Eid 2011: all Doc Jazz songs downloadable for free!

Good news for those who love Palestine, and music! For the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr 2011, ALL Doc Jazz songs will be made available for FREE DOWNLOAD !

 

At the end of the Holy month of Ramadan, it is customary to exchange presents. In line with this tradition, Doc Jazz is giving away all of his songs. Download any song you like, and put it on your iPod or mp3 player,  so that you can take the sound of resistance for a free Palestine along with you anywhere you go! There are no restrictions, no tricks, no hidden payments. There is no limit to the number of songs you wish to download: they are all yours!

 

Open THIS LINK, and then next to every song title, there is a little triangle pointing downwards; click on it, and your download will start.

 

 

More about Doc Jazz

Doc Jazz is a Palestinian full-time surgeon and free-time musician, known for his funky style of jazz-pop and his inspiring song lyrics, and runs a website known as the Musical Intifada. If you browse the songs, 96 of which are available online, you will notice that he employs a great variety of musical styles. You will find rap songs in Doc Jazz’s own personal style of Hip-Hop, but also a large number of songs in his own trademark style of ‘jazz-pop’, that is light on the ears and stimulating for the brains.

 

There are soft ballads, some of which are only accompanied by piano, and there are Arabic songs which have their own original mix of traditional and modern sounds. Some songs border on rock music, with the typical electric guitar solos that give the music of Doc Jazz its own distinctive and recognizable sound. As the slogan says: it’s the taste of rock, the scent of jazz, and the feel of funk. For many of his songs, Doc Jazz has released music videos on Youtube.

 

Lyrics and Languages

Most Doc Jazz songs have English lyrics. If you take the time to listen to the words, you will find that they often contain deeper meanings. Don’t expect explicit song lyrics; Doc Jazz keeps it clean, making his words appeal to the brain more than to the gut. There is also a number of Arabic songs, sometimes based on traditional tunes, and sometimes featuring original compositions.

 

Lastly, some of Doc Jazz songs are in Dutch, since he grew up in the Netherlands and decided to employ this language in order to make the message of the liberation of Palestine accessible to the population of the Netherlands.

 

Go read the Doc Jazz Songbook online, or purchase a hard copy of it!

 

Instruments

Doc Jazz plays many instruments, and records his music in his own studio. He plays the guitar, keyboards/piano, bass, drums and percussion, and also plays Arabic instruments like the Oud, the darbuka, and the shibbabeh. The latter is a traditional Palestinian short shepherd’s flute, which has a characteristic sound that instantly recalls the ancient hills of Palestine. Doc Jazz has made it an issue to promote and preserve the Palestinian shibbabeh, and has released a number of articles and videos on the subject, including how to make one, and instructions how to play on it.

 

If you are listening to a Doc Jazz song, you are in almost every case listening to a product made by one man alone; instruments and voices are recorded one by one, with Doc Jazz acting as the songwriter, the musician, the singer, the producer and the publisher of all these songs. He avoids using out-of-the-box loops and recorded samples, but instead takes care to carefully play every track separately, in most cases entirely in real-time.

 

The exception to this rule are the songs you will find on the album Front Door Key, which was professionally produced by Forrest Thomas, and which features musicians from the Dutch jazz and fusion scene on guitars, keyboards, bass, percussion, saxophone, and background vocals.

 

Why for free?

Why is Doc Jazz giving his music away for free? Basically, the main goal of Doc Jazz is to promote the Palestinian cause with his music, without any financial aims involved. However, it proved to be more helpful to put a price tag on the songs, and then give them away on special occasions. Free things are often not given the value they deserve by the public, right? But if you keep following Doc Jazz, through Twitter or Facebook, you will always be notified when those special occasions are.

 

Therefore, being in the possession of the music of Doc Jazz doesn’t have to cost you a dime. If, however, you wish to be the owner of an exclusive (limited edition) Doc Jazz album – you should buy Front Door Key from the Palestine Online Store. The money you spend on that album will not go to Doc Jazz, but to projects that sustain pro-Palestine activism. A true fan or supporter of Doc Jazz music will of course be wanting to be in the possession of such a unique album!

 

Why waste more time?

What are you waiting for? If you are reading this on one of the FREE days, go to the Soundclick page directly, and start downloading! If you happen to have missed it, don’t despair. The price of each song in normal times is only $0.25, and what’s more, if you are unable to afford this or are uncomfortable with online payments, just send an email to docjazz(a)docjazz.com, and request any song that you like. It will be sent to your mail-address within a few days!

GO DOWNLOAD THE SONGS, AND ENJOY !

 

NOTE: this offer will expire at a yet unspecified date after Eid-ul-Fitr, so be quick!

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Doc Jazz – the Musical Intifada
Official website: http://www.docjazz.com
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/docjazz
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/docjazzmusic
All songs on http://www.soundclick.com/docjazz