Jaffawiye
Verzio FF Submission “Jaffawiye” tells the story of System Ali, a young fresh hip hop band from Jaffa, who through their music find peace and togetherness, in a part of Israel where racial prejudice and political assimilation are on the daily agenda. Singing in Arabic, Hebrew and Russian, System Ali...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Russian Arabic Hebrew |
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Deutsch, Dan
2008
Israel |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:8fecbb22-b008-4a16-bc42-3e3e1a465ef2 |
| Summary: | Verzio FF Submission
“Jaffawiye” tells the story of System Ali, a young fresh hip hop band from Jaffa, who through their music find peace and togetherness, in a part of Israel where racial prejudice and political assimilation are on the daily agenda. Singing in Arabic, Hebrew and Russian, System Ali deal with the problems of the younger generation living in Jaffa and through their music manage to overcome their cultural and political difference. On the verge of embarking upon a journey beyond the borders of Jaffa, System Ali take their first steps out of their usual surroundings and into what they define as the music capital of Israel, Tel Aviv. |
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| Published: | 2008 |