RAqS w/ MINISTRY OF DUB - KEY
MINISTRY OF DUB-KEY
Established in 2009, DJ/Producer Bruno Cruz and Performer/MC Walaa Sbait brought their homegrown Dabke Dance and Mijwiz sounds to match with the beats of hip-hop, dancehall and dembow, announcing with it the emergence of their unique Arab-A-Dub style; sound system culture meets a late-night Palestinian street party – and not a beat is amiss.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Walaa Sbait, musician, actor, dancer and educator. Member of 47SOUL band and co-founder of Ministry of Dub-key. Walaa uses the multiple artistic skills to promote community engagement towards both individual and collective empowerment.
A seminal and key figure in Palestine’s contemporary music evolution, producer and DJ Bruno Cruz has been a vital contributor to the growth and foundation of the homegrown reggae, hip-hop and electronic scenes for over two decades. Helping shape the burgeoning rave and sound-system scene in the early 2000s, he linked into numerous cross-country networks and peer collaboration, and with it gained a cunning vision into the sonic future of the Palestinian and the Levantine sound.
This program is produced by Raqs experiences | co-produced by Stichting Pera | co-hosted by Paradiso Amsterdam | funded by Amsterdam fonds voor de Kunst – AFK