Finalist

I wrote my feelings down, I
then asked musicians who stands on the right side of history if we can turn it to
a song. I was lucky to meet Birk Bream who was very interested in the idea and
we started working on it immediately. We are very happy about our song and
hope all free souls will like it.

When I heard about FalastinVision I immediately wanted to support the idea and
participate. I wrote the song Angel’s Can’t Be Killed especially for the occasion.
The song is about how seeing the ongoing genocide in Gaza, live on my phones, my
world view is completely broken. How can this go on, what sort of word do we live in?
There is no way to unsee what we have seen and the fight for a free Palestine must
continue with full force until Palestine is free. And justice is served. There is no way back.

It’s 2024 and they are still talking about “war crimes”, when a war itself is a crime against humanity. Our song is an old fashioned protest song, to anyone who feels that we must stop the war and free Palestine. Even when we don’t know how, we can still sing together, raise our voices for free Palestine and raise our voices against the war.  Because they can’t kill a song.

The song is a reggae tune about the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Besides condemning the atrocities committed by the occupation it has kind of a motivational feel to it, describing how people all over the world go to the streets in solidarity with Palestine. We hope it can help strengthen the resistance. 

I had originally written this song back in 2023 after feeling incredible anger and frustration with the ways
that prominent TERFs would claim that the harmful actions they take against the trans community, which
have already resulted in the deaths of multiple trans youths, were justified as a means to “protect lesbians.”
After October, the song took on a much deeper meaning as the Israeli government kept insisting that
committing a genocide against Palestinians was the only way to keep Jews safe. As someone with both
Arab and Jewish heritage, I found these statements to be disgusting. There is no justification for the
murder or tens of thousands of civilians in a “war.” This song is about how I am tired of having my
identities used as a pawn by people in power in order to justify their violent actions.

 “F is Real” isn’t just a song, it’s a powerful message for peace and compassion. Lil Moe provides a unique and honest insight into his perspective through a perfect combination of melodies and rhymes.

This song was made to inform the ignorant and to motivate those knowing of the history of Palestine. It’s a tribute and a protest in the name of my country against the racist, genocidal ethno-state Israel. I made the beat in 2020 and started writing some bars, and four years later this song is even more relevant than ever. Every part of the song was either written, recorded or composed by me except for the sample during the bridge of the song. The sample is from the classic song “Vår Betong” released by famous singer/rapper Jacco (Labyrint) who gave me permission to use his voice recordings.

We have written this song to express our deep frustration and sorrow over what is happening in Gaza, as well as the ignorant attitude of those in power towards it. However, we also feel that there is a great fighting spirit among the people, and we want to contribute even more to that fight through this song. Our hearts beat for freedom and justice, and the most important thing we can do in this fight today is to stand up for the Palestinian people. There is no one stronger than them, and one of us is Palestinian with family in Gaza.

We do not want the world to turn a blind eye to what is happening there. Political leaders and society at large must act to stop the suffering and show their support for the people in Gaza. With the power of music to touch and inspire, we hope to reach a wider audience and motivate people to make a difference. Show your actions for the people in Gaza; it is the first step towards a free Palestine. We know that it is not easy to change the world, but together we can do it, we can make Palestine free.

ration

As a musician, the only way I can express what I feel is with a song. That’s why I composed
Gaza.
It was my way of expressing the love I have for Palestine, and my way of condemning the
injustice that is happening to the Palestinians. I want my song to give them hope cause I
know they’ll be victorious.

Halva låten, de första 12 raderna av första versen skrevs för ca 10-11 år sedan när jag studerade. Versen förblev samma nu men de sista 4 raderna och andra versen skrev jag i Oktober förra året nästan direkt som Israel började prata om “självförsvar” och döda Oskyldiga i Gaza.

Varför jag skrev för över 10 år sedan var både för Palestina samt alla andra länder som väst har attackerat i Mellanöstern och världen runt. Den handlar om rasism i ländernas krigsföring redan sedan flera år sedan, men som är sjukt mycket tydligare nu för fler människor, man kan tydligt se hycklerin när man ser att man kan vifta fritt en flagga för Ukraina (som jag tycker helt okej) men inte för Palestina? Eller bära Palestinasjal, då blir man utsatt, utpekad eller bannad / blockad från möten, jobb, riksdagen osv. Är det demokrati? Är det frihet till 100%? Nej

Låten handlar om imperialismen och Kapitalismen och hur Sverige även är en del i det hela. Svenska vapen och svensk utrustning finns utspritt överallt i flera länders krig och konflikter. Låten handlar om hur de matar oss med lögner genom TV nyheter och filmer (eller inte visar hela sanningen) om våra länder och konflikterna världen runt.

Låten handlar både om nutid men även om vår historia, hur västvärlden förslava och koloniserade andra länder och byggde sina länder på andras död men det räcker nu, sluta med all krig, vi måste ställa oss upp, befria Palestina sen befria hela världen det räcker nu med allt död och lidande överallt. Första versen sitter verkligen i hjärtat då den är sorgligt skriven men till ett reggae-beat med fart och takt utav “kamp”, och det är just det som är meningen, att de sorgliga ska ge oss energin i kampen därför en sorglig text blir ett mer uptempo låt.

