Just my luck: in 2020, when I had just received the final masters for my previous album, the COVID pandemic erupted. Now, just when I am about to release my first album since that time, a huge war has erupted here in the Middle East. Last time, I tried to turn the disadvantage into an advantage. I named the album...
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...
If you have been following the activities of Doc Jazz closely, you know that it has been quite some time since he released an actual album. His last full-blown album, inSURgency, dates back all the way to 2008. The 2012 album Intifada was more of a compilation album. The new and turbulent year of 2020 now finally holds the promise...
Palestinian artist Reem Kelani has had a busy 2013, that’s for sure. On her website, she published an overview of all the things she has been up to this year. An impressive string of accomplishments, from this impressive vocalist, composer and musicologist who continues to contribute to the preservation of Palestinian folkore, tradition and continued musical development through her valuable...
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