It was mid-April when we firstly approached Samah Mustafa to arrange an interview. The Arab Palestinian singer, multi-instrumentalist and music therapist released a new album, titled BALLOOR, only a few months earlier and we wanted to delve a bit into her sound on the edge between the Arabic folk tradition...
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Bashar Murad is a Palestinian electro-pop singer/songwriter from Jerusalem. ‘Antenne’ is his brand-new single and features rapper and DAM founding member Tamer Nafar. “The two artists join forces in laying the foundations for a new and futuristic reality by switching off and calling for a liberation from the ugly...
Now more than ever, three weeks after a ceasefire ended 11 days of air raids and shelling and the international press and media coverage has returned to its low hum, it’s crucial to keep the attention from wavering, and spotlight the daily sufferings and tensions borne by the people living...
On top of the high mountains of Haifa, by the Mediterranean sea there lies a vibrant scene of Palestinian music, from which singer songwriter Rasha Nahas emerged. With her guitar and poetic voice, Rasha’s music talks about the personal, political, space, movement and emotions. On the eve before the release...
Beirut, a city known for one of the most vibrant music scenes in the Middle East, was left clad in dark smoke, shattered glass and rocked by a devastating explosion exactly 40 days to the day. Ashrafieh, Gemmayze and Karantina, the neighborhoods that are home to many, including the majority...
We are excited to host a new monthly section on Rhythm Passport curated by the nice people, travellers at heart and music lovers at Hit The Road Music Studio. In 2018, they hit the road from Poland to Morocco on their “magic bus”, a fully equipped caravan with professional studio recording...
This Corona stuff really sucks ey! Since we might all be bound by borders for a while, we’d like to come together and share some happiness in the shape of a playlist or mix! In the next days and weeks, check out Safe & Sounds, where we will figuratively introduce you...
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Since 1990, Bagri Foundation has constantly been a reference for Asian culture enthusiasts, supporting and presenting the London audience with artists and works from the Near to the Far East. You can have a sneak peek at their credo, joining them at Cafe OTO this November for a music series...
DJ SAMA’ shot to world fame with her Boiler Room set in 2018, which acquired more than 1 million views. She has been an emblematic artist of the Palestinian underground and is credited for bringing techno to Palestine. SAMA’ (which is Arabic for sky) studied audio engineering at London’s SAE,...