# Sol Band

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Not to be confused with [Sol (band)](/source/Sol_(band)).

**Sol Band** (Arabic: فرقة صول), sometimes known as just **Sol**, is a Palestinian band from the [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip), established in 2012. They are best known for their 2022 song "Raweq wa Haddy".[1]

## History

Sol Band (named after [the musical note](/source/G_(musical_note)) but also reminiscent of the Arabic word none: [جول](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84))[2] was founded in late 2012, in the wake of [the Israeli offensive on Gaza](/source/2012_Gaza_War) that November, by a group of youths who had met in 2011.[3][4][5] Shortly after, they started sharing their music on [YouTube](/source/YouTube) and [Facebook](/source/Facebook).[6] In 2016, the band opened the "Sayed Darwish Music School" (named after [the Egyptian singer](/source/Sayed_Darwish)) in [Gaza City](/source/Gaza_City). The students included Nana Ashour, who became known as "Gaza's first girl drummer", and singer Rafah Shamaly, who joined the band in 2018.[6][7]

In 2019, they collaborated with the Falastini TV channel to record a number of Arab folk songs. At the end of the year, most of the band relocated to [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul), Turkey.[3][4] Five members returned to Gaza in August 2023 to record an album, but the outbreak of the [Gaza war](/source/Gaza_war) halted their plans until they were evacuated to Qatar in April 2024;[1][8] vocalist Hamada Nasrallah denounced an [IDF](/source/IDF) soldier for [stealing](/source/Israeli_war_crimes_in_the_Gaza_war#Looting) a guitar he had been gifted by his late father, who was killed by Israel in the [2014 Gaza war](/source/2014_Gaza_war).[8] The following June, Sol Band appeared on a track from [Saint Levant](/source/Saint_Levant)'s debut album *[Deira](/source/Deira_(album))*.[9]

The group has performed at local and international events, including at the [French Institute](/source/Institut_Fran%C3%A7ais) (Gaza, 2015; [Jerusalem](/source/Jerusalem), 2020), the Palestine International Festival (2018), the Palestine Music Expo ([Ramallah](/source/Ramallah), 2019), the [EU](/source/EU)-sponsored Rooftop Festival (Palestine, 2018), the Arabesques Festival ([Montpellier](/source/Montpellier), 2021), the Copacobana Festival ([Ghent](/source/Ghent), 2021), the [Jerash Festival](/source/Jerash_Festival) (Jordan, 2023), and the Maite Zaitut Festival ([Basque Country](/source/Basque_Country_(greater_region)), 2025).[3][4][6][10][11][12] In June 2025, they played in [Bilbao](/source/Bilbao) ([Basque Country](/source/Basque_Country_(autonomous_community)), Spain) at the closing ceremony of a protest organized by [Gure Esku](/source/Gure_Esku) for [the right of self-determination of the Basque people](/source/Basque_Country_independence),[13] as well as "in solidarity with other peoples in their struggle for liberation".[14][15] They have since taken part in other events in the Basque Country, including [the local university](/source/University_of_the_Basque_Country), with a European tour planned to start in early 2026.[16][17]

## Artistry

Sol Band's repertoire includes patriotic songs about [resistance](/source/Palestinian_nationalism) and livelihood in Palestine, as well as music from historic Arab artists like [Umm Kulthum](/source/Umm_Kulthum), [Mohamed Abdel Wahab](/source/Mohamed_Abdel_Wahab), [Wadih El Safi](/source/Wadih_El_Safi) and [Fairuz](/source/Fairuz).[4][6]

Founding member Fares Anbar also founded "Fares Anbar Music House", a physical and online school of percussion, songwriting and music theory.[2]

## Reception

Sol Band gained a significant following since its establishment, but some conservative figures in Palestinian society have been critical of a mixed-gender band performing in public[3][4] and its members reported having faced severe restrictions by the [Hamas administration of the Gaza Strip](/source/Hamas_government_in_the_Gaza_Strip).[11]

## Band members

### Current members

- Rahaf Shamaly – vocals
- Hamada Nasrallah – vocals
- Fares Anbar – percussions
- Said Fadel – percussions, keyboards, [oud](/source/Oud)
- Abdelkader "Abood" Abuqassim – keyboards
- Ahmed Haddad – guitar
- Samir Alborno – sound engineer

