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Jaffa Phonix are a Palestinian band whose music consists basically of electronica , hip hop and big beat .1The current band members are Faisal Abu Ghaben (composer/vocalist), Ali Abu Ghaben (lyricist/ vocalist ), DJ Feedo ( turntablist ).2They were described by English music critic Richard Woffenden as the first Arabian dance music band.3The Ghaben brothers are Palestinian refugees who were born in Kuwait and had to flee to Egypt after the Gulf War , because of the PLO 's support of Saddam Hussein . The lyrics on their first album, Resolution 194 , dealt with the Palestinian refugees' cause and the destruction of the Palestinian society after Nakba .4After several live performances, the band started to deviate from hip hop bit by bit to a style combining big beat and dance instrumentals with varied lyrical elements.5 Jaffa Phonix first emerged from the underground hip/hop scene in Egypt, and garnered mainstream recognition after a track from their first album, "Osti" (My Story), was played on the Egypt's biggest radio station, Nile FM . The band's most remarkable performance took place in Cairo, November 24, 2006, in front of almost 15,000 people at the second SOS music festival.6"Pälastina rockt Kairo", Silke Brandt, Zenith , February 2006.7 "Jaffa Phonix: The tumultuous rise of the electro-punk band" , Franshiska Solivan, Egypt's Insight Magazine , April 2006. "Against the grain—Arab hip-hop bands struggle for recognition and funds" , Sarah El Sirgany, The Daily Star, Egypt , December 2, 2005. "Palestinian phenomena" , Muhammad Yousef, Teen Stuff , July 2004.8 "New talent at Cairo music festival" , Sarah Loat, BBC News , December 8, 2006. "Save Our Souls concert provides young Cairo with musical soul food" , Alexandra Sandels, The Daily Star, Egypt , November 27, 2006.9
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Jaffa Phonix are a Palestinian band whose music consists of electronica , hip hop and big beat . The current band members are Faisal Abu Ghaben (composer/vocalist), Ali Abu Ghaben (lyricist/ vocalist ), DJ Feedo ( turntablist ). The Ghaben brothers were born in Kuwait and fled to Egypt after the Gulf War , because of the PLO 's support of Saddam Hussein . The lyrics on their first album, Resolution 194 , dealt with the Palestinian refugees' cause and the destruction of the Palestinian society after Nakba . After several live performances, the band started to deviate from hip hop to a style which combined big beat and dance instrumentals with varied lyrical elements. Jaffa Phonix first emerged from the underground hip/hop scene in Egypt, and garnered mainstream recognition after a track from their first album, "Osti" (My Story), was played on the Egypt's biggest radio station, Nile FM . The band's most notable performance took place in Cairo, November 24, 2006, in front of almost 15,000 people at the second SOS music festival. "Pälastina rockt Kairo", Silke Brandt, Zenith , February 2006. "Jaffa Phonix: The tumultuous rise of the electro-punk band" , Franshiska Solivan, Egypt's Insight Magazine , April 2006. "Against the grain—Arab hip-hop bands struggle for recognition and funds" , Sarah El Sirgany, The Daily Star, Egypt , December 2, 2005. "Palestinian phenomena" , Muhammad Yousef, Teen Stuff , July 2004. "New talent at Cairo music festival" , Sarah Loat, BBC News , December 8, 2006. "Save Our Souls concert provides young Cairo with musical soul food" , Alexandra Sandels, The Daily Star, Egypt , November 27, 2006.
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Jaffa Phonix is a Palestinian band whose music consists of electronica , hip hop and big beat . The current band members are Faisal Abu Ghaben (composer/vocalist), Ali Abu Ghaben (lyricist/ vocalist ), DJ Feedo ( turntablist ). The Ghaben brothers were born in Kuwait and fled to Egypt after the Gulf War , because of the PLO 's support of Saddam Hussein . The lyrics on their first album, Resolution 194 , dealt with the Palestinian refugees' cause and the effects on Palestinian society after Nakba . After several live performances, the band started to deviate from hip hop to a style which combined big beat and dance instrumentals with varied lyrical elements. Jaffa Phonix first emerged from the underground hip/hop scene in Egypt, and garnered mainstream recognition after a track from their first album, "Osti" (My Story), was played on the Egypt's biggest radio station, Nile FM . The band's performance took place in Cairo, November 24, 2006, was in front of almost 15,000 people at the second SOS music festival. "Pälastina rockt Kairo", Silke Brandt, Zenith , February 2006. "Jaffa Phonix: The tumultuous rise of the electro-punk band" , Franshiska Solivan, Egypt's Insight Magazine , April 2006. "New talent at Cairo music festival" , Sarah Loat, BBC News , December 8, 2006.
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Jaffa Phonix is a Palestinian band whose music consists of electronica , hip hop and big beat . The previous band members are Khalil (composer/vocalist), Ali (lyricist/ vocalist ), DJ Feedo ( turntablist ). Jaffa Phonix first emerged from the underground hip/hop scene in Egypt, and garnered mainstream recognition after a track from their first album, "Osti" (My Story), was played on the Egypt's biggest radio station, Nile FM . The band's performance took place in Cairo, November 24, 2006, was in front of almost 15,000 people at the second SOS music festival. "Jaffa Phonix: The tumultuous rise of the electro-punk band" , Franshiska Solivan, Egypt's Insight Magazine , April 2006. "New talent at Cairo music festival" , Sarah Loat, BBC News , December 8, 2006.
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Jaffa Phonix is a Palestinian band whose music consists of electronica , hip hop and big beat . The previous band members are Khalil (composer/vocalist), Ali (lyricist/ vocalist ), DJ Feedo ( turntablist ). After several live performances, the band started to deviate from hip hop to a style which combined big beat and dance instrumentals with varied lyrical elements. Jaffa Phonix first emerged from the underground hip/hop scene in Egypt, and garnered mainstream recognition after a track from their first album, "Osti" (My Story), was played on the Egypt's biggest radio station, Nile FM . The band's performance took place in Cairo, November 24, 2006, was in front of almost 15,000 people at the second SOS music festival. "Jaffa Phonix: The tumultuous rise of the electro-punk band" , Franshiska Solivan, Egypt's Insight Magazine , April 2006. "New talent at Cairo music festival" , Sarah Loat, BBC News , December 8, 2006.
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palestinian band whose music consists basically of electronica
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palestinian band whose music consists of electronica
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