When the world is slowly rising against the violence in Gaza then why Music would leave behind. The hip hop community of the UAE has come together along with a upcoming producer to release a protest song against the violence in Gaza. The song is inspired by the violent situation in the Gaza strip. The music would also contribute to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. The protest song is yet to be launched but the music is said to be ready.
The rapper Jabbar, formerly of the crew The Recipe, and DJ Somalie have recorded the track Free, inspired by the struggles of the Palestinians under Israeli occupation. He has sung the score from the heart for the innocents of Gaza.
For the Palestinian-American Jabbar, whose real name is Hani Khatib, it is one of the first tracks he has released since leaving the UAE and returning to America, where he lives in New York.
With subject matter that hits so close to home, Jabbar says that writing the lyrics was a form of release. “I find it easy to write about this topic because it is one that I have studied, researched, lived and experienced first-hand,” he says. “I feel it is my duty to help not only Palestinians but all people who are oppressed and are placed in unfair and extreme humanitarian situations.”
Jabbar’s fierce lyrics – “Till the cement fence is levelled forever, with rebellious eloquence” – are tempered with a sparse yet evocative production built around a looping melancholy oud riff, a funky bassline (with DJ Somalie on the bass-guitar) and a chorus supplied by the R’n’B singer Tala.
You can hear Free at Jabbar’s Sound cloud account (soundcloud.com/jabbar). The song is available for purchase from Amazon and the US iTunes site. The proceeds will be donated to the The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.
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