Episode 5 of Jun va Jan takes its listeners through the Pakistani musical, Zerqa. It follows the story of a Palestinian woman, Zerqa, who becomes an underground resistance fighter with Fatah after her family is killed and her village is destroyed by Israelis. The film was a major success in Pakistan winning the biggest awards of the year and became a classic of Socialist Cinema in Pakistan.

Jun Va Jan: Episode 5 - Zerqa (1969)

Listen to Samuel Tafreshi trace the little-known journey of Black Guadeloupean composer and musician Eric Arconte, who throughout the 60s and 70s, became one of the most influential figures shaping Iran's rock, funk and pop scenes. 🎙✨📢✨📻

Adapted from an essay by Tafreshi featured in latest issue of boutique mag @chutneymagazine. The beautiful designed and printed issue showcases stories on Iranian funk, Yaffa oranges, Campofilone, grape molasses, archives, leftovers, classic cars, papercuts, swamps, sculptures and Sherihan.

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"Here was an individual, a true outsider to Iranian society, playing a pivotal background role in the development of Iranian music, infusing sounds from the Caribbean, West Africa and France. Who was this unknown foreigner that had carved out such an impressive place for himself in Iran’s musical history, in spite of the country’s racism and anti-Blackness? And who was he outside of Iran?"

Produced by @jacksonallers 💘💥

The Sounds of Eric Arconte (KHABAR X CHUTNEY)

Khabar Keslan's latest set with Samuel Tafreshi bringing some sweet songs from near and far. Featuring Indonesian city pop, Lebanese pop/rock, Ghanaian reggae and much more ! ❤️‍🔥🐍❤️‍🔥 

produced by @jacksonallers

Originally broadcast on @radioalhara in June 2023.

KHABAR KESLAN: Indocity and beyond

Hello?? Are you out there? Crawl out of your cocoon and tune into CREATUREFEATURE, a hot and slimy mix by Khabar Keslan's editor extraodinaire Willa Decker-Lee. Featuring tracks by Tammy Lakkis (@tammylakkis), Thoom (@thoom_report) and more of their favorites 🐛🪱

Originally broadcast by @radioalhara in August 2023

KHABAR KESLAN: creaturefeature

As we continue to witness the genocide being committed in Gaza, our show this month on @radioalhara focuses on the brutality of occupation and the inevitability of liberation in Palestine. Drawing from a variety of sources, tune in to hear the soundscape of last year's olive harvest in Gaza, audio clips from Mustafa Abu Ali's films, a performance by El Hakawati Theatre, and poetry readings by Nourhane Kazak (@st_salmon).

Produced by @jacksonallers

KHABAR KESLAN: A Salute to the Olives

Originally broadcast on Radio Alhara 

From the dystopian technology of borders to the unceasing torrent of images generated by the war and occupation, tune in and listen to the sonic reflections of artist Afram (@aaaafram) on Radio Alhara. Featuring tracks by Julmud (@julmud_1), Shbash (@shbashbasha) and Big Murk (@bigmurk) 🛸📡🛸📡

Image is from Khaled Jarrar's film "Infiltrators"

i remember all the images w/ aaaafram

Khabar Keslan sat down with Palestinian filmmaker and multimedia artist Khaled Jarrar to discuss border technology, the theatrical nature of nation states, and his films Infiltrators (2012) and Notes on Displacement (2022). 

Khaled Jarrar was born in Jenin, Occupied Palestine in 1976. A multidisciplinary artist, Jarrar explores modern  power struggles and their sociocultural impact on ordinary citizens, through highly symbolic photographs, videos, film, and performative interventions. Infiltrators, Jarrar's first feature-length film, was a documentary about everyday Palestinians “illegally” crossing the apartheid wall to be with their families in Jerusalem. Notes on  Displacement, his second feature length, about a Palestinian refugee’s flight from Syria to Germany, received a world premier at the IDFA  Envision Competition in November 2022.

An Interview with Khaled Jarrar

As we witness new horrors unfolding in north Gaza and south Lebanon each passing day, we used this month's show to pay homage to Palestinian poets and freedom fighters, martyrs and radical optimists. Stemming from our publication "Salute to the Olives," this show features a collection of poetry readings in English and Arabic centered on the writing of long-imprisoned freedom fighter Omar Barghouthi. Readings by @st_salmon and @jhghaz of poetry written by the martyrs Refaat Alareer, Hiba Abu Nada, and many others.

In Omar Barghouthi's writing, he takes us from the olive grove to the burning street, from the laborer in the fields to the scientist in the laboratory, and from the rifle of a revolutionary to the toy in a child’s hand. A freedom fighter and writer, Barghouthi left behind a notebook of poems, protest songs, short stories, and reflections that he compiled between 1976 and 1993.

