RU biography |
a little bit about us... |
Ramallah Underground is a musical collective based in Ramallah, Palestine, attempting to rejuvenate Arabic culture through their music. Ramallah Underground was founded by artists Boikutt, Stormtrap, and Aswatt. They produce music ranging from hip-hop, trip hop to downtempo. This is combined with a deep sense of their local culture and imposing presence of Palestine in their lives. The outcome is a new specific sound which has never been heard before. Although primarily the members started off as producers, a lot had to be said that the music itself couldn't reflect so they picked up the mic and began to MC in Arabic. Their lyrics are an expression of anguish and defiance, ultimately remaining a defiant voice of the colonized against the colonizer.
RU (as producers and as MC's) has collaborated with numerous artists across the globe, including countries like Lebanon, UK, Switzerland, Italy, USA, France and many more. RU has also performed live shows in Ramallah, Bethlehem, Vienna, London, Cairo, Lausanne, Brussels, Amsterdam and Washington DC. Their shows are mainly a performance of their hip-hop tracks, as well as a few of their own electronic productions as a warm up. More recently RU has incorporated a visual set in their live performances brought to you by Palestinian visual artist Ruanne.
RU hopes to give a voice to Palestinians and Arabs, bringing an alternative voice from the Arab world. They continue to play a big role in the Arabian Underground Musical/Cultural scene while slowly gaining wide global and local popularity.