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The Rhythm of Samah

The Rhythm of Samah

When Samah Mustafa was a child growing up in Palestine she would hear a song and repeat it. “Music was my ‘safe place’, let’s say. My parents were singing all the time at the home, so hearing music constantly gave me the strength to express myself. I could listen to a...
The Sound of Sama

The Sound of Sama

Head on over to this year’s Coachella lineup, and you’ll see that there’s more to the musical expectations than just the beef between Billie Eilish and Ye. In amongst a truly star-studded alphabetized list of artists from all over the world, you’ll find Ramallah’s...
Congolese Music Comes Good

Congolese Music Comes Good

It’s exciting times for the people of the Congo as their iconic rumba music has just been granted UNESCO-protected status. Together with the recent opening of the Delia Ndaro Art Culture Center in the town of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the...
Arabesque Coldplay

Arabesque Coldplay

Can Coldplay, the most successful band of the 21st century, play their greatest supporting act yet and simultaneously help bring peace to the Middle East? Music is the Weapon of the Future “Music is the weapon, music is the weapon of the future” chants a sampled Fela...
Palestine Pop Music’s Slow Rise

Palestine Pop Music’s Slow Rise

Pop music is the aspirin of our times, assuring us that everything is going to be okay. It’s music that’s accessible, seemingly lighthearted, and immediately reflective of what’s going on in society at the time. The universal language of pop music...
Osprey V

Osprey V

What defines a political statement? Is it an act of peace, such as ‘Tank Man’, the nickname for the unidentified Chinese man who stood resolutely in front of a row of tanks leaving Tiananmen Square in Beijing on the day after the Chinese government’s violent crackdown...
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