Annemarie Jacr
The Palestinian filmmaker — who made 2017’s award- winning “Wajib” — will reportedly be adapting her compatriot Susan Abulhawa’s critically acclaimed novel “Mornings in Jenin” for TV. The book tells the story of multiple generations of a Palestinian family forced from their home into the titular refugee camp.
Khebez Dawle
Aside from an excellent live-streamed performance from Berlin, where they are now based, last month, the Syrian alt-rock outfit also dropped a new single entitled “Ara,” accompanied by their first ever music video — an animated effort that perfectly suits the track’s haunting atmosphere.
Hello Psychaleppo
One of the Arab world’s most-admired music producers released a 3D animated music video, “Makana,” towards the end of December. The track, he said on Facebook, made him envision a “post- apocalyptic world,” while the video gave him a chance to “explore my fixation with consumerism, symbolism and the meeting of economics and politics.”
Roofa
The Algerian rapper dropped his latest track “Madrassa” and accompanying video on Dec. 24. Roofa describes it in a press release as “the key to a locked door. When you listen to the track, you’re delivered with a key that opens a new world to you.” Which is a bit of a stretch. But it is a good reggaeton pop song.
