Category: Song news

Love in the Time of Corona: Doc Jazz’s new album is out!

Palestinian surgeon and musician Doc Jazz has released a new album, titled “Love in the Time of Corona“. It’s 2020, the year has had a very strange and disconcerting start. In your self-quarantined quarters, you’re going to need some music that puts you in the right mood to get you through these uncertain times. This is what Doc Jazz is...

oxygen

Oxygen – you’re the O2 in my atmosphere

Oxygen (Can’t Live Without Your Love) is a new release by Doc Jazz. That is, it’s not entirely new. Written in 2016, it appeared on the Youtube channel before. However, it has undergone some minor tweaks. The focus was on improving its sound, and the new version is now online with a lyrics video. You wouldn’t exactly expect a love...

Closer To Me

Doc Jazz is back with a new song: Closer To Me

That is, technically, it’s not a new song, but it is definitely a brand new production. The song saw its first release in 2005, and later emerged with a new version in 2010. However, the new release is the final one. It outshines the other two in recording quality and production, musicianship, and feel. The song is a (neo-)soul ballad...

Palestinian tunes on the shibbabeh: new video of Doc Jazz playing folkloric melodies

In a centuries-old tradition of Palestinian folkloric music, Doc Jazz is playing on the shibbabeh (Palestinian flute) in a new video. He published it both to Facebook – where it received a warm welcome – and to Youtube. Traditionally, in the northern regions of what is nowadays known as the “West Bank”, Palestinian ‘fallaa7een’ (farmers) often had the shibbabeh as...