Jaffa Phonix

Jaffa Phonix

Faisal Abu Ghaben on stage, Cairo 2006
Background information
Origin Palestine
Genres Hip hop
Techno
Big Beat
Years active 2003–present
Labels None
Website / JaffaPhonix@MySpace
Members Faisal Abu Ghaben
MC Ali
Feedo

Jaffa Phonix are a Palestinian band whose music consists of electronica, hip hop and big beat. The current band members are Faisal Abu Ghaben (composer/vocalist), Ali Abu Ghaben (lyricist/vocalist), DJ Feedo (turntablist).

The Ghaben brothers were born in Kuwait and fled to Egypt after the Gulf War,[1] because of the PLO's support of Saddam Hussein.

The lyrics on their first album, Resolution 194, dealt with the Palestinian refugees' cause and the effects on Palestinian society after Nakba.[2] After several live performances, the band started to deviate from hip hop to a style which combined big beat and dance instrumentals with varied lyrical elements.[3]

Jaffa Phonix first emerged from the underground hip/hop scene in Egypt,[4] and garnered mainstream recognition after a track from their first album, "Osti" (My Story), was played on the Egypt's biggest radio station, Nile FM.[5]

The band's performance took place in Cairo, November 24, 2006, was in front of almost 15,000 people at the second SOS music festival.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Jaffa Phonix: From a Resolution to a Revolution", Sarah Ali, Egypt Today, October 2005.
  2. ↑ "Pälastina rockt Kairo", Silke Brandt, Zenith, February 2006.
  3. ↑ "Jaffa Phonix: The tumultuous rise of the electro-punk band", Franshiska Solivan, Egypt's Insight Magazine, April 2006.
  4. ↑ "Against the grain—Arab hip-hop bands struggle for recognition and funds", Sarah El Sirgany, The Daily Star, Egypt, December 2, 2005.
  5. ↑ "Palestinian phenomena", Muhammad Yousef, Teen Stuff, July 2004.
  6. ↑ "New talent at Cairo music festival", Sarah Loat, BBC News, December 8, 2006.
  7. ↑ "Save Our Souls concert provides young Cairo with musical soul food", Alexandra Sandels, The Daily Star, Egypt, November 27, 2006.
  8. ↑ Interview with Jaffa Phonix on Mazzika TV
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