Blog: Tikun Olam: World Music

I read a wonderful review of a new album, Baghani , by the Palestinian performer Amal Murkus that made me want to go right out and buy it-or at least listen to it.  Unfortunately, you can't-at least not easily, since no Israeli record company is yet distributing it (it figures).  One of my Facebook Friends pointed me to this amazing YouTube video of the song, Memories of a Palestinian Wound, which is a song Murkus is well known for singing. But based on hearing her version of this song and how different it is stylistically, I'm guessing [...]