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Jaffa Phonix are a Palestinian band whose music consists of electronica, hip hop and big beat. The current band members are Faisal Abu Ghaben (composer/vocalist), Ali Abu Ghaben (lyricist/vocalist), DJ Feedo (turntablist). The Ghaben brothers were born in Kuwait and fled to Egypt after the Gulf War,〔("Jaffa Phonix: From a Resolution to a Revolution" ), Sarah Ali, ''Egypt Today'', October 2005.〕 because of the PLO's support of Saddam Hussein. The lyrics on their first album, ''Resolution 194'', dealt with the Palestinian refugees' cause and the effects on Palestinian society after Nakba.〔"Pälastina rockt Kairo", Silke Brandt, (''Zenith'' ), February 2006.〕 After several live performances, the band started to deviate from hip hop to a style which combined big beat and dance instrumentals with varied lyrical elements.〔("Jaffa Phonix: The tumultuous rise of the electro-punk band" ), Franshiska Solivan, ''Egypt's Insight Magazine'', April 2006.〕 Jaffa Phonix first emerged from the underground hip/hop scene in Egypt,〔("Against the grain—Arab hip-hop bands struggle for recognition and funds" ), Sarah El Sirgany, ''The Daily Star, Egypt'', December 2, 2005.〕 and garnered mainstream recognition after a track from their first album, "Osti" (My Story), was played on the Egypt's biggest radio station, Nile FM.〔("Palestinian phenomena" ), Muhammad Yousef, ''Teen Stuff'', July 2004.〕 The band's performance took place in Cairo, November 24, 2006, was in front of almost 15,000 people at the second SOS music festival.〔("New talent at Cairo music festival" ), Sarah Loat, BBC News, December 8, 2006.〕〔("Save Our Souls concert provides young Cairo with musical soul food" ), Alexandra Sandels, ''The Daily Star, Egypt'', November 27, 2006.〕〔(Interview with Jaffa Phonix on Mazzika TV )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jaffa Phonix」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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