Charlie Alford

Maysa Daw unites with global artists on music track to ‘break silence’ on world’s hidden crises

Post author:The Canary
Post published:10 July 2026
Post last modified:10 July 2026

Four artists from South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Palestine have released (No More) Radio Silence, a new collaboration with music producer Kensaye, in partnership with Oxfam. The track features Congolese-born artist Espoir Dekin, South Sudanese rapper Gatkuoth Wan, Palestinian musician and member of hip-hop group DAM, Maysa Daw, and London-based Palestinian composer and oud player Saied Silbak. Together, they blend afro/Arab hip-hop, industrial and electronica to turn lived experiences of conflict into a piece of sound and protest, calling for unity, visibility and resistance. Artists share their experiences The artists’ stories and experiences are woven into every…

Unite’s Graham pines for Healey exit

Post author:The Canary
Post published:12 June 2026
Post last modified:13 June 2026

Unite — Sharon Graham’s call for looser fiscal rules to fund military spending was slammed by Stop the War’s officer, Shabbir Lakha. Graham was mourning the resignation of John Healey as defence secretary, who resigned citing Starmer and his chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as not ‘serious’ enough about spending huge amounts of our money on military build-up. Lakha pointed out that the government is already cutting 1% of all capital budgets to pay for this defence hike, and that Healey resigned to demand even more. He slammed her, as the leader of one of the biggest unions in the country, for actively…