Donia Jarrar (Phonodelica) I دنيا جرار

The Obsessives is a podcast hosted by the composer Dina Shilleh, which sheds light on 5 Palestinian women music creators, with concentration on their processes, approaches, backgrounds and the nitty gritty of music creations. My episode is titled "Oral Histories, Fantasie, the Supernatural and the Self". In it, I talk about how I am influenced by sci-fi and fantasy and imagine a collective liberation of Palestine through my work and research sonically. There’s also a live performance of my unreleased song ‘Chrysalis’ in the episode from my upcoming album “Butcher”. Episode is in both Arabic and English.This podcast comes as part of this year’s Gradus-العتبة programming in partnership with the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center, funded by the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, and sound produced by Radio Atheer. Gradus-العتبة focuses on new music that is created by the music practitioners of Palestine. By providing opportunities for professional musicians to create and perform their music through various platforms, Gradus-العتبة encourages artistic collaborations and builds audiences by raising awareness about new music.