Interviews

IAW-organizer Eman Sourani: 'We expect one thing: action'

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:37:27 +0100

On March 12, students in Gaza are slated to mark the international Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) with activities that aim to empower the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) campaign against Israel. In their own week of action, organized by PSCABI1 together with ODSG2 , PACBI3 and the BDS group in Gaza, the Gaza contributions feature a promising program of speakers, musicians, activists and writers from a variety of backgrounds, who are active for the Palestinian cause. There will be discussio...

Doc Jazz: "Recht op Terugkeer is het hart van de zaak" (Dutch)

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:21:57 +0100

Een interview door de website Oh My Gaza. Vertaling: Musical Intifada Action Committee (MIAC) Het is mij een eer Doc Jazz aan u voor te stellen, een trotse Palestijn die een nieuwe betekenis geeft aan hoe bewustzijn en solidariteit in de wereld uitgedragen kan worden met betrekking tot de Palestijnse zaak. Wat heeft u geïnspireerd om chirurg te worden? Ik kom uit een familie met veel artsen; mijn eigen moeder is huisarts. Ongetwijfeld heeft zij me op de een of andere man...

Doc Jazz: 'The heart of our cause is the Right to Return' - interview with Oh My Gaza

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 07:16:48 +0100

The wonderfully active and comprehensive blog 'Oh My Gaza' has done an interview with Doc Jazz about the Musical Intifada. Also discussed are Zionism in the Netherlands, and thoughts about global activism for Palestinian rights. It is republished here, but the original can be read at Oh My Gaza here. --- I am honored to introduce you to Doc Jazz, a proud Palestinian who is reshaping how to get awareness and solidarity out into the world in regard to the cause and struggle of Palestine. ...

Nabil Mansour about his new song 'Yasmin'

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:54:04 +0100

Nabil Mansour, the brilliant Palestinian musician from Barcelona, has released a new song - his first song in the Catalan language - called 'Yasmin'. Doc Jazz interviewed Nabil about this new production, which was released with an animated music video made by Palestinian graphical artist Maysun Cheikh Ali. Nabil gives us the deeper backgrounds of this very special song, and we have some personal comments from Maysun as well, so read the interview and most importantly, check out this lovely song. ...

Impressions from the Doc Jazz tour in the Netherlands

Mon, 30 May 2011 16:53:57 +0100

Doc Jazz has had an eventful week in the Netherlands and Belgium, with 4 performances, 3 radio appearances and an interview with a Dutch magazine, which all took place between May 13 and May 21. The performances were at fundraising events for causes relating to Palestine; the event in Brussels was aimed at collecting funds for the Askar refugee camp in Nablus, while the remaining ones were meant to help finance the Dutch boat in the upcoming Gaza Flotilla. On top of all this, Doc Jazz was also f...

Nabil Mansour: rising Palestinian star from Barcelona

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:14:20 +0100

In the vast world of music in the Spanish language, a gifted and talented Palestinian musician is making sure the voice of his people is heard, in a way that in some ways is similar to what Doc Jazz is doing with music in the English language. His name is Nabil Mansour, and his music is sophisticated, easy on the ears, accessible, and rich in its compositions. Doc Jazz has interviewed Nabil, and is proud to introduce him and his music to his audience with great enthusiasm. After listening t...

Doc Jazz's 2003 reflections at Glasgow Caledonian University

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 13:08:02 +0100

Glasgow Caledonian University has a Centre for Political Song, which was one of the first organizations that took notice of my political songwriting. In 2003, after the Centre had published a number of Doc Jazz song lyrics, I was asked to write a short article about political songwriting. The original article can be found here, still on the University's website. Although some of the information is outdated since this was more than 7 years ago and many songs have appeared since, it may still be in...

'We're the Dream Team of Arabic hip-hop' - by Randa Safieh

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:44:19 +0100

In this article published in the November edition of Middle East magazine, Randa Safieh talks to some of the artists from the Lyrical Alliance collective, inspired by the legendary 'Mu'Allaqat' poems, which performed in Camden last month.Last month Dash Arts and the Camden Roundhouse presented a collaboration of some of the most prominent Arab hip-hop heavyweights. It was a ground-breaking event, with traditional Arabic verse at its core, hosted by DJ MK, of KISS FM fame, which succeeded in cross...

On-stage interview with Doc Jazz at al Quds University

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:59:41 +0100

On October 4th 2009, Doc Jazz gave a concert in the main auditorium at Al Quds University. "It was truly an unforgettable experience; the response from the audience was absolutely amazing. This concert was organized thanks to the interest of fans that live in the Jerusalem region, and who wished to hear me playing my songs live." (quote from the PTT interview) During the concert, an on-stage interview was held with Doc Jazz, about his music, his life, and his motivations. The video in this...

Doc Jazz telephone interview on Press TV

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 09:17:17 +0100

This live telephone interview was held on Press TV on April 13th in the program 'Remember Palestine'. First, they broadcast a large part of the song 'Home (for Jenin)', then I was asked a few questions by telephone. Although I have often been interviewed, it is rather uncomfortable to be interviewed by telephone, those of you who have experience with it surely can confirm this. ...

Doc Jazz: "Independence cannot be given to you"

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:05:50 +0100

(This interview was originally published at the Palestine Think Tank) In December 2000, Doc Jazz released his first political song 'Intifada', which was listened to widely on the world wide web, and started his internet project 'The Musical Intifada'. Since that time, the collection of his self-written and -produced songs has grown to over 90 funky pop-songs, the majority of which have a political topic....

Heather Wokusch interviews Doc Jazz

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

This interview was originally published on Heather Wokusch's website, under the category 'Inspiring People'. Can you tell us about your political activism? Well, I understand that what I have been doing over the years is likely to be termed activism. However, in my view it was more a matter of trying to actively participate in the democracy I was born and raised into. I believe it is upon us, the Palestinians in exile, the ones who are citizens of democracies, to do our utmos...