Rapping against Nahr al-Bared's post-war misery
MC Tamarrod is the first and only rapper in Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in
Lebanon. Since the destruction of the camp in a war in 2007, MC Tamarrod
is among 30.000 displaced Palestinians. Almost 20.000 refugees have
returned to the outskirts of the destroyed camp, awaiting its
reconstruction and suffering from the Lebanese army's siege of the camp.
Displacement, temporary housing, checkpoints, humiliation,
discrimination... These are the topics that MC Tamarrod angrily raps
about. Inspired by the hip-hop crews Katibe 5 and I-Voice in Beirut's
Bourj al-Barajneh refugee camp and rap groups in Palestine such as
Ramallah Underground or DAM, he decided to take up the microphone and let
the world beyond the checkpoints know about the situation in Nahr
al-Bared.
A new video clip features MC Tamarrod's latest song and a short interview
with the rapper. It can be downloaded and/or watched here:
http://a-films.blogspot.com/2009/12/09dec17en.html#1
'a-films' has been documenting Nahr al-Bared's post war developments over
the past two and a half years. We have published reports and produced
about a dozen short films:
http://a-films.blogspot.com
Best regards,
Posted by Wafiq
on Wednesday, December 23, 2009.
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