Race Matters / Ride through Damascus and Beirut

21.09.25
Sara and Malaak squatting on ground in fbi music library.  Sara is making peace signs behind Malaak, they are both smiling.
Aired on 21.09.25, 10:00am

Sara El Youghun and Malaak take you through a curated mixtape soundtracking the experience of a day in Dimashq & Beirut, centering the radical joy of resistance. As they both return from their homelands, they reflect on the differing energy and culture shift that comes with being in this colony. They attempt to capture the sound, smell, taste, feeling & visual vibrancy of their homelands. 

❤️ psychogeography through sound, memory, & friendship ❤️

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Ralph Chbeir 

Buy: https://ralphchbeir.bandcamp.com/

Beirut Art Center 

Site: https://beirutartcenter.org/ 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/beirutartcenter/?hl=en

Miya Miya Film Club

IG: https://www.instagram.com/miyamiyafilmclub/

Ninar FM (Syrian radio station)

Listen: https://mytuner-radio.com/radio/ninar-fm-nynr-f-m-432062/

DJINNI (Arab underground radio)

Listen: https://djinni.radio/

EOI for ‘sanctuaries: the joy and comfort of revolution’ by Multicultural Peers Project x Betchouf 

Apply: https://boundless-jobaria-b16.notion.site/25c7fa31b11880cdb5fde9767c790ead

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Tracklist

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Post War Cold
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Mayada El Hennawy
El Hob Elly Kan
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Saint Levant
KALAMANTINA
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Bell
Yasmine Hamdam
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Sara and Malaak honour the people and communities that helped curate the playlist today.
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El'Nayzak
El Sawareekh, Sheta Karika, Zoka
Ekhwaty
Thawra
Matryoshka
Kazdoura
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