To celebrate Mustafa’s newly announced fundraiser event for the ongoing conflicts in Palestine and Sudan, we take a look at the making of his latest video ‘Gaza is Calling’
In advance of Canadian-Sudanese singer Mustafa’s Artists for Aid concert announced this morning (June 27), you can now watch exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from his recent single “Gaza is Calling” above.
Boasting a jam-packed line-up of world-class artists, tickets to Artists for Aid go on sale at 5pm BST, with all proceeds going to relief efforts for the ongoing conflicts in Palestine and Sudan. The show will take place at central London venue Troxy on July 4, featuring performances from immersive sound artist Bint Mbareh, hometown hero King Krule, West Coast rap visionary Earl Sweatshirt, and many more.
Released earlier this month, Mustafa’s “Gaza is Calling” packages his latest single in a short film featuring Bella Hadid, 15-year-old Gazan rap prodigy MC Abdul, and Palestinian actress-film director Hiam Abbas. The video tells a visceral story of trauma arising from the ongoing violence in Palestine and, again, it is these personal stories that rise to the fore in the exclusive behind-the-scenes footage.
There are many intimate moments shown in the clip, like Abbas learning the acronym GOAT (“Goats are my favourite animals on Earth! I always had goats when I was young,” she exclaims in the video), to her frequent embraces with Abdul throughout the shoot.
Image courtesy of Mustafa
Having had an extensive career as a Palestinian actress in Israel, Abba’s passion for the “Gaza is Calling” video is on full display in this footage, thanking “those who worked” in the wrap celebrations (“those who didn’t work don’t count,” she adds).
Dedicating all proceeds to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund, the track is a touching tribute to the lives and personal stories that underpin the Palestinian conflict, a message that is sustained in the upcoming “Artists for Aid” concert.