Saxophone, accordion, violin, drums, electric and bass guitars – and of course Haifa-born Terez Sliman’s incredible voice. Actually, there’s even some snoring in “Snoring Moon”, an amazing from one of Middle East’s best-sounding collective.
Palestine
Mina (مينا) means “port” in Arabic, and it’s the name of a unique new band whose members actually could have met in one of many ports of the Mediterranean Sea – somewhere in the middle between Portugal and Palestine, their home countries.
Tamer Abu Ghazaleh (تامر أبو غزالة) is a Palestinian-Egyptian musician, and the owner of one of the most important independent music labels in the Middle East, Eka3.
Tamer Abu Ghazaleh (تامر أبو غزالة) is a Palestinian-Egyptian musician, and the owner of one of the most important independent music labels in the Middle East, Eka3.
“Fuqaati” (My Bubble) is the first ever video from Ruba Shamshoum (ربى شمشوم), a young Palestine singer-songwriter born and raised in Nazareth, who later moved to Dublin to study music.
This is a song about resistence. Not only in Latin America, but in every place where people live surrounded by violence and being opressed. Ana’s not alone in her call. By her side is the British-Palestinian rapper Shadia Mansour (شادية منصور) with her sharp tongue. “Somos Sur” (We Are South) shows how alike South American and Mideast rhythms are, just like the living and the wishes of liberty and dignity in the life of citizens in both regions.
This is a song about resistence. Not only in Latin America, but in every place where people live surrounded by violence and being opressed. Ana’s not alone in her call. By her side is the British-Palestinian rapper Shadia Mansour (شادية منصور) with her sharp tongue. “Somos Sur” (We Are South) shows how alike South American and Mideast rhythms are, just like the living and the wishes of liberty and dignity in the life of citizens in both regions.
The moment Nabil Salameh’s voice enters the contemplative piano intro of the track “Bombay Salam” your ears might fall into your heart. The powerful, and melancholic harmony between Nabil’s vocals and the keys are as wondrous and painful as the song’s themes of birds and wandering.