The Flaneur features Doc Jazz, invites Palestinian writers

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‘The Flaneur’, a UK-based art blog, recently contacted me with the following request:

 

“We bring news and reviews of art and culture from around the world and I wondered if you could help us.

We do not yet have anyone writing art and culture reviews/interviews/articles from Palestine. Do you know any people who would be interested in writing about art exhibitions and Palestinian life for The Flaneur? It would be amazing to be able to bring news and reviews of projects and culture in Palestine to our readers.

We are all volunteers so there is no pay, although we hope to start paying if we can find funding. If you know anyone could you pass on our email? Enthusiasm is more important than experience, and the writers will be able to write about whatever art and culture they like.

There is no requirement for X articles a month, the writers would only have to write when they are inspired.

Do you have any article we could publish on our site about your experiences and work?

Thanks for your time!

Jonathan”

 

Needless to say, it was impossible to ignore such a friendly request. I therefore went and checked out the website, and I was amazed. The website is subtitled ‘For the cultivated stroller of city streets’. From an internet project that modestly calls itself an ‘art blog’, one would hardly expect to find such an immense variety of featured arts. I was impressed.

 

The categories range from film to literature, from photography to music and fine art, and you would simply not believe the diversity of artists that you will find featured at ‘The Flaneur’. You will find articles about artists who come literally from all corners of the world. If you are truly interested in art and enter the site with an open mind, it seems there is enough material there to keep you busy for hours.

 

As you will have guessed, I replied to the email that was sent to me with words of admiration and gratitude. I sent the article “Doc Jazz: an Arab voice speaking in the language of the world” to them, and today it was featured on the site.

 

I call upon Palestinian writers and bloggers who write about art to embrace this lovely opportunity to present their work to a wider audience. We should applaud ‘The Flaneur’ for going against the usual denial of Palestinian identity that is so common in mainstream Western mass media. I hope many of you will answer Jonathan’s call, and that you will contribute to this amazing website. Please also send this message to any inspired Palestinian writer who writes about arts and culture.

 

Doc Jazz

 

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Doc Jazz

Doc Jazz is a Palestinian musician, currently based in the United Arab Emirates. He was born and raised in the Netherlands, which is where he started his first musical endeavors. He works full-time as a surgeon, and produces his songs in his free time. He usually does all the instruments and vocals in his recordings by himself. His music, which covers a wide variety of genres ranging from funky pop and jazz all the way to rap and Arabic music, has been featured on many media outlets in the Netherlands, in the Middle East, and elsewhere. The Palestinian cause plays a big role in the themes of his songs.

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