Amal Khalaf speaks with artist and sound researcher Bint Mbareh about her work around songs of resistance in relation to land and water sovereignty in Palestine. Learn more about Bint Mbareh’s SB16 project, 'What’s Left?' (2025), where she works with a choir in Sharjah on songs of revolution and collective action. Recalling practices such as throwing shells and rain summoning, they discuss their mutual awe of water bodies as sites of resistance and ancestry. Tune in to hear a deeply personal rendition of the revolutionary song 'Saat el Tahrir Dakkat' (1974).
'What’s Left' is on view at Al Qasimiyah School from 6 February to 15 June 2025.
CREDITS
Host: Amal Khalaf
Guest: Bint Mbareh
Editorial and Content Strategy: Jyoti Dhar, Kamayani Sharma and Mahshid Rafiei
Podcast Producer: Kamayani Sharma
Sound Engineer: Basil Kisswani
Shownotes: Rajwant Sandhu and Suguna Sridhar
Music and Sound: 'Saat el Tahrir Dakkat' (1974), sung by Bint Mbareh and Zeina Amro.
Special Thanks: Nawar Al Qassimi, Jiwon Lee, Abdulla Aljanahi and Raja’a Khalid
© Sharjah Art Foundation, 2025
This episode was recorded on 8 October 2024.
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