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It's Nice That on the Palestinian Sound Archive

From the river to the sea.

It’s Nice That explored the Palestinian Sound Archive, a project aimed at preserving music from the occupied West Bank:

The archive has been lovingly and steadfastly compiled by Mo’min Swaitat and is a branch of his record label, the Majazz Project, which releases Palestinian music, past and present – such as collections of revolutionary anthems, and Black Panther mixtapes – and also connects with past musical artists, to give their work relevant context for new audiences. Mo’min is an actor and artist from Jenin, a city in the West Bank. Jenin is home to the famous Freedom Theatre, a theatre company started by the political and human rights activist Arna Mer Khamis during the First Intifada, to provide theatre and drama activities to children as a means of dealing with life under occupation and as a form of cultural resistance, still a centre focus of its work today.

Projects like the Palestinian Sound Archive are crucial while the genocide continues, and beyond. Apart from the record label on Bandcamp, there’s also an Instagram account you can follow.

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