Four recent Doc Jazz music video uploads

Recently, four new Doc Jazz music videos were uploaded to the Youtube channel. What follows is an overview with some short descriptions. You can watch them right here!

These music videos aren’t visually complex, in any way. No fancy video editing was done. Basically, they’re just already existing recordings that are somewhat less known. Each one of them features a different style from the wide variations of Doc Jazz’s music. One is purely traditional, one is a ballad on acoustic guitar. One is a unique a capella song, and one is a somewhat less-known song from the album inSURGency.

Let’s have a look!

That Melody

‘That Melody’ is a song from the 2008 album ‘inSURGency’. Though the style of the song is jazz-fusion, the song is actually about how the folkloric tunes of Palestine help to keep a Palestinian grounded while he carries the burden of diaspora. If you follow the words of the song, you may understand. The video itself is a great introduction to the person of Doc Jazz, as it features photos from some of his activities in roughly the past 20 years. If you want to know more, read this article.

Children of Gaza, live on guitar

Performed in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on a Nakba commemoration in 2011, Doc Jazz plays his song ‘Children of Gaza’ live on guitar. It was written during the horrendous Israeli massacre of Palestinians in Gaza in the winter of 2008/2009. The video has embedded subtitles, since the words are the message and the music is just the carrier.

Traditional Palestinian “ataba” on the Oud

This video is Doc Jazz performing live at a Nakba commemoration in Rotterdam in 2014. He is singing some traditional Palestinian songs while accompanying himself on the Oud (Arabic lute). The ‘ataba’ style is the improvisational style of singing lamentations that is known throughout the Middle East. The words to some of the verses were specifically written for this performance by Doc Jazz’s cousin, the poet Amjad Shadid.

Coverup: Doc Jazz’s only true ‘a capella’ song

A very spontaneous song about scapegoating and framing. They are common tactics utilized by oppressors everywhere. This is also how Western mass media deals with Palestinians. The video is a still, and it explains how this song was made, so no need to expand on that. Hope you enjoy!

Ready for more?

The above is definitely not to be seen as Doc Jazz’s best work, or as the best introduction to it. After all, that is mostly a matter of personal taste. They’re older recordings that weren’t publicized much when they were created, or were left on the shelf.

The reason for this post is mostly to illustrate how widely varied the work of Doc Jazz is, in a musical sense. And there is definitely more: there is rock music, there is hip-hop/rap, there are RnB ballads, there is more elaborate Arabic music, there are piano ballads … and yes, believe it or not, even more than that.

You can find Doc Jazz’s work on many of the usual online music platforms. The most complete collection is the Soundclick repository where you can download any song you like FOR FREE. Yes, for free, because the one and only objective Doc Jazz has for producing his music, articles and videos, is to promote the just cause of his people.

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