{{short description|Palestinian rapper (born 1987)}} {{Infobox person | name = Sameh 'SAZ' Zakout | native_name = سامح زقوت | native_name_lang = ar | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1987}} | occupation = Rapper and actor | known_for = DUGRI }}
'''Sameh Zakout''' ({{langx|ar|سامح زقوت}}, born 1987) better known by his stage name '''SAZ''', is a Palestinian rapper from Ramla, Israel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sameh Zakout |url=http://www.all4palestine.com/ModelDetails.aspx?gid=7&mid=402&lang=en |website=All4Palestine}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100603070056/http://alsaz.net/ Saz]</ref> His music features themes of Palestinian and Arab identity and calls for peaceful resolution of Arab–Israeli conflict. He was the subject of the 2006 documentary ''Saz: The Palestinian Rapper for Change''.<ref>{{cite web|title=About - biography - Sameh Zakout, official website|url=http://www.alsaz.net/about.php|website=www.alsaz.net|access-date=2017-01-15|archive-date=6 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106234528/http://www.alsaz.net/about.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Saz: the Palestinian rapper for change |url=https://discover.library.unt.edu/catalog/b3177624 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=discover.library.unt.edu |language=en}}</ref>
Zakout gained attention and popularity as a contestant on the Israeli reality singing competition ''{{ill|Chai be La La Land|he|חי ב-LA LA לנד}}'' in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sameh Zakout Archives |url=https://forward.com/authors/sameh-zakout/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kessler |first=Dana |date=18 December 2012 |title=Stuck in La La Land |url=https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/stuck-in-la-la-land |work=The Tablet |access-date=11 June 2024}}</ref><ref>Jessica Steinberg, [https://www.timesofisrael.com/rapper-in-la-la-land/ An Arab rapper in La La land], ''Times of Israel'', November 11, 2012</ref>
== Acting work == Zakout's first acting role was as Amir in the 2016 film ''Junction 48'', directed by Udi Aloni.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sameh 'Saz' Zakout {{!}} Actor, Soundtrack |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7840850/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Aloni |first=Udi |title=Junction 48 |date=2016-05-05 |type=Action, Biography, Crime |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5140182/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_2_act |access-date=2024-03-19 |others=Tamer Nafar, Samar Qupty, Salwa Nakkara |publisher=Metro Communications, United King Films, X-Filme Creative Pool}}</ref> In 2018, Zakout played Hummus Guy #1 in Sameh Zoabi's ''Tel Aviv on Fire''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Citation |last=Zoabi |first=Sameh |title=Tel Aviv on Fire |date=2019-04-03 |type=Comedy, Drama, Romance |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5791098/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_1_act |access-date=2024-03-19 |others=Kais Nashif, Lubna Azabal, Yaniv Biton |publisher=Samsa Film, Lama Films, TS Productions}}</ref>
== Dugri and "Let's talk straight" == In 2021, Zakout collaborated with Israeli rapper Uriya Rosenman to create the video "Let's talk straight | בוא נדבר דוגרי | تعال نحكي دغري".<ref>{{Citation |title=Let's talk straight {{!}} בוא נדבר דוגרי {{!}} تعال نحكي دغري - UR & SAZ |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuUxnfL9I_Y |access-date=2024-01-25 |language=en |publisher=DUGRI |website=YouTube}}</ref> The video went viral during Israel's 2021 bombardment of Gaza. Zakout and Rosenman started touring as the duo Dugri.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Israel Palestine Conflict {{!}} Dugri Project |url=https://www.dugriustour.com/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Dugri US Tour 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Palestinian and Israeli rappers use rhyme to fight hate |website=CNN |date=2022-01-18 |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022/01/18/palestine-israel-rappers-ctw-intl.cnn |access-date=2024-01-25 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Straight-talking rappers tackle Middle East conflict |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-middle-east-58743365 |access-date=2024-01-25 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB |date=30 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=21 July 2021 |title=A Rap Song Lays Bare Israel's Jewish-Arab Fracture — And Goes Viral |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/world/middleeast/israel-palestinian-rap-video.html |work=The New York Times |first=Roger |last=Cohen}}</ref> Translated into English, the word ''dugri'' means 'straight' and may refer to the type straight speech of Israeli ''sabras.''<ref>Tamar Katriel, ''Talking Straight: Dugri Speech in Israeli Sabra Culture''</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hendler |first=Micah |title=The Israeli-Palestinian Rap Duo Fighting Against Extremism |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/micahhendler/2023/03/26/the-israeli-palestinian-rap-duo-fighting-against-extremism/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Forbes |language=en |date=26 March 2023}}</ref> The duo posted a second single, 'Munfas', to YouTube in November 2021.<ref>{{Citation |title=DUGRI (UR & SAZ) - Munfas - Let's Talk Straight #2 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYP4X9AxLoY |access-date=2024-01-25 |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100704113710/http://www.alsaz.net/ Official Website] (archived)
==Further reading== * [https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0830/p04s02-wome.html Christian Science Monitor, August 30, 2006] * [http://moreintelligentlife.com/blog/yael-friedman/palestinian-rapper-change Article at moreintelligentlife.com] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070120034817/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1182684,00.html Article at EW.com] * [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2006-10-02-interfaith-rappers_x.htm Article at ''USA Today''] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160812010957/http://www.haaretz.com/the-microphone-is-the-weapon-1.258853 Article at Haaretz.com]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zakout, Sameh, Saz}} Category:Living people Category:Palestinian rappers Category:People from Ramla Category:1987 births