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Located in the Palestinian West Bank, unlike other ancient Palestinian cities, Ramallah is a relatively young city with a modern vision. With its rich cultural tradition on the one hand and a vibrant contemporary music scene on the other, Ramallah naturally turns to music as a factor of social transformation and development.

Typically, the Palestinian West Bank is referenced in the context of Middle East peace talks. But for the past three years, the organizers of the three-day Palestine Music Expo, or PMX, have sought to encourage people to open their minds, and their ears, to what Palestinian artists have to offer. John Yang reports from the…

Palestine Music Expo, une tribune pour les musiciens palestiniens à Ramallah. La troisième édition de cet événement a réuni des artistes de Haïfa, de Jérusalem-Est, du Golan et de Gaza.

THE GUARDIAN: ‘I’m the only trip-hop artist in Palestine!’: the musicians shaking up the occupied territories. Refugee rappers, ska stars from the Golan Heights, the Kraftwerk of the Levant … meet the acts redefining Palestine in the shadow of the wall and the watchtowers.