They stroll Doha's waterfront promenade and sing softly about children who are now “birds in heaven,” flying free of the pain of the war in Gaza.
From left, Said Fadel, Samir al Borno, Abood Qassim, Rahaf Shamaly, Ahmed Haddad, Fares Anbar and Hamada Nasrallah of the Gaza Strip-based Sol Band pose for a photograph in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, May 2, 2024. DOHA, Qatar — They stroll Doha's waterfront promenade and sing softly about children who are now “birds in heaven,” flying free of the pain of the war in Gaza.
But on Oct. 7, Hamas, along with other militants, attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 others hostage. Israel retaliated with a military campaign that has so far killed more than 35,000 people and leveled large swaths of Gaza.The band — which formed in 2012 and plays both traditional Arabic songs and their own modern pop songs — has long served as a refuge for its members who grew up in Gaza amid grinding poverty and other hardships.
Of Sol Band's songs, “Raweq Wa Haddy," or “Chill Down,” is their most famous. The lyrics that promise “great days coming back,” now seem a lifetime away for people who are moving from place to place, hiding from airstrikes. They posted videos of themselves in tents, playing the guitar and drums, with smiling children who sang along.
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