Mafar
Mafar | |
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 Mafar is a Palestinian alternative indie rock band. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Palestine, Bethlehem |
| Genres | Indie rock Arabic Rock, rock, Alternative Rock |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | No Record Label |
| Website | //https://www.musicglue.com/mafar |
| Members |
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Mafar (Arabic: مفر; translated as The Escape) is a Palestinian five-member alternative indie rock band. The band was formed in Palestine, Bethlehem in 2014 by the vocalist Jeries Babish and the guitarist Marwan Samamreh. The idea was to recreate a base for the alternative music in Palestine and build a new scene for the independent music in general. Untitled is the first album for Mafar released in July 2016 and it contains 9 songs.[1][2]
History[edit]
Background and name[edit]
Mafar was formed in September 2014 when Marwan and Jeries first met in Bethlehem University to share thoughts and knowledge about music. They came up with an idea of forming a band and playing different genres locally, but they settled on playing alternative indie rock and reform the band to include a drummer, a pianist, a lead guitarist and audio engineer. "Mafar" Means (The Escape) which describes life as the maze that people want to escape from. The band is known for their critical lyrics about social and political problems.[3][4][5]
The band firstly started to play in small shows and venues including opening acts for famous local bands and get popular. Today, the band plays in some of the biggest festivals in Palestine including Bet Lahem Live Festival, Shepherds Beer Festival, Taybeh Oktoberfest, Christmas Festival in Bethlehem, Dandanat music Festival and Pam Fest. The Palestinian band went internationally by playing in Morocco where they won the second place among many Arab countries in The Arab Festival for Music in the Moroccan city "Guelmim", and also got three individual prizes and also played in Amman - Jordan.[6][7]
Untitled[edit]
Mafar's debut album Untitled was produced independently by the 5 main members. Untitled talks about a main social theme which is to fight strongly in order to achieve dreams, with an Artwork for a planet that looks like The Earth after being hit with meteors which represents the invasion of the negative thoughts and reasons affecting the world today.[8][9]
The album was recorded & mixed at Mixhouse Studios by Issa Sacaan in Bethlehem city in Palestine and mastered by Mercury Mastering Records in California. The album songs were composed and written by the main vocalist Jeries Babish, the "Intro" was composed by the Keyboardist Raji Ghareeb, whereas Fatah 'Eneih, Ana Malet and Nsina El 'Inwan were written by Anas Shweiki, a friend of the band. 2d lyrics Videos and Nsina El 'Inwan were Directed by Elias Sabat - SABAT films. Artwork by Caitlin Fogerty and Art Design by Fadi Dahabrah.[10][11]
Its is also noteworthy that Amir Handal from Apo and The Apostles band and Khalil Turjman from El Container band were a part of recording the Bass Lines in the Album.
Band Members[edit]
Members[edit]
- Jeries Babish: Vocalist, Guitar and Saxophone.
- Raji Ghareeb: Keyboards and Synthesizers
- Marwan Samamreh: Bass Guitar
- Tareq Hasanat: Drums
- Philippe Jarad: Lead Guitar
Audio Engineer and General Manager[edit]
- Yousef Handal Audio engineer and General manager
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
Produced by Mafar.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 8:42 |
| 2. | "Nsina El 'Inwan" | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Min El Nar Khayfen" | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Esma' O Shouf" | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Fatah 'Eneih" | 6:00 |
| 6. | "El Leil Bhal Oyoun" | 5:24 |
| 7. | "Sada" | 4:44 |
| 8. | "Outro" | 1:28 |
| 9. | "Ana Malet" - Bonus Track - | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 43:04[12] | |
Tours and Participations[edit]
Mafar Participated in more than 20 shows during 2015 and 2016 distributed in Jordan, Morocco and Palestine.Bet Lahem Live Festival 2015 + 2016[13][14]
Christmas Festival in Bethlehem 2014
Shepherds Beer Festival 2016
Dandanat music Festival 2016[15]
Taybeh Oktoberfest 2015[16] + 2016 [17][18]
Palestinian Alternative Music Festival 2016[19]
Played in a show with Joff from Wolf Alice[20][21]
The Corner's Pub Amman - Jordan 2016[22]
The Arab Festival for Music in the Moroccan city "Guelmim"[23]
Prizes[edit]
