Honoring May Day
05.21.22
Wadood & Bitchimawitchh are soulmate homies that met in their late youth and quickly discovered that Cairo and Miami culture bleed into each other in magic ways. Discoteca 3ala Mars presents explorations of musical lineages between Masr, the 305 and the broader musical traditions of the surrounding regions and cultures. The intention is to explore and enjoy sounds that shape the experiences of third culture kids outside of the places they’re from.
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In honor of May Day, we present a remembering and a celebration of labor and laborers all over the world, with special attention paid to Egypt and Tongva land. Join us in listening to various folk musics reflecting work life as well as struggles for liberation throughout Northern Africa.
Please visit the links below if you would like to read / watch more about labor movements in Egypt, the Americas the “Middle East”.
VIDEOS
How Labor Unions Shape Society / Margaret Levi / TED
Striking Egyptian Workers Fuel the Uprising After 10 Years of Labor Organizing. 1 of 3
Striking Egyptian Workers Fuel the Uprising After 10 Years of Labor Organizing. 2 of 3
Striking Egyptian Workers Fuel the Uprising After 10 Years of Labor Organizing. 3 of 3
Beyond the factory: The crate maker | الدنيا فابريكا: القفاص
Beyond the factory: The Papyrus Makers | الدنيا فابريكا: صناع البردي
آحًلَآ فُرحًهّ مًعٌ آحًلَآ خِبًيَزٍ آفُرآحً آلَريَفُ آلمـصـري (Joys of the Egyptian Countryside)
Webinar Wages for Housework: 50 years of campaigning, 24 March 2022
Working Without Compensation
READING
The Archaeology of Miami’s Labor History
Strikes in Palestine: Collective Rejection and Acts of Resistance
1962: United Farm Workers Union
The Rise of Egypt’s Workers
Arab Workers and the Struggle for Democracy
يوميات الفلاح المصري وخير زمان A Day in the Life of an Egyptian Fallah and the Goodness of the Past
Arwa Salih and the Lost Generation of Egyptian Communism
The Remaking of the Arab Working Class
Economy and Society under Occupation
Egypt’s Long Labor History
U.S. Labor History: Militant Unions, Red Scares, and Class Struggle
Tracklist:
Sheed Qosoorak شيد قصورك – Sheikh Imam الشيخ إمام 20 of May – El Wali Shoe vendors, central market (field recording) – Uchronia: Field Recordings From Alternate Realities (Sahel Sounds) El Tager التاجر – Donya Massoud دنيا مسعود ‘Aeeshat El Fallah عيشة الفلاح – Mohamed Abdel Wahab محمد عبد الوهاب Clip from “Sewing Resilience” short film De um Jeito Só – Anna Mazzotti El Bahr Biyedhak Leih البحر بيضحك ليه – Sheikh Imam الشيخ إمام Zigzan – Bombino Ah Yaba اه يابا – Hanan حنان Afrique Victime – Mdou Moctar Ain’t a Party – The Jet Age of Tomorrow Sid el Houari – Cheb Hasni (Field Recording) آحًلَآ فُرحًهّ مًعٌ آحًلَآ خِبًيَزٍ آفُرآحً آلَريَفُ آلمـصـري Clip from “Sewing Resilience” short film + commentary by bitchimawitchh Om El Oyoun أم العيون – El Mazdaweya Band w/ Hameed el Shaeri فرقة المزداوية بقيادة حميد الشاعري Tala’a al Badr Aleina طلعة البدر علينا – Sheikh Ahmed Barrayn شيخ أحمد برين Clip from Gamal Abdel-Nasser’s speech at El Mahalla el Kubra on Labor Day 1966 My Life – Abo Sahar أبو سهر Liza Liza – Elias Rahbani African Herbsman – Bob Marley & the Wailers Clip from “Sewing Resilience” short film + commentary by bitchimawitchh Wah Ya Abdel Wadood واه يا عبد الودود – Sheikh Imam الشيخ إمام Clip from “Beyond the Factory: The Copperworkers” short documentary Clip from “يوميات الفلاح المصري وخير زمان” (“Day in the Life of an Egyptian Fallah, and the Goodness of the Past”) Workin’ Woman’s Blues – Valerie June Disfruta La Fruta – Juan Wauters Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now – The Smiths Helplessness Blues – Fleet Foxes Daddy’s Birthday – Young Thug Ya Filisteeneya يا فلسطينية – Sheikh Imam الشيخ إمام
