“Beats of Gaza” – releasing this friday!

It’s not often that I step outside my comfort zone in the House and Drum & Bass genres, but I felt it was finally time to experiment, now that Suno – as they claim – has achieved near-perfect sound quality. So I asked Suno to create a song with a clear connection to Gaza and Palestine. Music from the Middle East and southern latitudes has always been close to my heart, which is why Latin Tech House and Tribal Tech House are neighboring genres I love to explore.

My problem has always been finding good samples for that kind of sound, and I usually don’t record those instruments myself. But given the ongoing war and political climate, it felt like the right moment. Around the same time, someone in my Facebook feed shared a video by Ahmed Muin, located in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. In the video, he sings along to the sound of Israeli drones – which gave me the idea to create a remix of it. The problem was that I later realized the song he was singing was actually the chorus of “Libre Palestina” by Zaid Hilal. They might appreciate reinterpretations, but from a copyright and licensing perspective, it felt like a complicated path just to sample a refrain.

That’s when I realized I should create something original but inspired by the same world of sound. So I asked Suno to generate some melodies. After getting what I wanted, I discarded the rest and rebuilt the track from scratch.

This is the result! This is my support.