Any recommendations of songs for Gaza and/or Palestine? I feel like I should learn one and start singing it regularly. Ideally with a not-too-clunky English translation as I don't speak Arabic, though I might be able to emulate some of the vocal style with a little practice. And something possible to arrange for guitar and voice without too much essential complexity. I went looking for arrangements of Refaat Alareer's moving 'If I Must Die' poem and this one by Farah Siraj was pretty good, I thought:





Also, a special re-interpretation by Madge Bray in the form of a Scottish 'keening pibroch', which would have the benefit of making it real to a Scottish audience:





Not sure if I could pull it off though... Same with re-purposing 'The Wind That Shakes The Barley' - can't put myself into the words somehow. Maybe lament isn't the way to go and something more cutting and denunciatory would be the way to go. I can't rap, so not Lowkey! My usual sound is folky fingerstyle acoustic guitar with Nick Drake type vocals, but have been known to knock out the occasional punk or grunge tune. Will post a recording if there's something suitable.

cheers,
I