Music

System Ali was born in the Ajami neighborhood in Jaffa as a result of the struggle for housing rights in the city. Since the band has grown to become a diverse and exceptional cultural engine to community building and social change while persistently developing community and educational activities, especially in South Tel Aviv, Jaffa and Bat-Yam.

Alongside the creation of unique and pioneering music, the ensemble performs throughout the country in festivals, street parties, and community events, with special emphasis on performances in mixed cities. The band's bi-national and multi-lingual cultural activity created an organization deeply rooted in the communities in which it operates.

A song and video about gun violence in Palestinian
cities and towns. The name of the song is "Gotter". It is slang used on the streets of Lyd, it means, "get out of here." The term was taken from British soldiers (in the Mandate period before 1948) when they used to order our grandparents, "go there".

Released in 2022, this song addresses the issue of gun violence in Palestinian cities and towns in Israel - which at the time was a core issue facing these communities and Israeli society. 

Second song/clip for the anti-racist rap duo Dugri Project
In June 2018 Israeli creator Uriya Rosenman initiated the project ‘Let’s Talk Straight’. Inspired by Joyner Lucas’ ‘I’m Not Racist’, he interviewed Arabs/Jews across Israel and transformed these conversations into a blunt Jew/Arab rap-battle music video. After 2 years of research and authentic mind-opening connections, Uriya partnered with Palestinian rapper Sameh SAZ Zakout and they became close friends, discussing history, family, trauma, and the complicated reality, while writing new Arabic lyrics.

The video was ready and published on SM during the peak of May 2021 riots, and immediately went viral, aggregating millions of views and reaching hundreds of millions around the world through articles on CNN, BBC, and NYTimes - without any paid promotion. After serving as a mirror to society and evoking public discourse, they established a social movement called DUGRI.

After October 7th, many musicians and artists mobilized to perform for the numerous victims. Albi responded to a request from Shaanan Streett, lead singer of Hadag Nahash, who organized an extensive tour.

"When everything changed, and we began to grasp the extent of the pain, we mobilized with our most effective tool: performances. Evacuees, soldiers, hospitals, even shivas and memorials. What can we tell you? When you try to bring joy to people you feel very, very sad for, you learn something about this world, about life. We are still performing 'war concerts' every week.”
Facebook, Hadag Nahash, 11.2.24