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Alsarah & the Nubatones - "Men Ana" from the 2023 album Rise Up: BDS Mixtape vol. 2 on Amplify Palestine

This week\\u2019s Song of the Day picks were chosen by DJs Miss Ashley, Kevin Sur, Tory, and Isabel Khalili\\xa0in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle. From Hawai\\u2019i to Sudan, these songs represent the global solidarity movement in support of Palestinians and anti-colonialism. The BDS Mixtape series that features three of this week\\u2019s songs was inspired by the 1985 Sun City album by artists boycotting apartheid South Africa. To learn more about the music and its connection to the cause, visit\\xa0Majazz Project\\xa0and\\xa0Amplify Palestine.

Written in the midst of the 2019 Sudanese revolution, today\'s Song of the Day is a tribute from\\xa0Alsarah & the Nubatones\\xa0to the\\xa0youth resistance in her birthplace of Sudan. "This song was a call from the diaspora to home," she explains on Bandcamp. "In this song I hope to define myself through the joys of memories past, and those coming up. A song to plan for the joy you wish to have and focus the mind on the essence of who you wish to be so that future may happen."

The accompanying music video was directed by\\xa0Mai Elgizouli, whose aim was to show support for\\xa0survivors with this clip. She shares, \\u201cAs I listened to many stories from various young people who felt survivor\\u2019s guilt after the traumatic events of the massacre I began to think more about the subject of mental health and the importance of Art and Music, especially during a time like this, in allowing us to come to terms with who we are and realize the importance of our emotional healing.\\u201d

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