In Honor of the Poet and Freedom Fighter Omar Saleh al-Barghouthi

Khabar's latest show playing devotional songs, ballads, some jazz, some afro-harping, poetic meditations and lamentations, and recipes from exile.

Features Sonny Sharrock, La Niña de los Peines, Dorothy Ashby, Moses Yoofee Trio, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Kham Meslien, Rudolph Johnson, Eberhard Weber, Bill Evans, and Tigran Hamasyan.

With interludes and excerpts from Abbas Beydoun, Nikki Giovanni, Sargon Boulus, e e cummings and Pedro Pietri

Interpreting Dreams w/ jhghaz

Navigating through euphoria, intense desire, and unexplored potential, Afterschool Wet Dream w/ @sailorjoos journeys through the layered and heavy emotions that come with the phenomena of human connections using an eclectic array of genres.

Strictly for the “hopeless romantics” 💘

AFTERSCHOOLWETDREAM w/ @sailorjoos

This episode features punk, hardcore, crust, d-beat, and post-punk. Shoutout to the beautiful scene we have in Beirut—I love you all and appreciate everything you do— @ta2reeban.band @chronictension @glide_lb @gizzmomusic @taqbirpunks @auratband @zanjeerpunk @ikhrasactivity and others you'll have to listen in to hear

2stepforfriends w/ aaaafram

Tribute to Iranian rap scene by Khabar Keslan.

HAMISHEH PIROUZ - همیشه پیروز

❤️‍🔥🗡Live today on @radioalhara ⚘️📡

Ever been bullied on stage at prom or exposed for murdering your best friend on her birthday, neither has @jude_atwie

“THEY’RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU” is a Halloween mix for our @khabarkeslan by @jude_atwie that explores middle school anxiety, puberty fueled horrors, and the ceaseless trauma that never fades.

If you’ve pissed your pants at school or called your teacher mom, this mix is for you ❤️

THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU w/ jude_atwie

"Sun's out for a smoke, sky crisp as red leaves 

how about : some songs warmed up for short days getting colder"

novembers blue but my heart is red w/ st_salmon and biabiabon

Note from contributor:

"This music is taken from a compilation of CDs I bought at Jemaa e-Fna in Marrakesh, Morocco. If you happen to notice any mistakes in the names of the artists or the titles of the songs, don’t hesitate to let me know. You can reach me at alexmyshalov@gmail.com. Shout out to the chillers who sold me the CDs. 

xx
lil freeky"

maroc mix

Di mat3awd ( Freestyle )

Chouwaya

Khabar Keslan is proud to release the mix for Issue 1. DISORIENT. Tune in for neo-soul trap beats, Arabic songs, and speeches. Special thanks to Yasmine (/yazxx)for producing this mix.

Credits: 
Ragheb Alama
Fairouz
Majida Roumi
Young Thug
IAMNOBODI
sumhere
GoldWater

DISORIENT MIX (ma3a Yasmine)

This monthly show will take its listeners on a journey from Iran and the South Caucasus through Afghanistan and into Pakistan to show its listeners the hottest songs from the region’s classic pop stars, one-hit wonders, and playback singers. Broadcast by Radio al Hara and brought to you by Jackson Allers from the Beirut Groove Collective and Samuel Tafreshi from Khabar Keslan.

Also, we owe a huge thank you to Ballroom Blitz for lending us their space and equipment to record the show and another shout out to Mads Nimann Jensen for digitising so many of these incredible records!

Jun Va Jan: Episode 1 - Funk Irani (Radio Alhara)

Tune in to the third episode of Jun va Jan to hear pop and folk music from 1960s and 70s Afghanistan. This month's show will take its listeners on a journey through Afghanistan to showcase the talented musicians and classic pop stars of a music scene that was forced to move abroad as a result of decades of war and political censorship. We'll be playing Ahmad Zahir, Nashenas, Naghma, Rokhshana, and many other iconic Afghan singers

Broadcast by Radio al Hara and brought to you by Jackson Allers from the Beirut Groove Collective and Samuel Tafreshi from Khabar Keslan (@khabarkeslan).

Jun Va Jan: Episode 3 - Afghan Pop(Radio Alhara)

The fourth episode of Jun va Jan showcasing the hottest jazz from the Soviet Caucasus. Listen to Armenian scatting, Azeri Bossanova, and Georgian folk-rock vocals.

Broadcast by Radio al Hara (@radioalhara) and brought to you by Jackson Allers (@jacksonallers) from the Beirut Groove Collective (@beirutgroovecollective) and Samuel Tafreshi from Khabar Keslan (@khabarkeslan).

Jun Va Jan: Episode 4 - Jazz from Soviet Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (Radio Alhara)

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