|
|
Article: Israeli-Arab rap: an outlet for youth protest; Palestinian hip-hop music - with lyrics in Hebrew, English, and Arabic - is gaining popularity.(FEATURES)(ARTS)
- Article from:
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- July 21, 2005
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2005 The Christian Science Publishing Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Amelia Thomas Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
LOD, ISRAEL -- Over the past seven years, a musical phenomenon has been rising from the back streets of Israel's predominantly Muslim towns, and sweeping the overcrowded Palestinian cities and refugee camps of the West Bank and Gaza. It is Palestinian rap or hip-hop music, an exotic blend of Arabic melodies, Western beat, and fluid lyrics recited in English, Arabic, and, quite often, Hebrew.
Rap music first flourished in the ghettos of Los Angeles and New York during the 1970s. Now young Palestinian musicians have tailored the style to express their own grievances with the social and ...