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Gaza hip-hop trio overcomes many obstacles to transmit music to world
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Gaza Strip, Israel News 
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for November 25, 2008

Three young Gaza residents harboring no small amount of frustration have found a creative outlet to transmit their message to the world.

The three comprise "Black Unit Band," a hip-hop trio making music in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, not always the friendliest breeding ground for Western culture.


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ut even getting music made depends on Israel's goodwill. The studio in which Black Unit Band was recording their first album closed down recently due to power outages, brought on by Israel's refusal to let fuel into the coastal territory.

But they plan on heading back to the studio soon, and there's no doubt that current events will continue to provide excellent fodder for new material.


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