A one hour story made especially for recordat #0031 by @checkpoint303, aired first on May 15th, 2021 as part of the Sonic Liberation Front on @radioalhara, an initiative for Palestine by a group of audio platforms and sound artists who came together to unify their sound for Palestine and protest against the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.

Using site recordings predominantly from Palestine and the Arab world, Checkpoint 303 constructs soundscapes that weave cinematic audio with experimental sound processing and complex rhythms. Through its compositions, collected sounds and noise, Checkpoint 303 spreads a message of peace and a call for the respect of human rights. Contrasting with the mainstream media's exclusive depiction of violence and suffering in the middle-east, CP-303's sound collages also report on the heroic hope that subsists in the region as well as the seemingly banal but ever so meaningful little things that embody a daily search for normality in a state of emergency.

This is the 31st session of a series of sessions Recordat is hosting on Radio Alhara every other Sunday.

recordat:Palestine #0031 - Checkoint303

https://www.nts.live/shows/palestinian-sound-archive/episodes/palestinian-sound-archive-17th-january-2022

Palestinian Sound Archive: Majazz Project X Checkpoint 303170122

This fourth episode of Turbo Sud on @radioalhara is an hour of South Italian acoustic guitar songs by songwriters, sonaturi, cantastorie e cantori, such as the legendary Sicilian singer Rosa Balistreri, pop star Domenico Modugno, and a little-known Calabrian Arbëreshë music group called Moti I Parë. The show groups together a collection of both well-known and rare records mostly from the 60s and 70s with very different themes, such as love, the struggle of South Italian's working class and the hardship and nostalgia of emigrants.

Tracklist:

Rosa Balistreri - Lu rispettu
Uccio Bandello, Giuseppe Luceri - Alle undici di notte
Groupe Arbereshe di Lungro (Moti I Parë) - Ti Vasharele
Anna Cinzia Villani - Ninnamorella
Gian Campione - Li Duluri Di La Matri Santa
Otello Profazio - L'amuri Non È Ficu
Roberto Murolo - Vierno
Rosa Balistreri - Lu muttu anticu
Gruppo Folk Matera - U Suldete
Anonimo - E cavaddhu ci la faci ‘sta salita
Concetta Barra - Canzone ‘e Carcere
Ciccio Busacca - Lu treno di lu suli
Gian Campione - L’antenati
Antonella D’Agostino - Iesce sole
Domenico Modugno - Amara terra mia
Sergio Bruni - Carmela
Otello Profazio - Amuri amuri
Silvana Licursi - Qifti 
Franco Ricciardi - Annure
Tonino Zurlo - Lu frate in polizia

Turbo Sud / Radio Alhara (Chitarra e voce) 10th July 2023

Meta_ - Fuego Sagrado (2023) (single)

Meta_ is Mariana Bragada on the quest to find her inner roots.
She is a singer, composer and producer from Trás-os-Montes (North Portugal Region) to share the connection between ancestral wisdom and unite it with electronic music.

Meta_ will release her debut album XIV- A Integração in May 2023 with the Argentinian Label ShikaShika, premiering it in Primavera Sound Porto in June.

She has been weaving her sound tapestry alongside the trips in Europe, where she did an European Tour, and South America, where she traveled to explore the self and to work for Live Sound in a theater play. She aims to reimagine sound without
borders, in between feelings and the story--telling of her hardships and fantasies,
creating a hybrid universe of organic and electronic sounds.

With her voice as the main instrument, the interdisciplinary artist has been playing
solo shows since 2017 and will now bring a new format to the shows, with 2 more
musicians on stage. Festival da Canção (Portuguese Eurovision Song Contest), NOS Alive, WestWayLab, Festival Bons Sons, TedX and SofarSounds, have been a few places where Meta_ has shared her magic.

In 2022 she also played in Rio Loco Fes- tival (Toulouse, France), Urkult Festival (Sweden) and showcase festival Mumi (Galiza, Spain).

