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DaFOO, Benjah, Crayon 88 - Shalom & Salem - Crayon 88 Remix (CEDM)

DaFOO, Benjah, Crayon 88 - Shalom & Salem - Crayon 88 Remix
DaFOO, Benjah, Crayon 88 has released a Christian EDM (CEDM) track called Shalom & Salem - Crayon 88 Remix.

The Hebrew and Arabic word for peace, Shalom and Salem, has the same consonants and through the Semitic cultures, it has a linguistic meaning as well.
The Swiss duo daFOO and American Benjah reached a vast audience and got a lot of positive feedback with their original song.
Unfortunately, the themes of the song still resonate today, so Crayon 88 was given the task of remixing the song so that it would reach even more people with the message. The result is an exciting Moombathon & Psytrance sound.

Here is a little background about the song.  According to a British study, we have never been as close to the third world war as we are today. Anti-Semitism is on the rise, and we hear about terrorism and xenophobia every day. He realized how contested peace is even within his own environment and the words, "Shalom oh Shalom and Salem aleikum," rang in his ears like a melody.
Peace, as both Shalom and Salem mean, share consonants and are related linguistically because they come from Semitic cultures. DaFOO's original music video for Shalom & Salem depicted a woman wearing a burka and an Orthodox Jew approaching each other in an attempt to illustrate that artistically. Rather than being a provocation, the song serves as an example of all cultures, which are separated by walls, with its multilayered message. The pre-chorus of the song says: “I`m lookin’ for a door going through the wall of pride cause I know your reachin for the other side…”.
DaFOO recognizes the issues that can lead to hatred, violence, and separation as a result of his past experiences and work with young people. Even with all the wealth of the world, each person, in the end, seeks peace, regardless of whether he has hope for the future, a safe home, or a family. This implies firstly peace for oneself, then peace with one's environment, and finally, world peace, the desire expressed by so many people!


You can listen to the track on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7Dk1Yvu0NJyFWBP8GX5cbr

Here is a link to the video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ru17xJNM7s

Would you like to hear more CEDM music? Then check out our Christian playlists on: https://www.christiandance.eu/playlists

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