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Phil Monsour transcends Palestine's tragedy on rousing new rock album

Samah Sabawi
7 May 2012

Australian musician and activist Phil Monsour evokes revolutionary courage on his eclectic new album, Ghosts of Deir Yassin.

Interview: rapper Sphinx on why Egypt uprising had a hip-hop soundtrack

Alexander Billet
24 January 2012

Hesham Alofoq (aka Sphinx) of the Egyptian hip-hop group Arabian Knightz speaks to The Electronic Intifada about the history of hip-hop in Egypt and the Middle East, the future of the Egyptian uprising, and the role that music plays in the revolt.

Gaza musicians find themselves confined to stag parties

Rami Almeghari
Gaza City
13 October 2011

Amidst the ongoing Israeli blockade and an increasingly conservative socio-political atmosphere, musicians in the Gaza Strip face a myriad of performance obstacles.

"Freedom for Palestine" song gains popularity

As The Electronic Intifada mentioned last week, a new song entitled “Freedom for Palestine” has been gaining international notoriety since it made its recent debut on the internet.

New viral music video: "Freedom for Palestine"

A brand-new song and music video entitled “Freedom for Palestine” hit the internet this week, and has already received tens of thousands of hits and an endorsement from Coldplay, one of the top pop-rock bands in the world. 

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