In the 1980s, a composer and musician named George Kirmiz made a series of cassettes that featured his own compositions. These cassettes were offered for sale primarily at Arab-American community events and are almost impossible to find now. His songs of solidarity with the Resistance inspired a generation. Here are some songs by one of my favourite artists of the Resistance. The first is a video I made. Unfortunately, it was difficult to obtain any high quality recording from my old cassette. The paintings included in the video are by the late Ismail Shammout, one of the great visual artists of Palestine:
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