palestinian bedouin psychedelic dabka archive album release party w/ majazz project, palestinian sound archive & dj klapsalon

Join us for our album release party celebrating the best of Palestinian Bedouin psychedelic music and dance culture. Brought to you by Majazz Project and the Palestinian Sound Archive, joined an incredible guest, the Netherlands' very own DJ Klapsalon.
This party is focused on platforming Bedouin dance and sonic culture as an act of resistance and a chance to showcase our rich heritage... offering a window into how we have gathered and celebrated through the ages. The album features rare1970s field recordings made by Atef Swaitat (yarghul) and Abu Ali (lead vocals), popular Bedouin wedding musicians in Jenin and the north of Palestine.
There will also be a film screening of raw archival footage, featuring Palestinian Sound Archive founder Mo'min Swaitat and Haarlem based artist and filmmaker Mustafa Staiti.
About the PSA:
The Palestinian Sound Archive is determined to preserve Palestinian audio history through different mediums : by re-releasing music/sound recordings (in physical and digital formats), through club nights and radio sets, through audio-visual installations, live performances and storytelling sessions which situate the music in their cultural, social and political contexts. Working with the archive for the past five years, it has become clear that it is not only these sounds that need to be safeguarded, but the extraordinary histories and experiences of the musicians who made them, which form part of the broader Palestinian story. We have (so far) uncovered hundreds of stories of Palestinian artists, which we share through live performances focused on different musicians, and the wider music industry, including tales of how they made and distributed their work in the face of displacement, censorship, exile, persecution, arrests, the First and Second Intifadas and other major events.
The Palestinian Sound Archive was founded by Mo’min Swaitat in 2020 but is comprised of and supported by freelance visual and sound artists, musicians, DJs, curators, organisers and researchers, without whom the work would not be possible.