#a/v stuff

[leroibobo]

in 1972, zeinab shaath released the EP "the urgent call of palestine". inspired by the contemporary counterculture movement, and the protest songs of bob dylan and joan baez in particular, the then-teenage shaath used her life experiences (she was the first member of her family born outside of palestine (specifically, in egypt) in 1954) to write the first english-language songs dedicated to palestinian liberation. in 1973, she'd even shot a four minute music video for the title track in collaboration with the PLO. the original master was siezed by the iof in the 1982 siege of beirut.

you can read the full story about her, the songs, and how both the ep and music video were only recently remastered for international listeners with help from the majazz project and discostan here. you can listen to it (and buy it, both physically and digitally, directly from her) on the bandcamp embed/link provided.

[leroibobo]

it's worth mentioning that mustarjil is an identity specific to ahwari (also known as marsh arabs), an indigenous community in the mesopotamian marshlands, today on the border of iraq and iran.

This is one of the oldest surviving recordings of a trans person.

Masoud El Amaratly (1897-1944) was an Iraqi trans singer who became famous in 1920s Baghdad for his folk music. He worked as a farmer before transitioning in his teens. The mustarjil, a term similar to trans man, then moved to the city and sang in cafés. A music agent discovered him there and his fame spread across West Asia.

Enjoy this 1925 recording of him singing the traditional Iraqi song, "Khadri al Chai" ("Please Make Tea"). Check out Ajam's website for more.

[pinyatapix]

most funniest sudden deviation from a youtuber’s typical video lineup i’ve seen in recent memory

like bro imagine being SO pissed at the direction a show had taken that you have to momentarily quit spongeposting in order to talk about it for two whole hours. king shit

[half-doomed-lunatic]

self indulgent severance paintings inspired by René Magritte

[leroibobo]

the name of the man running the channel is fady abdel hadi. he's amassed a massive archive of palestinian music and films and also uploaded stuff on soundcloud as well as blogspot. he's also in gaza, so i hope he's safe...

Online archive of almost 500 VHS transfers of Palestinian music performances/videos, mixed w/ theater, poetry, & films ranging from 70s to 90s.

[cryptocism]

that half-blank, half-apocalyptic look

"i can b ur angle or yuor devil" etc etc "get a man who can do both" etc etc

obsessed with this vamp i think he should get to do whatever he wants forever

[v-albion]

Who here likes fashion?

We're going back to our roots today with an animation meme✨

V!PbnJ @onionninjasstuff

True Colors @v-albion

SLAU @dianagj-art

2 Arms Left @intotheelliwoods

Golden Boy @bluesgras

Little Brother @sharkfiinn

Gemini @tangledinink

EMD @evenmoreofadisaster

The Little Prince @beannary

Empyrean Weeping @cupcakeslushie

SAINWB @heckitall

Never Better @less-depresso-more-espresso

Red Rover @red-rover-au

Tentative Devotee & CWMF @s0fti3w1tch

[umblrspectrum]

3 years of this godforsaken show

[leroibobo]

on youtube:

The Bukharan Jews's musical tradition is called shashmaqam, which is an ensemble of Central Asian stringed instruments, infused with klezmer vocals, Indian, Persian and Arab instrumentals and Sufi-inspired lyrical melodies. The main instrument is the dayereh. Ensemble Shashmaqam was one of the first New York-based ensembles created to showcase the music and dance of Bukharan Jews. The Ensemble was created in 1983 by Shumiel Kuyenov, a dayereh player from Queens.

[probably-impossible]

Copia, later: I eh didn't mean it please let me have some of the cereal-

[leroibobo]

eastern side of jaffa gate, jerusalem, 1897, filmed by alexandre promio for the lumière film company

[artistic-heartbeat]

Boyz.

[limbel]

like mother like son (ꈍ ᴗ ꈍ✿)

[hwizou]

music note(ish) pngs cuz there aren't fucking any on tumblr <3

[nuzipilled]

whoever’s idea this was isn’t very smart

[ambrosiagourmet]

I think one of the biggest tragedies of Laios & Falin and their relationship is how much his actions impact her life. But like. Specifically how much they WOULDN’T impact her life as much if they weren’t both stuck in such a shitty abusive situation.

This part of the Falin-tries-makeup daydream hour comic is what got me thinking about it again because truly it just... it seems like such a like an offhand comment that I'm sure Laios didn't mean to be cruel or anything. That's just like. A little kid not thinking about what they are saying. ESPECIALLY when the kid in question is Laios.

But man they depended on each other SO much as kids. Too much. It really feels like they didn't have any other source of positive reinforcement, or anyone else to share themselves with. So of course an offhand comment like that has a huge impact on Falin.

Or this little bit from one of the flashbacks:

This tears me apart. Do you think it tears him apart to think about? I think it does. I think Laios holds every small failure to care for Falin against himself.

And then there's the Bigger stuff. The way that him coping with his own trauma ended up impacting her.

Like his interest in monsters. Like him going to find a ghost, and accidentally revealing Falin's magic to the whole village in the process.

Like him needing to leave. And leaving her behind.

He shaped her life so much, and he carries so much guilt for it. And again, there should have been other people there to help. The same things that made Laios need to leave home are the things that made his leaving so hard on Falin. She ate alone after that. She shouldn't have had to eat alone just because Laios wasn't there.

She was 9 when he left for school, and he was 11.

Nine. And Laios feels like he failed her because he didn't stand by her through this better. As an eleven year old.

Both of these kids deserved so much better from the world.