Album Review - 47Soul - Semitics

 Today, I will be reviewing 47Soul - Semitics. The long awaited latest album by the Palestinian music group did not disappoint. Featuring bright names in the underground Arabic hip-hop scene such as Shadia Mansour, Lowkey, The Synaptik and Tamer Nafar as well as Fedzilla and Hasan Minawy, the 10-track album tackles oppression in the region in an upbeat bilingual and multi-genre approach. 

For the uninitiated, the genre that 47 Soul touts is called Shamstep, which comes from Sham, the arabic word for Syria but more inclusively the whole fertile crescent, as well as Step that signifies dubstep and electronic music. 

The album had 4 singles: Hold Your Ground, Border Ctrl, Run and Dabke System. At first, I was taken aback by the fact that there are so many singles but then realized that honestly, any song could have been a single. 

The band's explosion on the underground music scene has afforded them the respect they so deserve and the opportunity to work with named artists. The stuck to their basics of Mijwiz, Shamstep vibes while maintaining the revolutionary sound that makes their music so powerful.

From El-Far3i's raps, Walaa's mawwals and vibe setting to Z The People's vocalizing and singing in English, each member brings forth a unique element that all fits perfectly in every song.

I am very proud of them for this album and really look forward to anything else they have to drop!

If you haven't heard the album, please check it out below and as always thanks for reading my review and stay tuned for more awesome music!




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