Jaffa Phonix

Jaffa Phonix is a Palestinian band whose music consists of electronica, hip hop and big beat. The current band members are Faisal Abu Ghaben (composer/vocalist), Ali Abu Ghaben (lyricist/vocalist), DJ Feedo (turntablist).

Jaffa Phonix
Faisal Abu Ghaben on stage, Cairo 2006
Background information
OriginPalestine
GenresHip hop
Techno
Big beat
Years active2003–present
LabelsNone
Website/ JaffaPhonix@MySpace
MembersFaisal Abu Ghaben
MC Ali
Feedo
Past membersEsmaeal Cresent
Sharky

The Ghaben brothers were born in Kuwait and fled to Egypt after the Gulf War,[1] because of the PLO's support of Saddam Hussein.

The lyrics on their first album, Resolution 194, dealt with the Palestinian refugees' cause and the effects on Palestinian society after Nakba.[2] After several live performances, the band started to deviate from hip hop to a style which combined big beat and dance instrumentals with varied lyrical elements.[3]

Jaffa Phonix first emerged from the underground hip/hop scene in Egypt,[4] and garnered mainstream recognition after a track from their first album, "Osti" (My Story), was played on the Egypt's biggest radio station, Nile FM.[5]

The band's performance took place in Cairo, November 24, 2006, was in front of almost 15,000 people at the second SOS music festival.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "Jaffa Phonix: From a Resolution to a Revolution", Sarah Ali, Egypt Today, October 2005.
  2. "Pälastina rockt Kairo", Silke Brandt, Zenith, February 2006.
  3. "Jaffa Phonix: The tumultuous rise of the electro-punk band", Franshiska Solivan, Egypt's Insight Magazine, April 2006.
  4. "Against the grain—Arab hip-hop bands struggle for recognition and funds" Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Sarah El Sirgany, The Daily Star, Egypt, December 2, 2005.
  5. "Palestinian phenomena" Archived 2007-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Muhammad Yousef, Teen Stuff, July 2004.
  6. "New talent at Cairo music festival", Sarah Loat, BBC News, December 8, 2006.
  7. "Save Our Souls concert provides young Cairo with musical soul food" Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, Alexandra Sandels, The Daily Star, Egypt, November 27, 2006.
  8. Interview with Jaffa Phonix on Mazzika TV
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