Lina Makoul on Her Music Being Her Voice Against Occupation

Lina Makoul on her music being her voice against occupation

"At 19, everyone thought I'd become a doctor, but I decided, 'No, I’m going to make music.' And here I am, 12 years later, just making music... living and breathing it," begins Palestinian singer-songwriter Lina Makoul.  With tracks like Fish Masari, On Mute, and Shway Shway, Lina’s powerful voice and melodies address social and political issues close to her heart. Whether it's the paradox between art and capitalism, media censorship against Pal…

To remember, here is a little bit of the objective of this collective work led by the late poet Refaat Alareer, who has just appeared in his French version. In music, I propose to discover the rising voice of the Palestinian music scene, Saint Levant.