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Also tagged Israel, Palestine, Peace, Ricj SiegelThe hip-hop beats ringing through the muddy, unlit streets of the burnt-out Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared seem incongruous. But the rhymes are camp-grown – and courageous.
"I'm carrying worries / From inside a destroyed camp / I'm preparing an attack / Words that keep turning in my head / Nahr al-Bared is fenced-in with iron [...]
By Raymond Deane* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz
As a classical musician involved in pro-Palestinian activism, I frequently encounter the assumption that I am an unconditional admirer of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (WEDO). My reservations on this score tend to produce shocked disapproval: How could I not enthuse about such an idealistic project, particularly since it [...]
By DANIEL J. WAKIN
WISPS of mournful tunes from a cane flute mingled with the plucking, jangling arabesques of the zitherlike qanun, the oud and gentle drums. The sounds arose from a quartet of Arab musicians who call themselves the Oriental Music Ensemble as they shared a precious moment of togetherness in the Miller Theater at [...]
Guns n' Roses
Album: Chinese Democracy
Song: Chinese Democracy (What is Chinese Democracy?)
Lyrics can be found here.
Dedicated to those fighting oppression (in collaboration with mondediplo.com, btselem.org and un.org/unrwa).
[Hat tip: Robin]
Also tagged Chinese Democracy, Guns n' RosesPunk rebel with a classical cause
Via: Haaretz
"…And today, I was really shocked when I saw the wall here. It's a new type of apartheid, barbaric behavior. How can you impose collective punishment and divide people from one another? We are all residents of the same planet. I would think that the world learned something from [...]
Please circulate and forward widely
The following letter is addressed to the Rolling Stones who are planning a concert in Israel. At this point we are soliciting endorsements from artists, cultural figures, intellectuals and cultural organizations, and others who wish to lend their support.
Please send endorsements to info@boycottisrael.ps , with your name/name of organization, city [...]
[Via: STOP THE WAR COALITION] Thousands of protestors on yesterday’s magnificent TROOPS OUT / NO TRIDENT demonstration used their mobile phones to buy the Tony Blair spoof record WAR – WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? (See Tony Blair singing the song: http://www.uglyrumours.com)
The record is selling fast and all indications are that it will enter [...]
"Anthem for Someone's Child" (written and recorded in memory of all the children killed in the Middle-East conflicts and forming the centrepiece of the http://www.forsomeoneschild.com/ website) has received the "Best Songwriter" award (France) in the national category in the 2006 Music Aid International Music Awards Contest.
The song brought tears to my eyes and I [...]
Seeing as how the mainstream mass media at the moment is not able or willing to push a project that makes Zionism look ridiculous… I'm happy to present Gilad's latest work.
Artie Fishel And The Promised Band: It is almost impossible to separate Gilad Atzmon's music from his humanist stand. His is a music born [...]
Also tagged Breaking News, Gilad-Atzmon, Zionism
