Dam (Band)
Dam (Da arabic MCs; Arab دام, DMG Dam; Hebrew דם ) is a Palestinian, three -piece hip- hop band.
Career
The band was the end of the 1990s in Lod, Israel occupied in a central of Palestinians and Israelis town near Jerusalem, in which all three members were born and raised, was founded. Tamer Nafar (also: The Mad rap star ) and his four years younger brother Suhell had already made rap music together since 1998. After a little later Mahmoud Jreri joined as a lyricist of the group, they operate since then under the name Dam.
The name DAM is not just an abbreviation for Da Arabian MCs. This word has both in Arabic and in Hebrew - both are Semitic languages - the meaning of " blood " (Arabic دم, DMG dam; Hebrew דם ).
Among others, addressed the trio the Palestinian- Israeli conflict and called both American hip-hop musician and Arabic music as influences. The addition grown with time on their home attention led to an international recording contract and in 2006 released album " Dedication". Dam raps primarily in Arabic, but also in modern Hebrew, English and French, to address an even larger audience.
Tamer Nafar
Tamer Nafar (Hebrew ת'אמר נאפר, Arabic تامر النفار, DMG Tamir to - nafar ) is an Arabic rapper who lives in Israel. He is regarded as the frontman of Dam; the initiation of " Protest Rap " of the Middle East or the " lyrical front " movement is attributed to him. He and the Israeli rapper Subliminal are the main characters of Anat Halahmi documentation Channels of Rage.
Origin / life before rap
Born on June 6, 1979 in Lod, Israel, Tamer Nafar comes from a Palestinian family that suffered not an atypical fate: His grandfather was expropriated. In the Israeli school, which he attended, was allegedly forced him and his classmates to his specifications, to learn poems about heroes of Zionism. His living Tamar Nafar earned after school mainly through the washing of cars.
Career
Attention to the Hip Hop Nafar was while working as a car washer; played an important role, among others, 2 Pac here. In 2000 he founded together with his brother Suhell Nafar and family friend Mahmoud Jrere the first Palestinian rap group DAM. In recent years, the group played a leading role in the Palestinian rap. The DAM members write their lyrics and compose their own music, the majority of the songs is in Arabic, but also DAM rap in modern Hebrew and English. The group's work is influenced by the Palestine -Israel conflict, but also the struggle for the equality of the state of Israel living ( in the 1967 ) Palestinian Arabs.
2001, the Palestinian Golden Globe - bearer Hany Abu- Assad was aware of Tamar Nafar, befriended with this and added Nafar in his film Paradise Now a.
Tamer Nafar is regarded as front man of the group. So far, he has performed with her both in Palestine and in Israel, and was able to win many supporters on both sides for itself. Since then, DAM has aroused the attention of the West, the group ( Arena Berlin March 13, 2007 in the greenhouse), England, Italy, the U.S. and other countries joined propagated in Germany on the west of Palestine.
2004, the group brought their record "Born Here" in Arabic and Modern Hebrew, along with a video clip out, which was co-produced by Juliano Mer Khamis. Location were different cities in SHATIL (see links).
The latest album " Dedication" came on 30 October 2006 on the market, contains 15 tracks and includes both English, written as well as in the local language texts.
Socio- Political position
Critical to Tamer Nafar also expressed against the U.S. policy in the Middle East, but excludes the American culture thereof, " Every culture has positive and negative aspects. , If I learn something from the American or European culture and my own can enrich it, is but the fantastic. " There is also the 27- year-old musician that Hip Hop was African- American and only American in the first place. "There is a big difference. "
With regard to the equality of women in the Arab world, Nafar has taken a clear favorable position. A position that has him the sympathy of many Arab women has secured:
"I often talk to educated women [ ... ] I'm talking [ ...] on women's issues, because I have to have strong opinions and not because I think I can talk about it and the women do not " [. ..] "Strong women know that no one has to represent, especially not a man. In addition, not religion restricts women, but religious people. That's a huge difference. Of course, this change is difficult to achieve, but if we do not succeed in this generation, then perhaps in the next. "