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Sonically Dismantling Western Imperialism

by Badawi, Ghost Producer

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Sumud/Perseverance (featuring DoNormaal) 05:07
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Dismantling Western Imperialism 12:02
3.
Ibn Battuta We're Glad You Came (featuring Mike Ladd) 04:43
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A Curse on all Genres 02:38
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The Pheonix 06:53
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Shot Gun Colonialism (featuring Jah Chemistry) 03:08
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Monsters 05:03
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Persistent Resistance 04:59
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Righteous (Interlude) 01:41
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Lament of the Ghost Shepherd (for shepherd flute, violin and electronics) 08:24
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Badawi - Qaher III 03:24
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Daf Fx 03:45
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Dancefloor Intifada 11:02
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Gazan Skies 02:23
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Badawi, - An Infinite Pause (UPA Dub) 08:50
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Badawi - Qaher II 04:27
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Badawi - Qaher 1 03:08
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A Curse on all Murderers (Extended Dub Mix) 05:28

about

"From the artwork down thru every note and sound, this, to me is an important and essential collection."
Martin Rev (Suicide)

"Raz Mesinai/Badawi is a musical Ibn Battuta, spanning continents and eras - foreshadowing the future."
Hisham Aidi (author of “Rebel Music”)

How can art reveal truth if liars represent it? To reach any sort of truth, we first need to review our own desires, intentions and focus. Are we seeking fame? Recognition? Money? Freedom?
Not all desires are bad things, but for the “class A” artists, a term id use for those who aren’t antagonizing the colonial galleria, they are bad indeed, because their need for these things is only based in those things themselves. Fame for fame’s sake. Money for money’s sake. Recognition for the respect of your peers, but for others who need the last element, FREEDOM, the other options are actions needed to survive as a people.

For Palestinians and others around the world affected by colonialism, these desires are needed because, as can be seen in clear view, the suppression of their voice, whether done from META or MOMA, is a violent assault not only on their careers, but on their physical bodies themselves. - Raz Mesinai / 'Sonically Dismantling Western Imperialism'

credits

released February 19, 2024

Written and produced by Ghost Producer at the Underground Producers Alliance, Master Class in Music Production in NYC, between October, 2023-January, 2024.

Vocalists: Mike Ladd, DoNormaal, Jah Chemistry

Musicians:
Juma Sultan - congas, clave, bells
Shahzad Ismaily - bass, synth
Brahim Fribgane - oud
Peter Evans - trumpet
Fung Chern Hwei - violin
Raz Mesinai - percussion (Persian Daf, Bendir, Bohrahn, Tamborello), Palestinian Shepherd flutes, Albanian kaval, mijwiz, synths, keyboards, drum programming, voice and electronics.

Mixed/mastered by R.Mesinai at the Underground Producers Alliance, February 2024.
Cover art by Raz Mesinai
"Ghost Producer" Farsi calligraphy by Zahra Oboudiyat

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Official label for work developed at the Underground Producers Alliance master classes in contemporary composition, production, performance and sound design, founded by Ghost Producer (Badawi, Raz Mesinai, Sub Dub) and Scotty Hard.

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