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Episode 7: SHARAF

Episode 7: SHARAF

FromThe Safe House Travel Diary


Episode 7: SHARAF

FromThe Safe House Travel Diary

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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Aug 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Episode 7: Sharaf. This is the season finale my loves! Welcome to The Safe House Travel Diary, a travel and music podcast that explores hip hop in misunderstood places. My name is Soha. I go to the safe houses of hip hop artists for intimate conversations and try to get a sense of what life is like in their corner of the world. The idea for The Safe House comes from Kendrick Lamar's lyric about "venting in the safe house." Every season I travel to a new country and immerse myself in their hip hop scene. This is Season 1: "Three Nights in Beirut" and it takes place in my Motherland: Lebanon.THANK YOUBig thanks to everyone who appeared in this episode and provided music!The "interior designer"Blu Fiefer BeatlaliposSalehNujSOUNDTRACKSTo hear the music from this season, check out the individual sounds tracks for each episode. You can listen directly from your browser if you don't have the Spotify app at safehousepod.com/listen/playlists. LEARN MORECheck out the comprehensive list of resources about Lebanese civil war, refugee crisis, financial collapse and the music that came from all of that at safehousepod.com/listen/show-notesSUPPORTThe best way to support my independent story telling is to:Review. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen. Subscribe. This helps me demonstrate my audience size. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen. Share. Send your friends to safehousepod.com/listen and they can start listening from the browser or choose which podcast platform to listen from. Whether they love music, travel, adventure, or can simply relate to some of the themes brought up in the podcast, let them know this podcast is for them. Give feedback. Drop your thoughts in the comments section or DM me on Instagram or Threads at @safehouse.pod with your feedback on the podcast-- I read all of it and implement many of your suggestions! Join the Street Team. Wanna light your city up with Safe House stickers or flyers? You can request a stack of stickers, and I have flyers and posters too! Simply fill out the form at safehousepod.com/street-team
Released:
Aug 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (13)

I travel to a different country each season exploring hip hop in the misunderstood corners of the world. If you are interested in music, adventure, or learning about the world, The Safe House is a must-listen. I take you with with me as I explore the rise and impact of local rap, and what it says about life in that particular place. I'm Soha. I’m a mama, immigrant, and most of all, I'm curious. I grew up in LA, surrounded by hip hop culture during the era of Snoop, Dre, and Pac. That's where I experienced the ability of rap music to reflect, transmit, and shape culture. The Safe House is a personal journey that explores my curiosity about misunderstood places, starting in the Middle East/North Africa. I'm exploring where I'm from, what the music tells us about it, and where I fit into her story. Inspired by Kendrick Lamar’s lyric about “venting in the safe house,” I started The Safe House to have honest conversations with artists about their inner and outer worlds and understand what the music says about life where they're from. My journey starts in a place I have always struggled to understand, a place that’s going through an unprecedented crisis: the motherland, Lebanon. In a lot of ways, this season is about the adventure of going home.   You'll hear the sounds and conversations I recorded during my time in Lebanon, in places ranging from night clubs to refugee camps and everything in between. I pull back the curtain on the everyday lives of hip hop artists so you can see for yourself what life was like in Lebanon in the Summer 2022; two years after Covid, the Lebanese banking crisis, and the Beirut port explosion. You can listen to Season One of The Safe House for free on all the major platforms or at safehousepod.com. Episodes range from only about 8-12 minutes and will be released weekly starting this summer 2023. And you don't need to know Arabic; I translate everything that's important. In upcoming seasons I will expand my exploration to cities across the Middle East, North Africa, and the rest of the world. That’s where your support comes in: subscribe to The Safe House today and get ready to see the world together!