeed’s first full length album called “Sindibad el Ward”. And today Shabjdeed’s music is the modern voice for not only the Palestinian revolution, yet for the entire revolution in the Middle East caused by youth that dream of a better future and go against their capitalist and money hungry governments. (Recommended Works : Fi Harb / Aadi / inn ann / Ko7ol w 3atme)

Daboor : A Jerusalemite rapper to the bone, Daboor’s debut single “Liter Black'' was released in 2020 to much fanfare and critical acclaim. His unique style and raw talent cemented his status in the rap scene and he was soon signed to BLTNM Records. Daboor’s words touch on the violence of the occupation, and his delivery mimics it with brutal bursts of staccato. (Recommended Works : Inn Ann / Dolab)

Lina Makhoul : an independent American-born Palestinian singer-songwriter & producer. She was raised in the city of Acre in occupied Palestine since the age of 4 and according to her she has showed interest in music and dance since a young age. She started her career in 2012 and has since released 1 full length album as well as a number of hit singles, She also opened for Queen+ Adam Lambert in 2016 and toured with Little Mix in 2017. (Recommended Works : Shway Shway / Fish Masari / 3 sneen)

Elyanna : a Palestinian-Chilean singer-songwriter who started her career in 2018 and has since released 1 full length album and a number of singles, and she has collaborated with artists with significant recognition such as Massari. She performed in Coachella 2023 to become the 1st ever Middle Eastern & Palestinian artist to perform in Coachella in Arabic. (Recommended Works : Ana Lahale / Ghareeb Alay)

Noel Kharman : She is best known for doing mashup covers where she mixes Middle Eastern and Western music, creating a unique bridge between these two worlds through her powerful and angelic voice. She started her career on Youtube with covers of viral songs, but her big breakthrough happened in 2015 when she published her first mash-up cover which was a mix of ‘Hello’ by Adele with Fairuz. The cover went viral overnight and since then, she became an instant internet sensation. The cover has gained over 30 million views on YouTube. Today she has released many songs of her own after being signed to a record label and has collaborated with various artists and went on tour in many cities in the Middle Eastern region. (Recommended Works : Ya Lali)

The Synaptik : This Palestinian-Jordanian artist based in Palestine started making music at the age of 17. The Synaptik studied medicine for 7 years and graduated. His stage name is derived from his fascination with the nervous system, neurotransmitters and his personal experience with ADHD, which led to calling himself The Synaptik: “…because that’s where things happen.” The Synaptik has pioneered a new wave of sound for the Arab youth. His honest and potent lyrics are highlighted by his songwriting style that merges singing and rapping effortlessly. With a tsunami of a first album under his belt, dozens of local, regional, and international shows and a much-anticipated second album, The Synaptik has cemented his status as one of the pillars in the Hip Hop scene in the region. The Synaptik has collaborated with numerous artists from all over the Middle East such as rap superstars Abyusif, Wegz, Marwan Mousa, Chyno with a Why?, Shabjdeed and more. (Recommended Works : Sabelek)

Apo & The Apostles : Apo & the Apostles started out late 2013 in Jerusalem-Bethlehem with their first release in March 2014. Since then, they've been taking their music to whoever and wherever they are welcomed. The band is known for their energetic performances that turn to parties and after-parties. (Recommended Works : Baji Wenek)

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yasyassie · 2 months

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Genuinely a great song but also heartbreaking

#youtube #palestine #palestine music #palestinian lives matter #save palestine #save gaza #free gaza #free palestine #palestinian music #saint levant #mc abdul

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iwritenarrativesandstuff · 3 months

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I don't know if everyone knows Radiooooo by now, but I've been using it to listen to Palestinian music from different decades. It doesn't have a huge selection, and I know it doesn't do much good or anything, but I think it's also nice to appreciate some of the beautiful things made by Palestinians in the midst of this kind of tragedy.

