News in from Ahmed Najar. A vibrant and haunting theatre piece, Go to Gaza, Drink the Sea promises to transport the audience directly to Gaza to experience what happened during the recent Israeli military assault. It seeks to create a highly atmospheric fusion of moving personal testimonies with searing film images and soundscape bearing witness to the dignity, courage and suffering of the people of Gaza. 20% minimum of box-office revenue will go to the Al Ahli hospital, Gaza. Read more »
Palestine
A few days ago GondwanaSound's Jill Turner was invited as a guest on Karl Dallas' Bradford Community Radio broadcast, Dateline Palestine. Billed as a talk programme for Bradford's Palestinian community and everyone who wants peace, this week Karl wanted to break with tradition and fill the slot with Palestinian music. More details read on. 
News in from City of Sanctuary : Voices from Palestine is an evening of live theatre and music to inform, entertain and raise funds for medical aid for Gaza. The evening will include excerpts from Ice and Fire's 'Palestine Monologues'. 
Jill Turner discovers some gems in the cleverly crafted Putumayo compilation, Acoustic Arabia but remains confused by its title. Choosing to stay mainly, to the east of the Red Sea, this is perhaps, more of a fusion album. It demonstrates the far reaching influence of arabic music and the footprint of Gypsy musicians who travelled from the Persian plate, across the Red Sea, south to Sudan, across North Africa to Western Sahara before tripping northwards into the Iberian Pensinula.GondwanaSound: other content and links
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