El Far3i: Palestinian music sensation

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Palestinian and Jordanian songwriter and producer, Tareq Abu Kwaik - known by the stage name El Far3i – may be most famous as a rapper yet it is his acoustic song, Tghayarti (You’ve Changed) which has gained over 17 million views on his YouTube channel. The multi-instrumentalist continues to fuse Arab acoustic folk with hip hop and electronica - a genre he has coined “El Far3i Flux” – but what exactly is that? Reporter Miriam Walker-Khan finds out, as she trails the creation of a new studio album, Nas Min Khashab (Wooden People). It is the final instalment in El Far3i’s ‘wooden’ trilogy and an album he plans to launch on social media, one track at a time. Miriam also discovers how Tareq finds inspiration living in the UK, many miles from the high mountains of Palestine and Jordan, and why love, land and self-destiny define this trilogy. Presented by: Miriam Walker-Khan Produced by: Emma Betteridge for the BBC World Service