Elsusi feat.
DARG Team
(Sami-Madi)

– Musical resistance struggle

It will be possible to experience a piece of Palestinian hip-hop history when rapper Mohammed Elsusi brings Sami and Madi from DARG Team to Mela's main stage in August to deliver a concert that primarily shows the importance of musical resistance.

Mohammed Elsusi is an artist and producer from Gaza, Palestine, who came to Stavanger as a free city artist in 2024. In 2009, he started the group "Revolution Makers" with his brother, and has since established himself as a solo artist. Musically, he mixes rap, Arabic singing and electronic music, and with lyrics that address everything from corruption and occupation to humanitarian issues and the strength of the Palestinian population. The group DARG Team was established in Gaza in 2007 and is considered pioneers in the Palestinian hip-hop scene and with a desire to use music to illuminate injustice and convey the Palestinian message to the rest of the world.

When Elsusi, Sami and Madi join forces during Oslo Mela, the audience can expect a demonstration of musical resistance with an extra focus on Palestine, human rights and justice.