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Don't believe me if I talked to you of war
reading / concert / video
with Asmaa Azaizeh (poems in Arabic), Haya Zaatry (chant, music), Adam Zuabi (video)
English subtitles
Don't believe me if I talked to you of war is a performance in which Asmaa Azaizeh's extraordinary low voice, almost masculine at times, stands out against Haya Zaatry's musical arrangements (melodies, guitar, electronics).
The readings of the poems are crafted like songs and the two women, who look like twins, stand out on fascinating video stills: the poet's mother sitting on her diwan in her house, the waves of the Palestinian Mediterranean, the old city of Haifa...
Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=864tIgVFeWo