After Israel's latest brutal attacks on Gaza on May, 2021, I composed this piece sampling an interview by Dr. Noura Erakat, as an attempt to amplify Palestinian voices. You can find the full interview here: https://youtu.be/0rBIK9g_43I

My dear friend Lloyd Degler contributed with the tarhu.
I scrambled some visuals from various online sources as well and made a video of it: https://youtu.be/APTWsPRqY4k

A Simple Question

Muma is the musician alter ego of Mehmet Ali Arslan, who delicately replants his Kurdish/Turkish roots in a landscape of rock with a breeze of jazz. Listening between the notes, the curious listener can trace Mehmet’s path through the eclectia of Radiohead, Esbjörn Svensson Trio, The Cinematic Orchestra, A Perfect Circle, Jaga Jazzist and Tool.

Here are some of Muma's demos/skethces/interludes/etc...