She has collaborated with Xinobi in his newest album Balsame released in April 2022, with two songs- Mujer and La Tormenta, being now part of the Live Band of Xinobi.

With Xinobi, Meta_ has played in Europavox (France), MeoKalorama (Portugal) and played for ArteConcert.

In 2022 Meta_ sang in the movie Lobo e Cão by Cláudia Varejão and in early 2023 Meta_ was part of Invencível Armada as an actress.

Besides her project she also has been doing sound design for theatre plays for 5 years. Meta_ has previously collaborated with OctaPush (PT) FOQUE (PT), Bom Beijo (SE), Temple Rat (Shanghai, China). Meta has also been invited to sing with: Papercutz (PT), Luíz Gabriel Lopes (BR) and LaBaq (BR).

Meta_ - Fuego Sagrado (2023) (single)

The show delves into a peculiar niche of South Italian music repertoires exploring themes connected to the life of donkeys and horses. Expect old songs tipically recited by horse cart drivers in the streets of places such as Napoli, Palermo, and Salento, as well as a selection of other sort of songs entirely dedicated to the life of the two species.

The mix will explore the intricate relationship between man and these animals, the hardships of farmers life in post-war Italy and the love for these creatures, but also their dreadful exploitation that used to take place in mines and fields, or still happening in contemporary clandestine horse racing.

Turbo Sud / Radio Alhara (Ciucci, Cavaddhi, Trainieri, Carritteri, etc...) 12th September 2023

Aired October 26th for Radio al Hara. Featuring Palestinian artists + music for peace. Free Palestine.

Tracklist:
Fairuz - Bissan
Al Fajer - Rubbama (Palestine Sound Archive)
Julmud - Ur
Dakn - in time for the next sharpened edge
Pharaoh Sanders- Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah
Eddie Kendricks- My People... Hold On
Mos Def/ Yasiin Bey - UMI Says
The Roots- A Peace Of Light
Emma-Jean Thackray - May There Be Peace
Nicholas Jaar - Telahora
Cory Henry - Yesterday

Prayer For Palestine - Rafa Aslan for Radio al Hara

Sequence of extracts played in rehearsal in preparation for our first live performance. 
This piece was built for @radioalhara
We decided to incorporate only samples from Palestinian artists, as well as voice inserts from journalists and/or victims. 
As a Muslim, Sara chose to include a Quranic verse "Israel" to pray for all the innocents. 
We deliberately observed a minute of silence after the prayer for reflection and, of course, to avoid blasphemy.

FREE PALESTINE

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"Land Day", a GUPW Poster, 1977 Issued by the General Union of Palestinian Women (GUPW) on Land Day in 1977, this poster shows a cubist painting by the Palestinian artist Mona al-Saudi.

𝐸𝓁 𝒜𝓈𝓌𝒶𝓉 𝐸𝓁 𝒮𝒶𝓂𝒾𝓉𝒶 (12/12/2023) RADIO ALHARA - راديو الحارة

a mix of female arabic rap artists and producers

MIXTAPE 13 DJ SHALABY

Mars County - In Our Prime (2024) (single)

Mars County apresentam o primeiro single de antecipação do álbum de estreia, a editar dia 24 de Maio. O tema “In Our Prime” já se encontra disponível em todas as plataformas digitais.

Este é o primeiro single do disco intitulado Echoes Through Time, sendo um projeto muito especial para os Mars County por ser a sua estreia num longa duração. Gravado nos míticos BlackSheep Studios, em Sintra, a produção esteve a cargo do Francisco Dias Pereira (Keep Razors Sharp, Them Flying Monkeys). 

“Esta canção é um olhar nostálgico sobre paixão e a vontade intrínseca de viver. É sobre aqueles momentos que nos definem, os pontos altos da nossa existência onde tudo parece alinhar quase de maneira perfeita. Tal como o processo de criação desta composição, onde sempre procurámos produzir algo que fosse imediato e intemporal.” refere Rui Gamito, vocalista.

