The Music of the Libyan Resistance

The Music of the Libyan Resistance

Juan Cole 04/16/2011

Libyan rock guitarist Massoud Abu Assir is entertaining Free Libya forces and volunteers not far from the front lines, says AP.

I couldn’t find Abu Assir’s video clips, but here are is Benghazi liberation rap via Russia Today :

See also this PRI report on the music of the Libyan uprising.

About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page

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