Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood & Israeli Musician Dudu Tassa Share ‘Ya Mughir al-Ghazala’ Live Performance Video

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and renowned Israeli musician Dudu Tassa shared a live performance video of Yemeni song “Ya Mughir al-Ghazala” featuring Iraqi vocalist Karrar Alsaadi. The studio version of the song will appear on Tassa and Greenwood’s upcoming album, Jarak Qaribak, set for release on June 9 via World Circuit Records.

Jarak Qaribak roughly translates in English to “Your Neighbour Is Your Friend.” The record saw Tassa and Greenwood bringing together vocalists and musicians from throughout the Middle East. The duo previewed the LP with “Ashufak Shay,” featuring Lebanese vocalist Rashid al-Najjar.

Greenwood and Tassa now follow with a live performance video of “Ya Mughir al-Ghazala” with Iraqi singer Karrar Alsaadi and more. Tassa detailed the song and revealed some of his personal connections to the tune.

“This song originates from Yemen, my father’s country of origin, and Kiri (Karrar) is from Baghdad, my mother’s hometown. I met Kiri in Vienna and all I could think about was how much beauty, culture and humanity we miss while we are busy stressing differences, borders and limitations. That’s how, together with Jonny, the idea for this whole album started to take shape, through the notion of crossing borders, and looking for connections rather than differences.”

Watch Greenwood, Tassa, Alsaadi and more perform “Ya Mughir al-Ghazala” live from The Hamam below: