Palestinian and British musicians team up again for charity single ‘Lullaby’, entering the race for Christmas nb#1
The team behind the sold-out Wembley concert Together For Palestine - that raised over £2 million for Gaza in Palestine - announces a charity single ‘Lullaby’.
It will be released on 12 December, and distributed by EMPIRE, a global independent distributor, record label, and music publisher. All profits raised from the release will go to Choose Love’s Together For Palestine Fund supporting three Palestinian-led organisations Taawon, Palestine Children's Relief Fund and Palestine Medical Relief Service.
A renewed traditional musical theme
“This lullaby from our Palestinian musical heritage has been with me since early childhood. Today, it returns at a much-needed time as a reminder of what Palestinians will never lose: hope, defiance, beauty, and dignity,” Palestinian musician Nai Barghouti explained.
'Lullaby’ is indeed an adaptation of ‘Yamma Mweel El Hawa’ [which means ‘Mama, sing to the wind’], a timeless Palestinian song about love, longing and resilience. It is still heard across the South West Asian region during weddings, street corners and even on TikTok feeds.
It also speaks of the longing for homeland and freedom from occupation. The new version was thought as a “powerful and emotive reimagining of a traditional Palestinian lullaby”, according to the team, and includes participation of over 15 British and Palestinian artists.
They said they came together to send this message of hope and solidarity to the place where the Christmas story originates.
'Lullaby' features vocals notably from Palestinian musicians Nai Barghouti and Lana Lubany, young Yemeni star Amena, and the UK’s Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry and her daughter Mabel, Celeste, Dan Smith (from the band Bastille), Kieran Brunt (Shards), Leigh-Anne, the London Community Gospel Choir, Nadine Shah, and more.
For Brian Eno, "after a year defined by unimaginable loss, grief and injustice, we want to end with an act of love for Palestine’s children.”
‘Lullaby’ thus reflects “their beauty, their longing and their hope,” he added. The song includes some lyrics drawn from the work of celebrated Palestinian poet and author Mahmoud Darwish, based on an original concept from Es Devlin. This single is produced by Benji B, Kieran Brunt and Henri Davies, mixed by David Wrench and Valgeir Sidurðsson, and mastered by Matt Colton.
It was arranged and recomposed by Kieran Brunt and Nai Barghouti, with English lyrics written by Peter Gabriel. The official single artwork was created by visionary Gazan painter Malak Mattar and inspired by her piece ‘Shelter’ with additional artwork by Cameron JL West.
Major fundraising effort
For this release, Together For Palestine have a bold aim: to reach Christmas nb#1 and raise urgent, life-saving funds for Gaza’s children and Palestinian affected by the ongoing bombardment and genocide.
“If we rally together and download it, we have a real shot at landing Christmas nb#1 - and turning that moment into vital life-saving support for Gaza’s families,” Eno said.
For the London-based music sensation Mabel, it is intended to be “a traditional lullaby in tribute to the mothers and children of Gaza means the world. I hope you feel the strength in our voices.”
The team behind Together for Palestine already organised a game-changing concert and fundraiser for Palestinians in the form of a cultural event hosted at the Arena Wembley, in London, on 17 September 2025, which saw over 150 cultural figures from across the globe participate and raised over £1 million.
Livestreamed on YouTube, viewed by hundreds of thousands around the world, the filmed version of the event will be available on YouTube from 19 December, featuring additional unseen material, new camera angles and an all-new director's cut.
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Read my piece on the Together for Palestine concert here:
https://www.newarab.com/features/together-palestine-story-behind-artist-solidarity
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‘Lullaby’
Released Friday 12th December
To pre-order / pre-save:
https://lnk.to/T4PLullabyInsta?channel=PR
https://togetherforpalestine.bandcamp.com/album/lullaby?channel=PR
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