Sameh Zakout is a Palestinian musician and actor. He has been a professional rapper for the last 20 years, releasing albums and gaining national attention when he vied for a record deal in the 2012 Israeli reality show, “Chai be La La Land”. A social activist and an outspoken artist, Sameh makes diverse music that features themes of Palestinian and Arab identity and calls for justice, love, and peaceful resolution of Palestinian–Israeli conflict. He was the subject of the documentary Saz: The Palestinian Rapper for Change, and took part in other successful features such as Junction 48 . See more of Sameh’s work with DUGRI here.
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