Palestinian Wedding Music Fundraiser in Support of Medical Training in Palestine (The Hanoon Foundation): Live DJ Set

Against Erasure: Palestinian Wedding Music

Panel & Live DJ Set 

A fundraiser evening of sharing & remembering, dancing & celebrating

In Support of the Hanoon Foundation: Medical Training in Palestine

Join us for live DJ set exploring Palestinian wedding music with words & stories from Manal Massalha,  Aser el-Saqqa & Dr Khaled Dawas (Hanoon Foundation). 

With a special focus on Shafiq Kabha, “Godfather of Palestinian Folktronica,” the evening celebrates Shafiq's legacy as experienced by Palestinians from across the geographical divide, and how it continues to shape Palestinian culture and musicians in Palestine & beyond.

Shafiq (1960-2013) wasn't any wedding singer/artist. An innovative force, he preserved & united a dismembered, geographically divided post-1948 Palestinian culture, while transforming its music for generations to come.

Blending genres and instruments: folklore & pop, drum & beat, mijwiz & keyboard, oud & bass, Shafiq, alongside fellow musicians from his village, formed a band in the 1970s & began performing at weddings. All self-taught. All new. All unique. With no professional training or institutional backing, but passion & talent.

Performing at over 240 weddings annually & reaching millions across Palestine, Shafiq became a musical, cultural & political institution. Connecting communities & inspiring generations.

Words by: 

Manal Massalha: Sociologist/Visual Ethnographer, Artist & Councillor. 

Aser El Saqqa: Creative Director, Festival Producer, Founder & Director of Arts Canteen.

Khaled Dawas: Consultant Surgeon (UCLH), Associate Professor & Vice Chair of Hanoon Foundation. 

Live DJ: Jan Hooze: DJ, Musician & Artistic Director of Trefpunt Festival, Ghent, Belgium.

All proceeds go to the Hanoon Foundation: In support of Medical Training in Palestine.

The Hanoon Foundation, for nearly 30 years, has been at the forefront of building an independent, sustainable healthcare system in Palestine, including the training of medical doctors. In 1995, they helped set up the first medical school in Jerusalem.

Every penny we raise will go to supporting talented medical students, in Gaza and the West Bank, whose families are no longer able to cover their tuition fees.

If you can't make it and wish to donate, please visit: tinyurl.com/3mkekxzc

Event curated and organised by: Manal Massalha