music

DAM’s new album “Dabke on the Moon”: an interview with Tamer Nafar

Nora Barrows-Friedman 9 January 2013

Lauren Pyott 29 December 2012

A musical exploration of Israel’s 2002 Operation Defensive Shield was one of the highlights of a recent festival. Read more about West Bank reconstructed at London's Nour Festival

Ali Abunimah 24 December 2012

Alexander Billet 28 November 2012

Stevie Wonder’s announcement that he will play at a fundraiser for the Israeli army flies in the face of a really brilliant legacy. Read more about Will Israeli apartheid steal Stevie Wonder's soul?

Alexander Billet 28 August 2012

Lollapalooza isn’t the only cultural cover that Israel’s apartheid system is getting abroad. Read more about The "pop-washing" of apartheid? Veolia sponsors "green" music festival

Alexander Billet 20 July 2012

This year’s jazz fest will be covering up what some may call a new low for Israel. Read more about The latest reason to boycott the Red Sea Jazz Festival

Alexander Billet 13 July 2012

Morrissey’s former reputation as an anti-racist is completely undeserved, and his agreement to play in Israel confirms this. Read more about Morrissey's "big mouth" silent on apartheid

Alexander Billet 19 June 2012

Surpassing genre categorization, the eclectic Excentrik (Tarik Kazaleh) vividly juxtaposes dual identities, politics and culture in his new album. Read more about Reflection of the struggle: Excentrik explores his Palestinian-American identity on new album

Samah Sabawi 7 May 2012

Australian musician and activist Phil Monsour evokes revolutionary courage on his eclectic new album, Ghosts of Deir Yassin. Read more about Phil Monsour transcends Palestine's tragedy on rousing new rock album

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. Read more about Interview: rapper Sphinx on why Egypt uprising had a hip-hop soundtrack