Palestine Amplified Part 3: The Role of the Artist

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Palestine Amplified is a four-part series exploring the Palestinian struggle through music. In this episode, we discuss the key role that artists have in liberation movements.

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Palestine Amplified is a four-part series exploring the Palestinian struggle through music. In this episode, we discuss the key role that artists have in liberation movements. We also hear directly from artists about why they’ve spoken up about Palestine.

Voices featured in this episode:

  • Alsarah
  • Ijeoma Oluo
  • Samir Eskanda
  • Sonny Singh
  • Bryan John Appleby
  • Blake Madden (Hotels, Adra Boo)
  • Huda Asfour
  • Rahill
  • Natasha El-Sergany (somesurprises)
  • Ana Tijoux
  • Lido Pimienta

Explore music from the episode on KEXP's Spotify page.

Palestine Amplified was written, produced, and hosted by Isabel Khalili, with editing support from Roddy Nikpour, Dusty Henry, and Larry Mizell, Jr. Audio was mixed by Roddy Nikpour, who also contributed original music. 

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