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

Thank you for inviting me to be a part of this @ednamartinezdj . Made a mix with songs that say more than anything I could write really.....Going to play two songs I wrote a while ago, one which I performed live in January 2020 at the Museum of Memory & Human Rights in Santiago and another which was made shortly after, they're both influenced by what was taking place in Chile at the time which mirrors in some ways what we are seeing in Colombia now. As some of you may know, since the end of april in Colombia there have been more than 2,000 cases of police violence against protesters, 33 victims of eye injuries and more than 40 civilians killed by the police. Since the beginning of the year more than 60 rights defenders have been assasinated, and among them 20 were indigenous leaders. Since 2016, over 400 human rights defenders have been killed. In all this darkness, there may be some hope that the protests can create meaningful change. Last Sunday, Chileans elected a new group of citizens who will write a new constitution for the country. This was one of the core demands of the huge protests of 2019/2020.  It will be the first anywhere in the world to be written by an equal number of men and women and it will replace the constitution that has been in place since the years of the military dictatorship.  The only reason this moment of hope is possible in Chile is because of the incredible social movements that rose up to demand change. As I've said elsewhere, the courage and determination of Chilean students, activists, protesters, writers, artists has been astounding and they have/are shifted/shifting the political landscape and will continue to do so. In the past month I've heard stories of Colombian protesters taking cues from Chilean protesters and beautiful solidarity between Colombians and Palestinians also. We have so much to learn from each other. May this solidarity and interconnectedness bring us better days and in the meantime may music sustain us and nourish us. Much love to you all ♡♡♡♡ - May 22nd 2021

Nicolás Jaar - Radio Alhara Sonic Liberation Front curated by Edna Martinez

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

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

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

Ricardo Reis Soares - Qualquer Coisa (2025) (single)

Ricardo Reis Soares nasceu em Braga e vive em Lisboa. Muito novo teve aulas de piano e mais tarde descobriu na guitarra uma confidente ouvinte das suas histórias. Passou pela Academia Valentim de Carvalho e estudou jazz no Hot Clube de Portugal.

Músico, compositor, traz para as suas canções a sua interpretação do mundo através da sensibilidade de quem o escuta devagar, o olha através dos detalhes e conta histórias através de seus personagens. O quotidiano, as coisas mais simples do dia a dia, têm sido o que mais o inspira a compor e a escrever. 

O seu primeiro EP “contra tempo” conta com Miguel Marôco na produção e vai ser editado no dia 28 de Novembro. Ao vivo apresenta-se tanto a solo como com banda constituída por Sílvia Ferreira no piano/teclados, João Curado no baixo elétrico e Miguel Curado na bateria. Tem já concerto confirmado para dia 24 de outubro no Bota, em Lisboa.

O EP “contra tempo” é composto por seis canções originais escritas em português. Pode ser compreendido como um EP de apresentação, o qual revela a forma como o cantautor vive o dia a dia através da sua escrita. Este tem vindo a perceber que o que mais o identifica talvez seja a profundidade com que vê e entende as coisas mais simples e superficiais do quotidiano. Muito influenciado com a escrita poética de autores como José Saramago ou pelas imagens e cores que os romances e a música de Chico Buarque lhe pintam os dias, este conjunto de canções retratam histórias reais quanto mais não seja a partir do momento em que estas lhe vão surgindo inspiradas em alguma constatação ou interpretação da realidade. Em termos de estilo musical, as canções podem ser caracterizadas como indie/pop, singer-songwriter, talvez com influência do jazz, sua formação e estilo que também aprecia e consome.

“Qualquer coisa” é o quarto single partilhado pelo cantautor. Trata-se da canção mais recente das incluídas no EP e fala sobre amor, este tema que tem tanto de inevitável como de inexplicável. A forma como se entrelaça no dia a dia das pessoas, as infinitas formas de se manifestar e a importância que tem para a existência de vida faz do amor o maior dos sentimentos. A canção é uma tentativa de recolher e descrever precisamente o instante em que este é percecionado. O videoclipe com letra foi realizado por Vitor Martins. Este tem vindo a trabalhar em vídeo e imagem ao longo da concretização do EP e conta com Margarida Soares como assistente de produção. Neste vídeo é referenciado o processo criativo do compositor e da importância prestada à palavra cantada.

Ricardo Reis Soares - Qualquer Coisa (2025) (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

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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

Mais um episódio que converso com vocês sobre um projeto maravilhoso que foi o CD COLLECTIU. Esse termo em occitano pode ser traduzido para o português como COLETIVO. Foram muitas viagens ao sul da França, principalmente, chegando até à Itália realizando parcerias com bandas e artistas que se relacionam com a cultura occitana. O resultado é um CD que trata de diálogos entre culturas. Instrumentos, línguas, lugares, cidades e culturas em diálogos. Inesquecível em minha carreira como pesquisador e artista.

Os diálogos com a cultura Occitana através da música – CD COLLECTIU - Podcast 018 - Silverio Pessoa

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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