47Soul band documents the story of the Palestinian child "Amina" with "Yekho"

The Palestinian-Jordanian band 47Soul released their latest song, “Yekho,” as a video clip.

47Soul sends a message of sympathy and condolences to the Palestinian people The band sends a message of condolence and sympathy to the Palestinian people, coinciding with the genocide that the residents of the Gaza Strip have been subjected to since the events of October 7, and an attempt to shed light on the ongoing daily tragedies of the Palestinians amidst the war.

The word "Yakho" means "brother" in the original Gazan dialect, and is a lyrical translation of the thoughts of the 47 band members and their collective journey to search for self and a glimmer of hope amidst the rubble of destroyed homes and the smoke of bombing, through which the quartet sends a direct message to their families in the heart of Palestine through the lyrics of the song.

The song's 47 lyrics were inspired by the tragic, bloodshot gaze of 13-year-old Palestinian girl Amina from Gaza, whose image with her blood-stained crimson eyes has become a symbol of the ongoing pain of the Palestinian people in Gaza, and a parallel symbol of the hope of resistance. The band blends Arabic and English in their lyrics in a narrative that highlights the contrast between hope, sadness and consolation.

Difference of the song "Yakha" The song "Yakho" is considered a radical change in the identity of the Forty-Seven Band, which has been famous for more than ten years for inventing the "Shamstep" music style, a mixture of Palestinian folk dabke with electronic music, which is characterized by joy, vitality and dancing to its rhythms. The new song appears with a slow rhythm and a calm mood, completely different from the usual in its works, in an attempt to hide the brilliance of the lively music, simulating the Palestinian reality and its identity, which has become threatened with cultural erasure.

The song "Yakho" follows the popular success of the band's last song, "Daloona", a cheerful and danceable duet that brought her together for the first time with the international Palestinian singer Saint Levant, and it also paves the way for her new album project, which is expected to be released early in the year. The song was also released in the form of a video clip directed by Michel Zananiri, which mixes the band members' imaginations with modern and archival scenes of the Palestinian struggle and fight.