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#Jan25 (Produced by Sami Matar)
Inspired by the resilience of Egyptian people during their recent uprising, I teamed up with several notable musicians from North America to release a song of solidarity and empowerment. The track is fittingly titled “#Jan25″ as a reference to both the date the protests officially began in Egypt, and its prominence as a trending topic on Twitter. Produced by good friend Sami Matar, a Palestinian-American composer from Southern California, and featuring the likes of Freeway, HBO Def Poet Amir Sulaiman, Canadian R&B vocalist Ayah, my brother The Narcicyst & myself – this track serves as a testament to the revolution’s effect on the hearts and minds of today’s youth, and the spirit of resistance it has come to symbolize for oppressed people worldwide.
Artist Information:
Omar Offendum (MC #1) - http://twitter.com/Offendum
The Narcicyst (MC #2) - http://twitter.com/TheNarcicyst
Freeway (MC #3) - http://twitter.com/PhillyFreezer
Amir Sulaiman (MC #4) - http://twitter.com/AmirSulaiman
Ayah (R&B Vocalist) - http://twitter.com/AyahMusic
Sami Matar (Producer) - http://twitter.com/SamiMatar
Artwork by Ridwan Adhami - http://twitter.com/RidzDesign
Produced by Sami Matar. Shouts to Blamethelabel, Mb.
I had the good fortune of being interviewed about the track on Aljazeera English while I was performing in Doha this month as well:
Here is a slightly more elaborate interview/report done later that day by Tarek Abu-Esber of the Doha Film Institute:
The song has also been featured on:
Aljazeera Blog -- http://blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/02/07/live-blog-feb-8-egypt-protests
NPR -- http://www.npr.org/2011/02/11/133691055/Music-Inspires-Egyptian-Protests
VIBE -- http://www.vibe.com/audio/new-music-freeway-amir-sulaiman-ayah-narcicyst-omar-offendum-jan25
Complex -- http://www.complex.com/music/2011/02/freeway-amir-sulaiman-ayah-the-narcicyst-omar-offendum-jan25
MTV | Iggy -- http://blog.mtviggy.com/2011/02/12/jan25-new-single-inspired-by-egyptian-uprising/
MissInfo -- http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/exclusive-freeway-addresses-egypts-uprising-on-jan25th-with-amir-sulaiman-ayah-the-narcicyst-and-omar-offendum/
NahRight -- http://nahright.com/news/2011/02/07/freeway-amir-sulaiman-ayah-the-narcicyst-omar-offendum-jan25th/
Ta7ya Masr ... 3iiish Egypt!!!
Great job!! I love how both the words & the pictures in the video captured the essence of this revolution. I wonder if you can post the lyrics as well sometime soon. Anyhow, you guys are all awesome; on behalf of Egyptains I say: Alf Shokr! Ta7ya El-7orreyya!
ReplyDeleteIt's now on Red Ant Liberation Army News blog:
ReplyDeletehttp://redantliberationarmy.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/jan25-egypt-omar-offendum-the-narcicyst-freeway-ayah-amir-sulaiman/
the song's played during "democracy now", about
ReplyDelete45:21 into the thursday, 2012.01.25, episode:
http://www.democracynow.org/shows/2012/1/25