#116 Echoes of Resilience: Rawan Roshni

Jan 23, 2025

Rawan Roshni, a Palestinian/Balkan musician and artivist based in Jordan, shares her emotional reflections on the recent ceasefire in Palestine. She discusses the profound generational trauma faced by her family and emphasizes the healing power of music and voice. Rawan highlights the mixed emotions surrounding the ceasefire announcement, capturing the collective resilience of the Palestinian people. Her unique artistry fuses sound, movement, and ritual, as she promotes unity and healing through her work, including her latest pieces inspired by nature and remembrance.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Complex Emotions in the Wake of a Ceasefire Announcement

02:01 • 5min

Generational Trauma and the Need for Healing

06:48 • 5min

The Healing Power of Voice and Art

11:33 • 15min

Harmony in Resistance: A Journey Through Unity and Creation

26:11 • 29min

The Spiritual Significance of Remembrance in Daily Life

55:03 • 4min

Journey of Performance and Global Solidarity

58:47 • 4min

Rawan Roshni is in conversation to discuss the recent ceasefire announcement affecting Palestine and offers a poignant and emotional reflection on the situation. She shares stories from her displaced Palestinian heritage, detailing her family's survival and the ongoing trauma faced by Palestinians. We explore the healing modalities of sound, music, and the human voice and listen to two of her newest live pieces of music and poetry, “Al-Tuyoor: Messages from the Birds” and “Prophecy of Remembrance”.

Rawan Roshni is a Palestinian/Balkan, Global Citizen, Arab Woman, based in Jordan. She uses her voice as an Artivist through her singing/songwriting and facilitation of brave spaces focusing her work in the SWANA region. She has co-founded multiple interfaith and world music projects and most recently has been touring her solo tri-lingual live-looping Music & Poetry performance Al-Tuyoor: Messages from the Birds for 2 years across 7 countries and counting! Her facilitation work over the past decade has ranged from issues such as conflict transformation, collective liberation, catalyzing community, emotional processing tools, conscious relating, consent and more! She fuses Sound, Movement and Intuitive Rituals as tools in her work, bringing elements such as group singing, sound work through vocalization, whirling dance, and intentional nature-based practices.

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00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:29 Emotional Reactions to Ceasefire

01:38 Mixed Feelings and Skepticism

04:01 Personal Connection to Palestine

05:17 Family History and Displacement

09:21 Art and Music as Healing

11:43 The Power of the Human Voice

12:38 Artivism and Activism

19:20 “Prophecy of Rememberance” (song)

38:07 Birds as Messengers

57:50 Future Projects and Closing Remarks