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AMAL MURKUS
Singer and actress (Palestine/Israel)
09 October 2002

Amal - Palestinian singer born and living in Israel - and rejected by every major Israeli record company, has set new standards in expressions based on cross Mediterranean influences.
Amal, singing in Arabic of suffering, sadness and hope, is constantly on the forefront in the fight against the exclusion and marginalisation of Arab music and culture by Israeli media.
This interview was recorded at the 2nd World Conference on Music and Censorship, Copenhagen, 28th of September 2002.

Amal Murkus - photo by Pia Laulund
Amal Murkus

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