And also it's just good music in general. You guys should check it out :)

#i love finding new music so much. and radiooooo is free so! it's awesome!#palestine #radiooooo #palestinian music #storyrambles

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jimmorrisonfants · 9 months

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PALESTINIAN ARTIST 🇵🇸

Saint Levant feat. Playyard - I guess

(x) Saint Levant is a Palestinian/French/Algerian artist born in Jerusalem and based in Los Angeles. Raised in Gaza and then Amman, his name symbolises a reculamation of the orientalist fantasies that the Levant has historically been a victim of.

#palestine #palestinian art #music #tumblr #video #song #2022 #discover #free palestine #🇵🇸#palestinian music #saint levant #playyard #20th century

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houseofpurplestars · 4 months

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Online archive of almost 500 VHS transfers of Palestinian music performances/videos, mixed w/ theater, poetry, & films ranging from 70s to 90s.

#palestinian music #free palestine #i stand with palestine #free gaza #palestine #palestinian art

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sivavakkiyar · 6 months

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#Le Trio Joubran #oud #Palestinian music #Youtube

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rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world · 11 months

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Spotify has removed Mohammed Assaf’s Palestinian resistance hit “Dammi Falastini” from its streaming service.

No explanation has been given, but we know damn well it’s not because of antisemitism.

Firstly, Dammi Falastini has absolutely no remotely antisemitic or violent content.

Secondly, Spotify DOES still offer multiple versions of “Horst Wessel Lied/Die Fahne Hoch” - a famous Nazi march. Including one performed by what appears to be a white supremacist band.

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thenewgothictwice · 30 days

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Ya Oud- يا عود - امل مرقس Amal murkus

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Palestinian singer Amal Murkus 🌺

#amal murkus #palestine #free palestine #palestinian music #Youtube

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kani333 · 6 months

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updated book list📚 ⋆⑅˚₊ ★彡˖ ִֶ

Here's some books i'm reading for my first research project, if you have any book recommendations on palestine and israel please recommend them to me so i can use them in my research!

Hopefully I can compile information and spread light and awareness on this topic well <3 ,although I want to go into depth so it might take me awhile to do ૮₍ " ˶˃_˂˶ ₎ა

I'll probably work on this project for the next few months so please look forward to it~!!

Some books aren’t available at my public library & in store at the Barnes&Noble near me sadly.

books that weren’t available:

(Talented Palestinian Musician^ )

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vriska-serketboard · 2 months

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Found this at a used record store the other day!

#Palestine #palestinian music #songs of Palestinian resistance in the 1970s #The true vine 78 series volume 19 #Free Palestine #physical media #cds #music

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onenakedfarmer · 4 months

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Currently Playing

Smithsonian Ethnic Folkways Library FOLK MUSIC OF PALESTINE

#currently playing #Palestine #Palestinian music #Smithsonian Folkways #Ethnic Folkways Library #1951

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palestineoddiwrth · 26 days

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Terez Sliman in God of Revolution with bassist Rimon Hadad and dancer Maria Zriek

Dear Lord...

Please return me to the wilderness

Erase the borders that have boxed me in and defaced the horizon

Dear Lord...

Can you stop the Earth from spinning?

I cannot take it anymore I feel dizzy and I want to come down

Reblog to show your followers Terez Sliman & co

My favourite song in Arabic & my favourite part of that song. Her voice is great, I'm always getting her "Dear Lord" stuck in my head.

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From the river to the sea Palestine will be free

#palestine #palestinian artists #Palestinian #free gaza #free palestine #terez sliman #palestinian musicians #palestinian music #god of revolution #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #gafyr gifs #please tell me thats the bassist and not the guitarist #tamer nafar #maria zriek #rimon hadad