Refrängen är inspirerad av vad man ropar på demonstrationerna. Och “Free free” från engelska på deras demonstration sen efter “Palestina” på svenska.

Beatet/musiken har producenten Fiboss lagt till en hel del saker, särskilt refrängen. Hans röst finns även med bakom min röst lite i refrängen och vi har tagit sample “Leve Palestina” från Kofia (med tillstånd) och “länge leve Palestina” på en funktionär med gul väst som skriker i en Palestina dem. Introt la vi tal av Sveriges gamla statsminister Olof Palme, för just den delen av talet kände jag hörde hemma här som intro. Fiboss har även mixat och mastrat låten.

Länge leve Palestina handlar om exakt vad den heter och frihet även till alla förtryckta världen runt “Ingen fri förens alla är fria, så säg Free free Palestina”.

Tack

This song, Press Vest, is dedicated to the journalists in Gaza. Seeing the horrors being committed each day is enough to make anyone lose their faith in humankind but time and time again the courage, compassion and kindness of the press in Gaza has restored our faith in humanity.

Their bravery in documenting this genocide has been a huge factor in driving the global momentum that we’re seeing in every town and city across the world. They truly are an inspiration.

Our group is made up of Irish people and Palestinians living in Ireland. Whether through the sense of solidarity through common struggle that Ireland and Palestine have shared for years or through direct ties to the land of Palestine, we’ve all come together to show our solidarity, resist through art and salute the journalists in Palestine who stand up to a military force with a phone, camera or press vest.

Survival

This artist is missing from FalastinVision.
Due to the silencing and threats on outspoken voices of artistic and cultural resistance this artist was forced to withdraw. This time it was an artist from occupied Palestine and the disappearance of their content is just one example of the systematic silencing of artists and activist all around the world.

FalastinVision is a platform and a voice for the struggle. By supporting FalastinVision you are one of us. This page is a tribute to all artists in the struggle, together we vow to never be quiet.

Inspiration

I wrote this song To tackle the mainstream media bias including the BBC who are showing Eurovision here in the uk. They have dehumanised Palestinians and other people from arab countries for many decades, shown bias towards Israel and shown double standards around support for Ukraine in their war with Russia and not shown the same support for Palestine who are been subjected to a genocide. 

This song is to show the world Palestinians are human, the strength and Resilience they have in the face of the genocide being committed by Israel. This song also celebrates the jobs and skills Palestinians do. 

I have been heavily  involved in campaigning for Palestine especially in the last 7 months. I would listen extensively to speeches, go to meetings on Palestine, read books and watch lots of videos. 

I developed the chorus first around the humanity of Palestinians which is often forgotten about.

Then I wrote the first verse about mainstream media bias and how Palestinians are portrayed. Exposing The lies in the media propaganda.

 I then did further research about the jobs Palestinians do and skills that they have. This took hours to fit the words that rhyme into the right place.

 I followed this by writing the 3rd verse which shows the strength and Resilience of Palestinians. After I completed the songwriting process I went to the studio and recorded the first mix of the song. 

I then listened back to the song and thought it was missing something. 

I Then asked my friend Emma- stage name EMA if she would like to help with the song and she was fully on board with the message of the song. She came to the studio to record vocals for the chorus and also backing vocals for the song.  I knew with her strong voice she would help enhance the song. 

Over 3 studio sessions at musical vision in Aberdeen and with lots of help from our producer Rocha who produced the track for us, spent time mixing and offering his expertise. 

The song has been released on bandcamp with all money being raised going to medical aid for Palestinians. It is also available on most streaming services like youtube and Spotify. 

As artists we can use our voice to call out injustices in the world. Free free palestine.

We have always stood by our Palestinian brothers and sisters in their fight for freedom, justice and human rights. For the right to live their free lives in their own country. 

After the massacre in Gaza 2014 we wrote this lullaby because we felt such sadness for the Palestinian people but above all for the murdered children and the unexplainable sadness their mothers felt 

In these lyrics, that are in Spanish, a mother is holding her child in her arms, she sings a lullaby so her child doesn’t have to hear the bombs falling from the skies. She sings about hope for the future and of her land from the river to the sea. She sings about beautiful things and for the child not to look up, that the sounds they hear are just the wind. 

With love and hope, 

Duo Pepe y Mary

In Swedish

Vi har alltid stått bredvid våra palestinska bröder och systrar i deras kamp för frihet, rättvisa och mänskliga rättigheter. För rätten att få leva sitt fría liv i sitt eget land. 

Efter massakern i Gaza 2014 skrev vi denna vaggvisa eftersom vi kände stor sorg för det Palestinska folket men framför allt de barn som blev mördade och den enorma sorgen som deras mödrar kände. 

I denna text, som är på spanska, håller en mamma sitt barn i famnen och sjunger en vaggvisa så barnet inte ska behöver lyssna på bomberna som faller. Hon sjunger om hopp för framtiden och om sitt land från floden till havet. Hon sjunger om vackra saker och att inte titta uppåt, att det bara är vinden som låter. 

Med mycket kärlek och hopp

Duo Pepe och Mary 

My whole text is about palestine and questions the swedish government’s silence about the war