Jaffa Phonix
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Jaffa Phonix are a Palestinian band.their music consists basically of electronica, hip hop and big beat.the current band members Faisal Abu Ghaben (composer/vocalist), Ali Abu Ghaben(lyricsist/vocalist), DJ Feedo(Turntablist).They were defined by the english music critc Richard Woffenden as the first arabian dance music band.
Jaffa Phonix first emerged on the underground hip/hop scene in egypt and it recieved a noticable recognition from local and international media after the play back of their first album on the egyptian biggest radio station Nile fm.the lyrics in the first album (Resolution 194) dealt with the palestinian refugees cause and the destruction of the palestinian society after the Plestinian Nakba. after several live performances the band started to derive from hip hop bit by bit to a different ambiguous style that combines big beat and dance instrumentals with varied in style lyrical elements.
The next big step for the band was the performance infront of 20,000 people in the sos music festival in cairo that was covered by intenational and local press including the brithish herald tribune.
BBC World.com wrote about the band in the coverage of that festival held in novemver 2006:
"This festival is awesome," said 19 year old Deena. "Jaffa Phonix are incredible, their lyrics are powerful and hip-hop is so cool. I'm so thankful that I am here to see them." Jaffa Phonix are brothers Faisal and Ali Abu Ghaban, Palestinian refugees who now live in Egypt. They spit angst-ridden political rhymes and spike the crowd's energy levels through the roof. ''They touch a chord with the euphoric audience and bound off the stage to rapturous applause'''
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the members are Palestinian refugees who were born in Kuwait and had to flee to Egypt after the Gulf War because of the PLO's support of Saddam Hussein.