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yasyassie · 10 days

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Don't know if anyone will see or care about this but I just wanted to share with the world my deep love for the masterpiece that is the album Ahmad Al Arabi It has been a part of me since my childhood and now that I've grown up I realise just how great it is and I want to share it with the world. I don't think any other music and lyrics together make me feel like this one does. Ahmad Al Arabi is an orchestral album so it's a cohesive storyline, both when it comes to the music and to the lyrics. I recommend listening to it together since it's basically listening to a concert. Even if you do not understand a word of arabic (although there are many translations online), I believe that music like this trascends all languages and you can feel it in your soul any way. Darwish's poetry is a way to engage with Palestinian resistance through art, so I wanted to start posting about the songs on this album, sharing the words and the music. I hope that someone out there will try and listen to it, maybe discover new artists, or maybe remember childhood memories like me. I may or may not have chosen to start with this one because my name is Yasmine...

اذهب عميقا اذهب عميقا في دمي واذهب عميقا في الطحين لنصاب بالوطن البسيط وباحتمال الياسمين

محمود درويش

Go deep into my blood, Go deep into the bread, So that we will have A simple homeland And a dream of jasmine yet to come...

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A poet by Palestinian poet, Mahmood Darwish (1941-2008)

Translation by Umfalastin

Music by Lebanese musician, oud player and composer Marcel Khalife

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houseofpurplestars · 1 month

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Join Eyewitness Palestine on Wednesday, March 27th at 12PM ET for our Live from Lyd webinar, featuring a special virtual delegation led by Tamer Nafar (see interview below with EP staff member Moureen), who will take us around Lyd on a custom tour of the city. Lyd, like many Palestinian cities, is an ancient city that's been home to multiple civilizations over its 5,000-year history. It was the site of one of the most grueling massacres of the Nakba and remains haunted by the injustices brought on to it. Today, the community of Lyd--one of the few cities with an integrated Palestinian and zionist population--is marred by addiction and gun violence. We'll hear from Lyd residents about the resilience and struggles they face in the community.

By Moureen Kaki

Tamer Nafar wears many creative hats—he’s a hip-hop artist, a screenwriter, and actor. Nafar is probably most well known as a member and founder of the first and still-leading Palestinian rap band, DAM. Readers should know that the Son of Palestinian Hip-Hop doesn't give very many interviews. He says what he needs to say through his arts: "I chose hip-hop because it gives me a verse of 64 lines," he says. Nafar and the band have released well over 100 songs through single-releases and three albums. They primarily rap in Arabic but will often integrate English and Hebrew. They’re not just known for their music, though, but the resistance-nature of their work. DAM’s music is riddled with themes of Palestinian identity, resistance, and culture. According to Nafar, the band’s founder, the music itself is less a form of resistance and more “resistance-adjacent.”

"Well, nowadays when you have more than 30,000 people killed and art is not stopping it, I'd say that art's role is documenting. I don't think it rescues lives, but I think it's documenting--it's the soundtrack of a revolution. I try to document my life and the lives of Palestinians like me. When you say 'Palestine,' people think of Gaza or the West Bank, but not a lot of people understand what life is like for Palestinians who have an Israeli ID, so I took the initiative to document us. Art is a medicine, but like Advil. It's a certain kind of medicine. It can help but it cannot cure. But to create real change is an economic thing, a power thing, it's a militant thing and lobbying this. This is where change happens. If revolution were a movie, I think art would be mentioned in the credits, not as the main force of change."

If Nafar is right and the arts are indeed more of a method of documentation than resistance, then it might be fair to call Nafar a sort-of experiential historian, too. Beyond the work of DAM, his solo work and film experience tell the many stories of Palestinians in Lyd and beyond. Nafar stars in Junction 48, for which he also did the screenwriting. Junction 48 tells the story of Palestinian rapper from Lyd who’s trying to “make it” in the industry, crossed with the unique struggle of being treated like an outsider in your own homeland, as all Palestinians are treated in Lyd by the Israeli majority. It incorporates challenges that are unique to Lyd: identity crisis and confusion, gun violence, and drug trade and addiction. Those familiar with Nafar personally would be forgiven for thinking the story was loosely based on his own life as a Lyd-based Palestinian rapper. But the film captures a narrative much bigger than any one person. It tells Lyd's unique story of the generational consequences of Zionism in Palestine.

