40 creatives contribute to new Palestinian fundraiser compilation, ‘Soli Tunes’
All donations will be sent to a a Palestine-based community studio for composing and recording
A new multi-genre, audio-visual compilation ‘Soli Tunes’ is raising money for a Palestine-based community studio.
The release features 12 tracks with contributions from 40 creatives, spanning musicians and visual artists. There are nine original tracks and three re-edited collaborations.
It’s being released in two-parts, with the first six tracks out today, November 1, and the second part landing on December 6.
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Musical styles explores across the release include techno, hip hop, electro and ambient, while a unique artwork has been made for each track, with the aim of “making each collaboration a multi-faceted piece standing as a testimonial of the arts scene expressing solidarity with those facing cultural erasure.”
Musicians featured include Ahmed Eid, Brikks, dvdv, Leah King, Mad Kate, Nbor, Nour Palestina, Sara Kivi, Sean Tate, Venusloc, Nomadico (Underground Resistance) and more.
Visual artists include Safa, who designed the compilation cover art which features a hand-stitched take on a traditional Palestinian tatreez and photo collage: “Unwritten memories: It should have been me / It could have been me”.
“I remember difficulties I experienced growing up in exile,” says Safa. “I embroidered a tree on my back as nevertheless, I carry this family tree with me. A form of the famous Gaza necklace dominates in the sky, cradling a symbol of my shuffled past, present and future; below it in the sand is an amulet from Yaffa, and above all, a weighty focus on the potential for a different future.”
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Additional visual artists working on the project include AYA, Claire Saint-Marc, Daniel Crook, Faisal Yassin, GetJervis, Infinite Livez, Li Chi Hsiao, Marianne Jacquet, and Ray of Light.
The compilation is on-sale now via Your Mom’s Bandcamp. The result of the collection will be announced in February 2025, with more info and ways to contribute to be announced in March 2025.
If you donate for the first six tracks, you will be able to download the next six tracks for free. Get it here.
“Unwritten memories: It should have been me / It could have been me”, hand-stitched Palestinian tatreez and photo collage on canvas, 2024 by Safa
Tracklist: 1 Liberation Daydreams, Marwa & Venusloc 2 Perpetual Destruction, Nbor & Sarah Kivi 3 Eclipse Echoes, Almevan, Confuse & FridaY 4 Fil Ula, Ahmed Eid | kingboy remix 5 Ghosts, dvdv | Nomadico remix 6 Rihlet Alasad, Ahmed Eid | Oras Elone remix 7 Unite & Destroy, BRIKKS, Eric Hoegemeyer, Sean Tate 8 Dabke, Nour Palestina | 6zm remix ft. Leah King 9 If, Mentrix | Conscious Summary remix 10 The Seams Between, Mad Kate & Nouna 11 I Can't Breathe, Taj Bell | Strip Down remix 12 Garden, Khadija | Luka Fisher remix