Mustafa Shares Video for New Song “Gaza Is Calling”: Watch

Mustafa has shared a new song, “Gaza Is Calling,” with net proceeds benefitting the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. Watch the video, directed by the filmmaker and Succession actor Hiam Abbas, below.

Mustafa, who is Sudanese Canadian, wrote “Gaza Is Calling” in 2020 but chose to release it as a benefit single in light of Israel’s latest assaults on Palestine. Palestinian American model Bella Hadid and Gazan rapper MC Abdul feature in the video, which includes footage shot in Jenin last month.

I reached out to Bella in 2022 about the Gaza is Calling short film. I wrote a story about a grief
that meets you on whatever land you escape to. In it we follow Bella Hadid and Mc Abdul of
Gaza as they journey through their grievances. A parallel story of Israa Ahmed and her younger
brother plays out. Israa and her brother engage in the ruins & danger of a refugee camp in
Palestine as Bella and Abdul engage with memorabilia & guilt in the western world. Hiam Abbas
directs. Israa and her brother are still in this camp in Jenin, Palestine today. The hope is that
this serves as a stark reminder that every path is ours, every child is ours, & every war is ours to
answer for & speak against.

Early this year, Mustafa co-organized a benefit show to send aid to Gaza and Sudan. Read Madison Bloom’s feature on the event, “Mustafa’s Benefit Concert for Gaza and Sudan Provided Solemn Solidarity Amid Ongoing Global Crises.”

Source : Pitchfork

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