2019: DAM, Palestine, and the Global Resonance of Hip-Hop

Isabel Khalili revisits 2019 with the album Ben Haana Wa Maana by the Arabic hip-hop pioneers DAM. The group formed more than 20 years ago when they saw what hip-hop was doing in the U.S., tapped into its power, and used it as a vehicle for change in their home across the world in Palestine. 

Written by Isabel Khalili.

Audio production by Roddy Nikpour. 

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