O vídeo é realizado por Leonor Bettencourt Loureiro e é descrito como “Numa envolvente atmosfera cinematográfica, vemos o mar levar as memórias de um amor que afinal é capaz de durar e a promessa de uma tour que muito aguardamos.”

Inspirada pelas paisagens sonoras dos desertos americanos, esta banda tem a alma dividida entre Lisboa e o Texas. Os Mars County são David Vistas na guitarra principal, Francisco Miranda no baixo, teclas e coro, Ricardo Espiga na bateria e percussão, e Rui Gamito na voz e guitarra ritmo. Os seus membros já passaram por projetos como Miss Lava, Yardangs, They Must Be Crazy e Zebra. O rock, esse, é psicadélico como se quer.

Em 2023, os Mars County foram os vencedores do XXVII Festival de Música Moderna de Corroios e agora, Echoes Through Time, o seu álbum de estreia, vê finalmente a luz do dia. Echoes porque as canções, tal como ecos, ecoam no tempo e remontam a 2021. Em 2022, a banda lançou três singles, que também integram o disco, gravado nos Black Sheep Studios, em Sintra, com a produção de Guilherme Gonçalves (Keep Razors Sharp, Sean Riley, Sonic Boom).

“Após uma intensa viagem, ao longo de três anos, marcada por uma paixão inabalável pela música, estamos muito entusiasmados em partilhar o nosso álbum Echoes Through Time. Este álbum espelha toda a nossa evolução enquanto banda, tanto no estúdio, como na escrita de canções. É um orgulho imenso poder partilhar este esforço colectivo com ligação directa à nossa alma sonora.” explica Rui Gamito, vocalista.

As primeiras datas de apresentação deste disco, já estão marcadas e têm início no dia 6 de Abril no Titanic Sur Mer, em Lisboa, e no dia 10 de Maio no Capote Fest, em Évora. 

https://linktr.ee/marscountyband

Mars County - In Our Prime (2024) (single)

Time Passes - A tribute to the late John Berger ( 1926 –  2017). This is a remix/collage/soundscape of John Berger reading Ghassan Kanafani's "Letter from Gaza". John Berger was an oustanding intellectual, writer, poet, artist and humanist. He was a strong supporter of the Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice and self-determination.

Watch the video for this composition here:
https://youtu.be/4Iv6pRgIUzs

CHECKPOINT 303
:: Website: http://www.checkpoint303.com
:: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CP303
:: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/checkpoint303

Find out more:

John Berger:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Be...

Ghassan Kanafani:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghassan...

The full video of J Berger reading Kanafani's Letter from Gaza:
https://vimeo.com/4115673

The Plaestine Festival of Literature:
http://palfest.org/

Time Passes - Tribute To John Berger And Ghassan Kanafani By CP - 303

tracklist here: https://www.mixcloud.com/PSYCHOPHONO/lusofonia-vol2/

A music experience in the Lusophone countries(Angola,Brazil,Cabo Verde,Guinea Bissau,Sao Tome & Principe)
The term Lusophone (Portuguese: Lusofonia) :
"Luso-" derives from the Latin term for an area roughly corresponding to modern Portugal, called Lusitania.
"-phone" derives from the Ancient Greek word φωνή (phōnē), meaning "voice".
The Lusophone world is mainly a legacy of the Portuguese Empire, although Portuguese diaspora and Brazilian diaspora communities have also played a role in spreading the Portuguese language.
Cover art by Sbrama
http://sbrama.tumblr.com

Lusofonia vol.2

Radio Olisipo is an online radio station based in Lisbon. It promotes ethnomusicological research, independent music, follows the release of the records of musicians based mainly in Lisbon and opens their playlist to DJs from around the world.
https://radiolisipo.com/

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