Artists Against Genocide and Comhlámh are pleased to announce the fourth episode of their ongoing webinar series, Palestine 101.
The in-person panel discussion with Mo’min Swaitat, founder of the Majazz project – a Palestinian-led record label and research platform – will be also streamed online, followed by a music performance by Mo’min and DJ Snuff (one of London’s most beloved DJs and cultural organisers).
Palestinian Sound Archive is a celebration of music, spoken word and album artwork from historic Palestine, mainly from the 1960s-1990s. It is part of Majazz Project, a Palestinian-led record label and research platform founded by actor, director and filmmaker Mo’min Swaitat in 2020. Over several years, Swaitat amassed an extensive archive of cassettes and vinyl records from Palestine and beyond, spanning everything from field recordings of Bedouin weddings to revolutionary albums from the First and Second Intifadas, instrumental tracks, poetry, soul, folk songs and jazz. Many of these were acquired from a former record label in Swaitat’s hometown Jenin, in the north of the West Bank. Palestinian Sound Archive was born out of the archive and is focused on sampling, remixing and reissuing vintage Palestinian and Arab albums, shedding new light on the richness and diversity of Palestinian and Arab cultural and musical heritage.
Swaitat comes from a long line of Bedouin musicians and storytellers, and the archive references his rootedness in music as a means of celebrating one’s culture and sense of belonging. He plays everything from jazz to funk, soul to dabke, field recordings to spoken word, and folk to electronic music from Palestine, the broader region and across the Global South.
This event explores archival practice as a decolonial methodology and act of resistance, through sharing archival sounds and images that preserve and document Palestinian heritage, culture and resistance.
This listening session features sounds from the Majazz Project, Palestinian Sound Archive and friends, with merchandise on sale to support the project.
Palestine 101 is a series of webinars where you can hear directly from Palestinian artists, activists, and educators about their lived experiences and learn about Palestine’s rich culture.Together we are exploring solidarity actions for a Free Palestine! We invite you to come along to listen, learn and amplify.
Artists Against Genocide is a Belfast-based artists collective organising in support of Palestinian liberation and in opposition to genocide on a wider scale. We promote work by Palestinian artists as a way of pushing back against the narratives of dehumanisation that make genocide and mass killing possible. As well as combatting messages of hate within our own communities, AAG boosts voices from across the solidarity movement. It is our firm belief that Ireland is a fertile place for Palestinian culture to grow until it is able to return to its rightful place in a free Palestine.
Comhlámh is the Irish Association of Development Workers and Volunteers, and a membership-based organisation, that has over 45 years’ experience of solidarity-based engagement that addresses the most pressing issues of our time. We support people and organisations to mobilise for global justice, including through values-based volunteering, humanitarian responses, and active citizenship. All Comhlámh’s work is underpinned by a commitment to Global Citizenship Education (GCE), which deepens understanding of the structural causes of inequality, unsustainability, as well as the connections between local and global challenges. Overall, Comhlámh provides a unique and vital space to work in solidarity with others towards a shared goal of a world beyond injustice.
Belfast-born and London-based, DJ Snuff is a beloved DJ and cultural organiser known for their eclectic sets and passion for social justice. As the live show DJ for the first lady of Arabic Hip Hop, Shadia Mansour, he has toured extensively, including multiple trips to Palestine. Snuff is the organiser of the outspoken activist-led Hip Hop event ‘Speakers Corner’ in Brixton, London. He has shared the stage with a diverse range of artists, including Roots Manuva, Immortal Technique, Public Enemy, Dead Prez, Lowkey, 47Soul and Maverick Sabre. He is also an integral part of Congo Natty’s live show and a sought-after party DJ for artists like Greentea Peng and Shingai (The Noisettes).
Age 18+.
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