Shadi Zaqtan

An evocative music and a poetry without compromise are the elements that characterize the work of Shadi Zaqtan , singer-songwriter author of of what many call " new song of Palestine." At the time.
he has as consolidated his talent through the years until it became one of the most credible artists from the contemporary arab music scene.
He is the author of a musical language unfamiliar to the Arab public,
In 2010, the A. M Qattan Foundation in Ramallah has sponsored the creation of his first album titled " 'an balad " (translated " about a country " ) . The album consists of ten songs performed with guitar and voice , was created in collaboration with the musician Imad Sayrafi , also a refugee from the third generation. The entire work , which reflects the poetry of the two musicians , in addition to addressing important issues for the Palestinian people , sometimes offers a different point of view on which to reflect .
The album has managed to carve out a place in the heart of the Palestinian public thanks to the simplicity of the idea, to the communicative power of words and to the modernity of sound.
2013 ,Shadi Zaqtan presented his second album" Ghanna ' ala al Hagiz " ( sing at the checkpoint ) .
The album, produced again by using the collaboration of Imad Sayrafi, musically continues the discussion started in the first album.
An evocative music and a poetry without compromise are the elements that characterize the work of Shadi Zaqtan.
Arab tunes