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Hossam Hilal - Somos el aire (Edinburgh, Scotland)

from Sounds of the Year 2022 by Cities and Memory

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"Since the sound is recorded at a climate protest, I directly thought about what could convey the idea of resistance. As a musician, when thinking about resistance, I always tend to go towards afrobeat and other sounds inspired by it, but this time I thought about going in the reggae direction, which has always been a form of protest and a voice for the oppressed.

"Also, COP 27 (the climate summit) was happening in my country at the same time when I was working with this field recording, which made it much more relevant.

"The sound inspired me as well as a protest against how detached humans have become from nature, and the chant the activist is singing resonates with the idea of harmony and unity with our surroundings, and it is a call to reconnect with our habitat."

Climate change protest in Edinburgh reimagined by Hossam Hilal.

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from Sounds of the Year 2022, released December 14, 2022

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