“In the second verse I quote Mahmoud Darwish… Mahmoud Darwish says ‘we will only be free and independent when a male poet can describe a naked dancing girl.’ That’s what he says. But I think that we should take it further: we will become free only when a female poet can describe a male dancer. So that’s why I write about the honor, that’s it’s been written only by men. That’s why I write for Gaza and I write against the people who took the lights from Gaza… And that’s why I write for the refugees and I write against the Arab kings that are living in castles. And meanwhile, when i’m busy with these things, the love song became a refugee in the drawer, so it’s not gonna return… the song became a refugee…”

That’s Tamer Nafar talking about the lyrics of “Ya Reit,” the theme song from the movie “Junction 48″ (which Tamer co-wrote and stars in), coming to theatres in the US on March 3rd, 2017

In this episode, flabbergasted Humble Mumbles is proud to present Tamer Nafar, the incredibly talented artist and co-creator of Palestinian rap group DAM. In the first part of this episode, we’re virtually led on a tour of his hometown of Lydd; in the second part, we’re led on another journey: a personal long-form interview! Topics of discussion include: feminism, art and commercialism regarding musicmakers of the modern era, and, as he puts it, not being a geographical talent (“If my talent is the occupation, I won’t want it to end”).

Music for this episode consists of songs from the DAM canon and snippets from a live performance in Ramallah in 2016. The Lydd tour component pf this episode was recorded as part of an Interfaith Peace-Builders delegation in 2015.