What: Launch night of Sami Moukaddem's new CD "The Facts of Life for the Palestinian".
When: Monday, 15th September 2008 @ 7.30pm
Where: The Button Factory (aka Temple Bar Musisc Centre), Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Cost: €15 - price includes a copy of the CD
Tickets can be bought from www.buttonfactory.ie in advance, or at the door on the night.
This is being run as a benefit night for the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Amnesty International.
About Sami and his music: "Sami Moukaddem draws fruitfully on his Middle Eastern heritage to create this fascinating jazz hybrid. It's a seamless union; neither the compositions nor the performances depend on exoticism to make an impact".
The entire CD is available to download for free on Sami's website (including the music, text,and images). It's a self funded project with no affiliations with any political organisations.
http://www.samimoukaddem.com/files/musicsamples/palestine/01%20Dispossession.mp3
Embedded audio: http://www.samimoukaddem.com/files/musicsamples/palestine/01%20Dispossession.mp3