WE WANT PEACE - featured in "The National Newspaper" :
"Gaza rap track is an internet hit" - The National Newspaper
A peace song written and recorded by a Dubai-based(Pakistani) rapper in response to the recent conflict in Gaza has become an internet hit.
The track, We Want Peace, was recorded by Nasir Akmal, who performs under the name of Jihad.
He collaborated with several US musicians to put together the song, which aims to draw attention to the situation in Gaza and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a whole.
The National reported on Akmal’s project in January, when the artists were beginning the recording. It was completed last month.
Yesterday it was the fourth most popular song on the hip-hop website hiphopdx.com, where it has been played more than 70,000 times. In total, it has been played or downloaded more than 100,000 times.
“It’s a blessing to see so many people getting behind the song and its message,” said Akmal. “To witness this success really reinforces that pushing a positive message still has its place in our world today.”
The idea for the track came after Akmal saw images of dying Israeli and Palestinian children during the Israeli assault on Gaza in December and January. “I had to at least try and do something about it,” he said. “Now our song is out there.”
It has also been crowned Everything 3.1 song of the month - May 2009.
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1 comments: on "We Want Peace"
Well thank you very much for posting this track as i was looking for it around... i was not expecting to get it from this blog.. but lucky me, and good you :D
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