Even the world eagerly waits for peace in Gaza, a powerful artistic reaction to tireless pain is echoing on social media. Remix of Palestinian composer and writer Nahd Elres’s Gaza-based music teacher Ahmed Muin Abu Amkha’s Remix of ‘Drone Song’, released on October 2, hit a deep raga like origin. Nahhed had first discovered the same subject as love, loss and flexibility ,A lover from Palestine ‘, a Mahmood Darwish-inspired composition developed in a large video project featuring 45 Palestinians and won international praise. Their remixes accelerate the depiction of drone sounds that have become a serious part of daily life for children in Gaza. In an area scared of violence, the song is more than a sound experience – it is a will how art can create a witness, create sympathy and help heal.
‘Drone Song’ took shape in Gaza class. Ahmed saw that his students were rapidly distressed. He constantly complained of headache and anxiety, which began with the unwanted wee of Israeli military drones, according to his teacher, “the worst sound in this war”. When the children requested that the lesson be stopped, Ahmed came with an option. He asked them to sing with sound. This function of creative defense – Drone’s oppressive discussion has been captured by converting the global attention by converting into a persecutor chorus as the video of the performance has been widely shared on social media platforms.
‘Drone Song’ also carries forward a literary heritage. This Palestinian cultural icon is based on the folk-inspired work of Zad Hilal ‘Shayal or Jamal Shayal. And this is how it goes: ‘Carrie on, Oh Camel Driver, Carrie On, Martyr’s blood Cardamom, fragrant with mourning, mourns the oppressor, mourns God, I will be with the stars of the night, I am calling him.’
A boy sitting in the middle of the road is looking at the destruction of one of the main commercial roads in Gaza, photo credit: UNDP/Papp
“My music group Gaza Birds is made up of displaced children and talented music teachers. Together, we sing for love, for freedom, for life. Through music, through music, we try to give children back and offer hope to children. I dream of sharing my music with the world, traveling, performing, and listening to war.
Since Ahmed’s peace-inspired music initiative, a wave of solidarity based on ‘Drone Song’ has emerged, lending their voices with various styles and geography artists-California hip-hop artist Alia Sharrif, founder of Hizbi Chronicles, is known as a tool for the Mayers, a tool that is known as a tool for the Mayers, the founder of the Mayers, which is a tool for New York-Basis for New York-Basis for New Yorching. Is. Ramamurthy, who collaborated with Abu Amsha on the songs ‘Heartflower’ and ‘Zahrat al-Madeen’. From Palestinian-American artist Collective, who created a coral system of ‘Drone Song’ for musicians in Vienna, offering his specific interpretation. These and many more demonstrations have converted the ‘drone song’ into a anthem of unity, leading to the message of peace in Ahmed’s boundaries and cultures.
Talking about ‘Heartflower’, Arun, the famous Indian classical violinist, musician and teacher, says: “This was the idea of ​​my dear friend, singer and activist Morley. I had heard about Ahmed and he is doing amazing work that he is doing to keep the souls of Palestinian people alive. It inspires me.”
As the co-founder of Brooklyn Raga Massive, one of the US-based Indian classical musicians, carrying forward collectively artistic boundaries, Arun has long felt how to add hearts beyond music boundaries. “In the track, Ahmed sang using a military drone pitch like a tambura. It was an honor to record a little violin on it. I wanted to show my support for this reason. It is important that they know that we are with them and are always listening.”
Connected with Ahmed through Arun and Morley Amy Gayle, a mutual friend who is working with him and supporting other human needs in Gaza for some time.
The drone song has shown the importance of music activism to the world and how the art, which is often seen only as entertainment, plays a serious role in keeping hope alive, making flexibility and inspiring changes. On 4 October, an unprecedented 300,000 people gathered to sing songs in Barcelona. The crowd specifically thanked Ahmed “to be one of the stars who kept us awake in the sky of this night”. The next day, on 5 October, the drone song was sung during the Red Line Church service at the Keyergrach Church in Amsterdam. This was followed by a powerful demonstration, where 250,000 people called for the government to take “real action to prevent massacre in Gaza”.
Meanwhile, a modest music teacher and his Gaza bird singing, which goes through heavy support, dropped their next song, ‘My North’ – a traditional Palestinian raga has revived with the latest arrangements that talk about both pain and a permanent love for their city. Concerned with limited resources and harsh situations, the team recorded the song on a mobile phone. From ‘Drone Song’ to ‘My North’, it is difficult to silence the sounds that rise above the rubble, echoing the heartbeat of a city that still dare to dream.
Published – October 06, 2025 03:33 PM IST