Riad Awwad, Hanan Awwad, and Mahmoud Darwish collaborated in the early 1980s on a rare musical project that blended poetry and resistance. Centered around Darwish’s powerful verses, the Awwad siblings—Riad as composer and producer, Hanan as performer—crafted an album later known as *Palestinian* or *Al-Bahr* that captured the spirit of Palestinian identity and struggle. Long suppressed and rediscovered decades later, their work is celebrated for marrying evocative spoken word, traditional melodies, and modern instrumentation in a timeless testament to cultural resilience.