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Riad Awwad, Hanan Awwad and Mahmoud Darwish // The Intifada 1987 LP

Riad Awwad, Hanan Awwad and Mahmoud Darwish // The Intifada 1987 LP

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Riad Awwad, an unknown musician from Jerusalem, Palestine, excavated and released a phantom sound source that was secretly recorded in 1987.Below is a description of the label.

Just a week after the first Intifada broke out in 1987, Riad gathered his sisters Hanan, Alia and Nariman in his living room and began recording the album Intifada with self-made equipment.One of them was a collaboration with their friend, the renowned Palestinian writer Mahmoud Darwish.

Riad printed 3000 of these cassettes and began distributing them throughout the Old City of Jerusalem and the West Bank.The Israeli army immediately seized all copies, most of which remain in military archives to this day.Riyadh was arrested, questioned and held for several months.

Shortly after his release, he formed a band, Palestinian Union, and released a new album.He then founded a school, providing alternative music education to children in the West Bank and teaching them how to make their own electronic devices.

In 2005, Riad died tragically in a car accident.His legacy lives on through his family, his timeless music, and his powerful story that still inspires 34 years after the First Intifada.

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During the first lockdown in 2020, artist and music collector Maurmin Sweitat was in Jenin, in the northern West Bank, where he met a family friend and former record company owner he remembers from his childhood.The friend told me that the label was no longer running and that all the cassette tapes were in storage and hadn't been played in decades.It contained much of the music of the First Intifada.One of them was the "Intifada" album.

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Majazz Project:

"Just one week after the outbreak of the First Intifada in 1987, Riad brought his sisters Hanan, Alia and Nariman together in their living room and began recording The Intifada album on equipment he had made himself. , the acclaimed Palestinian writer Mahmoud Darwish.

Riad printed 3000 copies of the cassettes which he began distributing in the Old City of Jerusalem and across the West Bank. The Israeli Army immediately confiscated all the copies they could find, the vast majority of which remain in the military archives to this day. Riad was arrested, interrogated and detained for several months.

Straight after his release, he formed a band, Palestinian Union, and put out a new album. He then founded a school, offering kids in the West Bank an alternative musical education, teaching them how to create their own electronic equipment.

In 2005, Riad was tragically killed in a car accident. His legacy lives on through his family, his timeless music and his powerful story, which continues to inspire 34 years on from the First Intifada.

***

During the first lockdown of 2020, artist and music collector Mo'min Swaitat was in Jenin, in the north of the West Bank, when he met up with a family friend and former record label owner, whom he remembered from childhood. The family friend told him he no longer ran the label and that all his cassettes were now in storage and had not been played for decades. 'min purchased over five thousand cassettes from him, among them a large collection of music from the First Intifada. One of these was The Intifada album. " 

Artist : Riad Awwad, Hanan Awwad and Mahmoud Darwish

Label: Label: Majazz Project

Riad Awwad, an unknown musician from Jerusalem, Palestine, excavated and released a phantom sound source that was secretly recorded in 1987.Below is a description of the label.

Just a week after the first Intifada broke out in 1987, Riad gathered his sisters Hanan, Alia and Nariman in his living room and began recording the album Intifada with self-made equipment.One of them was a collaboration with their friend, the renowned Palestinian writer Mahmoud Darwish.

Riad printed 3000 of these cassettes and began distributing them throughout the Old City of Jerusalem and the West Bank.The Israeli army immediately seized all copies, most of which remain in military archives to this day.Riyadh was arrested, questioned and held for several months.

Shortly after his release, he formed a band, Palestinian Union, and released a new album.He then founded a school, providing alternative music education to children in the West Bank and teaching them how to make their own electronic devices.

In 2005, Riad died tragically in a car accident.His legacy lives on through his family, his timeless music, and his powerful story that still inspires 34 years after the First Intifada.

***

During the first lockdown in 2020, artist and music collector Maurmin Sweitat was in Jenin, in the northern West Bank, where he met a family friend and former record company owner he remembers from his childhood.The friend told me that the label was no longer running and that all the cassette tapes were in storage and hadn't been played in decades.It contained much of the music of the First Intifada.One of them was the "Intifada" album.

-----------------------------

Majazz Project:

"Just one week after the outbreak of the First Intifada in 1987, Riad brought his sisters Hanan, Alia and Nariman together in their living room and began recording The Intifada album on equipment he had made himself. , the acclaimed Palestinian writer Mahmoud Darwish.

Riad printed 3000 copies of the cassettes which he began distributing in the Old City of Jerusalem and across the West Bank. The Israeli Army immediately confiscated all the copies they could find, the vast majority of which remain in the military archives to this day. Riad was arrested, interrogated and detained for several months.

Straight after his release, he formed a band, Palestinian Union, and put out a new album. He then founded a school, offering kids in the West Bank an alternative musical education, teaching them how to create their own electronic equipment.

In 2005, Riad was tragically killed in a car accident. His legacy lives on through his family, his timeless music and his powerful story, which continues to inspire 34 years on from the First Intifada.

***

During the first lockdown of 2020, artist and music collector Mo'min Swaitat was in Jenin, in the north of the West Bank, when he met up with a family friend and former record label owner, whom he remembered from childhood. The family friend told him he no longer ran the label and that all his cassettes were now in storage and had not been played for decades. 'min purchased over five thousand cassettes from him, among them a large collection of music from the First Intifada. One of these was The Intifada album. " 

Artist : Riad Awwad, Hanan Awwad and Mahmoud Darwish

Label: Label: Majazz Project