EP 6 - Palestinian Music in Exile: A Conversation with Dr. Louis Brehony

Guillaume Jabbour speaks with author and musician Dr. Louis Brehony about Palestinian music in exile. The conversation centers on Palestinian musical traditions, displacement, and cultural survival across the diaspora, drawing on Brehony's research and Guillaume's own work. About the Guest: Dr. Louis Brehony is an author and musician whose work focuses on Palestinian music in exile. On February 24, 2026, Dr. Louis Brehony joined us on a virtual call from his Manchester home to discuss Palestinian music in exile. Huge thank you to Dr. Louis Brehony for his generous insights. To learn more about Dr. Brehony: https://aucpress.com/author/louis-brehony About the Host: Guillaume Jabbour is a Communication Studies PhD student and sound studies scholar at Concordia University, whose research-creation project co-creates a sonic ethnography of Palestinian identity in what Edward Said has called the “dispersed national community”, by engaging with Palestinians, wherever they may be, in collaborative sound walks, field recording, soundscape composition, and performance. Musician References in Order of Appearance: Reem Kelani ⁠https://www.reemkelani.com⁠ Shafeeq Kabha ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Shafeeq-Kabha⁠ Fairuz ⁠https://www.fairuzonline.com⁠ Um Kalthum ⁠https://www.umkalthoum.gov.eg⁠ Rawan Okasha ⁠https://www.radionisaa.ps/page.php?id=3b349y242505Y3b349⁠ and Dawaween Band ⁠https://electronicintifada.net/content/keeping-traditional-music-alive-gaza/15921⁠ : Atef Okasha (no found website, father of Rawan Okasha mentioned above) Ahmad Al Khatib ⁠https://ahmadalkhatibmusic.com⁠ Sabreen ⁠https://sabreen.org⁠ and Kamilya Jubran ⁠http://www.kamilyajubran.com⁠ Al Fajer https://palarchive.org/index.php/Detail/collections/1057/lang/en_US⁠ and Sima Kana’an ⁠https://www.youtube.com/user/simakanaan⁠ Sanaa Moussa ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/sanaamoussa⁠ Dala Abu Amneh ⁠https://dalalabuamneh.com⁠ Reem Anbar and Gazelle Band ⁠https://gazelleband.com⁠ Podcast Theme Music: Many thanks to Moneka Arabic Jazz and Lulaworld Records for allowing us to use the song Mail Shougle as our podcast theme music. Share your comments: We'd love to hear from you! Share your comments, ideas, or proposals at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Special thanks to GRCMR and the IRMS: Special thanks to the Institute for Research on Migration and Society (IRMS) for hosting the podcast, and to the Groupe de recherche sur les conditions modernes des réfugiés (GRCMR) and Concordia University Faculty Research Development Program (FRDP) for funding this project.