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Screenshot from Ask.fm

The ongoing interview: Doc Jazz on Ask.fm

I first ran into Ask.fm by seeing other Twitter friends answering questions on it, and seeing their answers pop up in their tweets. To tell you the truth, I found it rather silly. At some point however, I joined, just for the heck of it, probably in a moment of boredom. Since then, the number of Q & A’s has...

Music and emotion: a personal story

Music is a way to express human emotion, and most likely has existed in its basic form for as long as homo sapiens has been roaming this planet. It has been researched extensively; we know that listening to music has measurable effects on the human mind and body. It almost functions like a drug, which can be used in both...

Cartoon of Doc Jazz by M. Ramadan

‘I felt strangely drawn to his message’ – Kevin Kearney about Doc Jazz

This blog was written by Kevin Kearney, UK sound engineer, on Blogz – original title: ‘Healing Hands of Doc Jazz – Palestinian Surgeon Sings Songs of Freedom‘   I was recently asked to work on a couple of tracks for a client who contacted me via a friend who didn’t have the time himself. The client wanted his songs mastered...

Doc Jazz on stage in Amsterdam

Palestine’s Musical Life Line Is ‘Doc Jazz’: Medic And Musician Extraordinaire

By Sahar Mansour – orig. published at AlBawaba.com and the Palestine Chronicle Title mentioned above by Albawaba, as well as this introduction: “Palestine has a new secret weapon and it’s striking fear into the heart of the competition in the entertainment industry. Doc Jazz is a surgeon and musical activist who presents Palestinians with all-purpose cures for their spiritual or...