Vote for Mohammed Assaf – Arab Idol 2013!

ARAB IDOL 2013: MOHAMMED ASSAF! This was NOT just a contest for idols! FOR PALESTINE THIS WAS THE RESULT OF SUMUD OF 1 MAN! Imagine what all together can do… June 20, 2013 – by occpal Let’s start with the confession that I never really listen to music at all. Nor watch TV for the […]

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Israelis stage music festival near Al Aqsa Mosque disturbing worshipers

[ PIC 09/05/2013 – 06:56 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Al Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage said that Jewish youths organized on Wednesday a march, on the 46th anniversary of the occupation of Jerusalem, during which they chanted racist slogans against Al Aqsa, the Arabs and Islam. Thousands of Jewish marchers attacked the Jerusalemite […]

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‘I have never heard an album quite like it’ – review of @docjazzmusic’s album INTIFADA

Musical Intifada | 04 May 2013 16:59 | By Dr. Tariq Shadid aka Doc Jazz Album review by Kevin Kearney – I bought this album through curiosity as a friend recommended it to me. I am a musician/producer and don’t buy too much music online as I hear it all day every day. I was […]

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That Damned Fourth Reich – does ‘Israel’ qualify? ~ by @docjazzmusic

21 April 2013 | by Dr. Tariq Shadid aka Doc Jazz “Tariq Shadid’s music video Hungry is a great political rap song, reiterating and expanding the notion of hunger and the first to rhyme people with sheeple. It is marred by a refrain ’never charged, never tried by the damned fourth reich’. Israel is not […]

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Healing Hands of Doc Jazz (@docjazzmusic) – Palestinian Surgeon Sings Songs of Freedom

by Kevin Kearney | http://xokk.net | April 2, 2013 I was recently asked to work on a couple of tracks for a client who contacted me via a friend who didn’t have the time himself. The client wanted his songs mastered and polished up. He sent me four tracks, all professionally mixed and ready for […]

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Edward Said National Conservatory grants recognition to the music of @docjazzmusic

Musical Intifada | Saturday, 23 February 2013 | by Dr. Tariq Shadid aka Doc Jazz In these difficult times, there is some really good news to report for the Musical Intifada ! Doc Jazz was invited to become a member of the Friends of the Palestine Orchestras, a group of people and organizations who support […]

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Elias Jubran: Maker of Magical Instruments

Jubran was first acquainted with the oud, his favorite instrument, thanks to his neighbor. By: Rasha Hilwi | at Al Akhbar English | Friday, July 6, 2012 Palestinian instrument-maker Elias Jubran learned how to make the oud and other instruments virtually on his own – a talent he was born with. He recounts the story […]

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GYBO NEEDS YOUR HELP!

GYBO is recording a rap song for the Arab revolutions in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt and Gaza  October 26, 2011 | Gaza Youth Breaks Out Weblog Who Are We? We are a group of Palestinian youth effected by the political psychological economic, and most of all social siege imposed on Gaza Strip, decided to articulate the […]

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Introducing the new Musical Intifada team ! ~by @docjazzmusic

Musical Intifada | 26 October 2011 | by Dr. Tariq Shadid Today, we are happy to announce that the Musical Intifada is entering a new phase in its ten year-existence. The Musical Intifada, for most of this time, has mainly been a one-man-project. Now, as it seeks to increase and expand its efforts, we are […]

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“Independence cannot be given to you” ~ an Interview with Doc Jazz:

An interview with a Palestinian songwriter of political music Doc Jazz In December 2000, Doc Jazz released his first political song ‘Intifada’, which was listened to widely on the world wide web, and started his internet project ‘The Musical Intifada’. Since that time, the collection of his self-written and -produced songs has grown to over […]

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Musical Intifada – Doc Jazz for #Palestine – music video

About Doc Jazz Don’t be fooled by the stage name: Doc Jazz is an Arab. If you would stumble upon his music by accident, and hear one of his non-political songs, you might think you are dealing with an average Western musician, possibly American or European. But then again, perhaps that is exactly the purpose […]

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