For those of you who are in Jerusalem, this Wednesday, 26th January, the Institut Français Chateaubriand and the Educational Bookshop are joining forces to offer an event moderated by Mahmoud Muna:

Music in Palestine
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Our dear friend Michele Cantoni (whom we met here and here)  will join Mahmoud, alongside other friends and colleagues – Nili Belkind, Fares Mansour and Loab Hammoud – for an evening dedicated to the richness, challenges, energy, controversies, protagonists, and distinctive features of music making in Palestine.

Book presentation with the author, Nili Belkind Music in Conflict: Palestine, Israel and the Politics of Aesthetic Pro (routledge.com)

Film excerpts from the documentaries “It’s more than Music” (Anne Renardet, 2016) It’s more than music (The Palestine Youth Orchestra) – Zadig Productions and “Welcome to Balestine, Yamma!” (Marion Bénet, Gauthier Simon, 2019) FSMS – “Welcome to Balestine, yamma !”, avec la… | Facebook

Live music with Loab Hammoud

Exhibition of music posters and photos by Fares S. Mansour