The Palestinian band "Mafar" won the second place among many Arab countries in The Arab Festival for Music in the Moroccan city "Guelmim", and also got three individual prizes.[24][25]
Mafar was honored to be "The best Arising Band in 2016" in the Palestinian Alternative Music Festival 2016.[26]
Mafar was also honored by the major general Jibril Rajoub (The leader of the Palestinian Football Association and the Palestine Olympic Committee).[27]
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Mafar". www.musicglue.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "مفر.. مزيكا من وجع قلب فلسطين". البوابة نيوز. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ↑ "Palestinian Alternative-Rock band on the rise". Welcome To Palestine. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ↑ الثورية الموسيقية قد تبدأ عند "الروك"، إلى أين مفر فرقة "مفر" الفلسطينية؟, retrieved 2017-02-07
- ↑ "بالفيديو.. بيت لحم: "مفر".. فرقة موسيقية تطرح أغاني تحاكي مشكلات الشباب والمجتمع". تلفزيون الفجر الجديد (in ar"). Retrieved 2017-02-07.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Band, Mafar (6-2-2017). [www.facebook.com/MafarBand/ "Mafar Facebook Page"] Check
|url=value (help). www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07. Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ Department, Blue Ltd. - Development. ""مفر" الفلسطينية تفوز بالمركز الثاني في المهرجان العربي للموسيقى بالمغرب - راديو بيت لحم 2000". راديو بيت لحم 2000 (in العربية). Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "مايفوتكش| اسمع أول ألبومات الباند الفلسطيني 'مفر'". البوابة نيوز. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "«عين» تنشر كلمات مفاجأة «مفر» الفلسطينية - عين". عين (in العربية). 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
- ↑ "Mafar l مفر". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "Mafar - مفر from Bethlehem". www.artisttrove.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "Mafar Album 2016, by Mafar Band". Mafar Band. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "Mafar Band". Bet Lahem Live Festival 4 - 7 August. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ Janz, Corey (2016-08-13). "Hear in the Holy Land | Bet Lahem Live!". Medium. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ www.zoom.ps, Zoom Advertising -. "Diyar Consortium". www.diyar.ps. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "2016: Palestinian Oktoberfest in Taybeh | ModeOfLife". modeoflife.org. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ↑ www.HolyCrossBookstore.com); Husb, A. Publication Reflecting Personal Experiences Living Under Military Occupation with Her; Taybeh, the former Mayor of; Khoury, David Canaan; Elena, three children; Canaan; newspapers, Constantine Her articles have been published world-wide in numerous; magazines; L, have been translated to various languages bringing awareness of the Christian presence in the Holy (2016-07-30). "Palestinian Oktoberfest in Taybeh Sept. 24, 25". The Arab Daily News. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "From Taybeh a Palestinian Christian writes about sons and daughters, initiative and entrepreneurship, checkpoints and settlers… | Al-Bushra". al-bushra.org. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "PAM FEST - VisitPalestine". visitpalestine.ps. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "Joff from Wolf Alice joins Palestinian band to cover 'Turn to Dust' in Arabic". DIY. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "The Indra Congress Bethlehem 2016- We Did it! | The Indra Congress". www.theindracongress.com. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- ↑ "Mafar band (from Palestine) @ The Corner's Pub". www.jordansun.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "Radio Mawwal | راديو موال » "مفر" الفلسطينية تعود الى فلسطين بالمركز التاني من المهرجان العربي لموسيقى الشباب". www.mawwal.ps. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ ع, و م. "كلميم.. تتويج فرقة موسيقية مصرية بالجائزة الأولى للمهرجان العربي لموسيقى الشباب". Lblad | لْبْلاد | صحيفة مغربية شاملة (in العربية). Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ شكري, رشيد. "عن المهرجان العربي لموسيقى الشباب بمدينة كلميم". delegation.mjs.gov.ma (in العربية). Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "A Second Place Winner in The Arab Festival for Music in the Moroccan city". Radio Hayah (in العربية). Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ↑ "الرجوب يشيد بما حققه الشباب الفلسطيني من... - المجلس الأعلى للشباب والرياضة - فلسطين Higher Council Yoth&S | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
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