### Past members

- Mohammed Shoman – guitar, bass
- Majd Antar – drums
- Reem Anbar – oud

## Discography

### Albums and EPs

- *Sol Band* (فرقة صول) – EP, 2022

### Singles

- "Rafei Rasi" (رافع راسي) – 2018
- "Khaleek" (خليك) – 2019
- "Alooli" (قالولي) – 2019
- "Ghazza al Helwa" (غزة الحلوة) – 2019
- "[Wein al Malayeen](/source/Julia_Boutros)" (وين الملايين) – 2019
- "[Zahrat al-Mada'en](/source/Zahrat_al-Mada'en)" (زهرة المدائن) – 2019
- "Wein a Ramallah" (وين ع رام الله) – 2020
- "Shaddu al-Himma" (شدوا الهمة) – 2020
- "Muntasib al-Qama" (منتصب القامة) – 2020
- "Laji Sammuni Laji" (لاجئ سموني لاجئ) – 2020
- "Nehna Mish Irhabiyeen" (نحنا مش إرهابيين) – 2020
- "Ana Betnaffas Horriyi" (أنا بتنفس حرية) – 2020
- "[Ounadikom](/source/Ounadikom)" (أناديكم) – 2020
- "Ashiq min Filastin (A Lover from Palestine)" (عاشق من فلسطين) – 2021
- "Dal'ouna" (دلعونا) – 2021
- "3aros al Falasteniya" (عروس الفلسطينية) – 2022
- "Hikayat Madina" (حكاية مدينة) – 2022
- "Raweq wa Haddy" (روِق وهدي) – 2022
- "Shili" (شيلي) – 2023
- "Ala Mad al Shoof" (على مد الشوف) – 2023
- "Eftah Aza Yalsan" (افتح عزا يا لسان) – 2023
- "Ma Hal Helalek Ghazzetna" (ما هل هلالك غزتنا) – 2024
- "My Children Are Birds in Heaven" (أولادي عصافير في الجنة) – 2024
- "Let's Build" (يلا بيني) – 2024
- "Ma Dal Haki" (ما ضل حكي) – 2024
- "Palestinians" (فلسطينية) – 2024
- "Metghreb" (متغرب) – 2024
- "Open Mourning (Eftah Aza)" (افتح عزا) – 2025
- "Teshtaaq" (تشتاق) – 2025

## References

1. Lo, Lujain (2024-05-14). ["Palestinian band escapes horrors of war but members' futures remain uncertain"](https://apnews.com/article/qatar-sol-band-gaza-strip-israel-hamas-war-1c8806c944b02da9e70af7e0b00fc01f). [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press). Retrieved 2025-01-20.

1. Alaqad, Plestia (2025-07-24). ["'Music is a powerful form of resistance': The story of Fares Anbar and Gaza's Sol Band"](https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music-stage/2025/07/24/music-is-a-powerful-form-of-resistance-the-story-of-fares-anbar-and-gazas-sol-band/). *[The National](/source/The_National_(Abu_Dhabi))*. Retrieved 2025-07-24.

1. Tawfiq, Mousa (2021-07-01). ["Gaza's Sol Band determined to chase dreams in Turkey"](https://electronicintifada.net/content/gazas-sol-band-determined-chase-dreams-turkey/33511). *[The Electronic Intifada](/source/The_Electronic_Intifada)*. Retrieved 2025-01-20.

1. Eid, Walaa (2021-11-11). ["SOL: A music group from Gaza re-imagining Palestinian folklore"](https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/sol-a-music-group-from-gaza-re-imagining-palestinian-folklore-51552). *[TRT World](/source/TRT_World)*. Retrieved 2025-01-20.

1. Azparren, Ibai (2024-11-11). ["'Antes teníamos una vida difícil; ahora, todo se acabó'"](https://www.naiz.eus/es/info/noticia/20241111/antes-teniamos-una-vida-dificil-ahora-todo-se-acabo) (in es-ES). *Naiz*. Retrieved 2025-01-20.

1. Alburai, Alaa (2019-02-25). ["How this youth band from Gaza helps other musicians"](https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2019/02/sol-band-from-gaza-helps-other-musicians.html). *[Al-Monitor](/source/Al-Monitor)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220104122424/https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2019/02/sol-band-from-gaza-helps-other-musicians.html) 2022-01-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-01-20.

1. Tawfiq, Mousa (2017-03-27). ["Gaza's first girl drummer: 'I will never give up on my dream'"](https://www.middleeasteye.net/features/gazas-first-girl-drummer-i-will-never-give-my-dream). *[Middle East Eye](/source/Middle_East_Eye)*. Retrieved 2025-01-20.

1. Qarjouli, Asmahan (2024-04-25). ["Palestinian band from Gaza to perform for first time in Qatar since evacuation"](https://dohanews.co/palestinian-band-from-gaza-to-perform-for-first-time-in-qatar-since-evacuation/). *[Doha News](/source/Doha_News)*. Retrieved 2025-01-20.

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1. ["Sol Band"](https://www.2048foundation.org/projects/sol-band). *2048 Foundation*. Retrieved 2025-01-20.

1. Khoudary, Hind (2019-06-09). ["'To sing is not a right in the Gaza Strip'"](https://www.972mag.com/hamas-gaza-freedoms-music/). *[+972 Magazine](/source/%2B972_Magazine)*. Retrieved 2025-01-20.

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1. ["Decenas de miles de personas llenan Bilbao de ikurriñas y gritos de 'independentzia' por el derecho a decidir"](https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5719965/0/decenas-miles-personas-llenan-bilbao-ikurrinas-gritos-independentzia-derecho-decidir/) (in es-ES). *[20 minutos](/source/20_minutos)*. 2025-06-07. Retrieved 2025-06-09.

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1. Garzon Goitia, Markel (2025-11-13). ["La voz de la resistencia palestina llega a EHU de la mano de Sol Band Gaza"](https://www.naiz.eus/es/info/noticia/20251113/la-voz-de-la-resistencia-palestina-llega-a-la-ehu-de-la-mano-de-sol-band-gaza) (in es-ES). *naiz*. Retrieved 2025-12-20.

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## External links

- [Sol Band](https://www.youtube.com/) on YouTube

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