In a different world, one in which Palestine was never colonized, Nafar would have likely never been a Lyd resident. His father's family fled there in 1948 when they were exiled from Yaffa by Zionist militias. They were supposed to leave for Jordan but found what they thought would be temporary refuge in Lyd. The family stayed and eventually, Nafar was born into the Lyd scene. Nafar succinctly and concisely defined Lyd and its possibilities: "[Lyd] would have been the best, most beautiful salad in the world if the chef weren't racist." The effects of that kind of systemic racism are apparent in Lyd's massive drug market and related gun violence. Its history and socio-economic problems often compared with the systemic destruction of Black American communities throughout the United States. Nafar, like many others, has lost community members, including his cousin, to gun violence.

On top of the gang-related violence in Lyd, Palestinians are doubly threatened by armed settlers and the state. Because of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, tensions are particularly high in the mixed Palestinian-Jewish city. Nafar says that the current situation reminds him of 2021, when Occupation Forces attacked Gaza during the Great Return March. But coupled with the increased rise of the extreme Israeli right-wing and power of settlers this time, he says, feels slightly different, "you feel it with the silence. Something that is not tangible. We're not used to the silence." While the situation remains grim, Nafar says that there's only one way for him to find solace.

"With what is happening now in Gaza and the way they managed to silence the Palestinians in Israel, and with the rise of the extreme [Israeli] right-wing, and me losing my cousin, I'm too emotional right now to give you a thoughtful message for good or bad. I know that people want a happy, optimistic view, but our comfort now is just acknowledging the darkness. All of our comfort now is just finding people to sit with us in the darkness. This is my aim now, just finding people in the darkness to share that moment with. I personally don't want to feel good. My people are dying. Why the f**k should I feel good?"

Nafar's blunt honesty goes further. When asked about the future of Lyd his response is succinct: "khara," the Arabic word for sh*t. Sure, it might be pessimistic, but to Nafar's point, many Palestinians, the rapper included, are exhausted by a life dictated by Zionism. It feels unreasonable to expect a rosy, hopeful outlook on the future when so much of Palestinian life is rife with injustice. Nafar lost his cousin to gun violence in Lyd. His family lost his ancestral home. Even the landscape of his life is riddled with these reminders. When shooting a music video for his song, the Son of Lyd, Israeli police stopped him and the video crew six different times while they were trying to record all because they were using a Palestinian flag as a video prop. Nafar explained that he had to go out of his way to cut scenes in the video to ensure that the police did not make too much of the final cut because he wants viewers to know that there is more to Lyd than the drug market and violence.

"There were two videos released [for the Son of Lyd song]. In the 'Making of the Son of Lyd' video, what we did is we attached a Palestinian flag to a motorcycle and I got stopped six times by the cops. You can see it. It's all documented. And the funniest part is that while the cops were busy pulling me over, there were drug deals happening around us and they didn't give a f**k. They were so obsessed with the flag. The second time we were stopped and [the police were] issuing me a ticket and had the police car with the lights flashing. So, I used the moment to record for the video and that ended up being the main part of the video--the part with me rapping to the police car with lights in the background and we set a release date and I loved that video. But I had that weird feeling that I wasn't happy about it and I didn't know why. A day or two before the release, I canceled the release. I realized that the police took over my video and that's what bothered me. So now in Lyd, the city I wanted to show--my city that I wanted to represent, it's all about police and crime and this is not what I wanted. Yes, the police are part of my city, but there's a huge identity that I wanted to show that was missing, so I reduced the police presence in the video and replaced it with a way to show my love for the city. I don't want to romanticize my city, and say there's a 'beautiful struggle' here, but it is a unique place with a unique struggle."

#tamer nafar #DAM #palestinian music #palestinian art #lyd #free palestine #free gaza #gaza #palestine #i stand with palestine

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