From Gaza to Bankstown, these Palestinian musicians are protesting via performance
The oud and the riq are instruments that were among the few belongings Majdi and Seraj Jelda brought with them when they arrived in Sydney after fleeing Gaza.
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Formerly performers in an orchestra with a Palestinian music conservatory, Majdi and Seraj, with their cousin Feras, staged Al Pheniq at Urban Theatre Projects in Bankstown so people could learn more about their culture. ‘It’s still a protest, but it comes in a different form, it comes in the form of music and dance and food,’ Feras says
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