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Death does not stop voice of this Palestinian singer

A posthumous album by Rim Banna titled "Voice of Resistance" expresses her hope and despair for Palestine through her own texts while she battled cancer.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Death has not stopped Rim Banna, known as Palestine’s "Voice of Revolution,” from singing her songs of resistance in a posthumous album that was released last month, just as thousands of Palestinians marked the 70th anniversary of the Nakba with "Great Return March" protests.

Norwegian production company Kirkelig Kulturverksted (KKV) released "Sawt al-Moukawama” (“Voice of Resistance”) a month after Banna, a singer and activist known for her modern interpretation of traditional Palestinian songs, died of breast cancer March 24 at the age of 51. The album, which uses new technology to recreate and boost Banna’s fading voice, consists of 15 songs — 14 written by her and one by Lebanese poet Zahi Wehbe.

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