Palestinian Music and Song

Stig-Magnus Thorsén is Professor Emeritus of Music and Society at the Academy of Music and Drama, Gothenburg University. His books include Music and Identity: Transformation and Negotiation and Social and Political Features of Music in Africa.Moslih Kanaaneh is a social anthropologist in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Birzeit University. His books include Talking Stones and Yearning Ruins.Heather Bursheh is a performing musician and flute instructor at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, where she has also served as Deputy Director for Academic Affairs and Musical Director of the Palestine Orchestras.David A. McDonald is Assistant Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University Bloomington and author of My Voice Is My Weapon: Music, Nationalism, and the Poetics of Palestinian Resistance.

"This monumental contribution to Palestinian studies bridges the work of practitioners and scholars to make available rare oral histories, offer insights onto contemporary musical life, and redress issues of indigeneity and cultural resistance. Impressive in its scope and depth, the anthology's organizational structure enlivens debates between scholars while providing an historical apparatus for better understanding conditions of postcoloniality. It is an indispensable resource for those interested in Middle Eastern folklore, music, history, and politics."—Journal of Folklore Research"Overall, this book is a highly worthwhile read. With its variety of formats, it is appropriate for public libraries as well as academic ones."—Fontes Artis Musicae"This is a book in which we see Palestinian music making Palestinian history. Crucial reading on resistance, with timely contributions by an impressive gathering of scholars, musicians, activists and organizers."—Martin Stokes, King's College London

• Introduction Palestinian Music: Surviving in SongMoslih KanaanehPart 1: Background1. Palestinian Song, European Revelation, and MissionRachel Beckles Willson2. A Musical Catastrophe: the direct impact of the Nakba on Palestinian musicians and musical lifeNader Jalal and Issa Boulos interviewed by Heather Bursheh3. Negotiating the Elements: Palestinian Freedom Songs from 1967 to 1987Issa BoulosPart 2: Identity4. Transgressing Borders with Palestinian Hip HopJanne Louise Andersen5. Performing Self: Between Tradition and Modernity in the West BankSylvia Alajaji6. Realities for a Singer in PalestineReem Talhami interviewed by Heather Bursheh7. Identity, Diaspora and Resistance in Palestinian Hip HopRanda SafiehPart 3: Resistance8. Performative Politics: Folklore and Popular Resistance during the First Palestinian IntifadaDavid A. McDonald9. Hamas' Musical Resistance Practices: Perceptions, Production, and UsageMichael Schulz and Carin Berg10. Palestinian Music: Between Artistry and Political ResistanceStig-Magnus Thorsén11. The Ghosts of Resistance: Dispatches from Palestinian Art and MusicYara El-Ghadban and Kiven Strohm