Walid Itayim, Palestinian/Lebanese guitar legend in the Lebanese blues and rock scene, passed away in 2020. He was a dear friend, and the news truly came as a big shock to me. A few years before he died, we had been working on my song “That Train”, in which I wanted to put a spotlight on his inspired soloing on...
Only 12 hours after its release, the new Doc Jazz song ‘Devil’s in the Detail’ was seen to be making a powerful start by hitting number 4 in the Soundclick rock charts. This is the first non-political song that Doc Jazz has written since 2008, and a strong start like this has surely exceeded expectations. What’s also different about...
Album review by Kevin Kearney – I bought this album through curiosity as a friend recommended it to me. I am a musician/producer and don’t buy too much music online as I hear it all day every day. I was however really surprised with Intifada, it’s a real gem. There is so much music available today but few albums has...
There is some important news on the front of music for the Palestinian cause: South African artists have banded together to record an album in support of the Palestinian struggle named ‘AMANDLA INTIFADA 2’. The album, in some ways, can be seen as a sequel to the album released in 2009 through the collaboration of four South African bands, called...
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