Tadhamon Singers were formed in 2018. We are a group of women who sing in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle. In 2022 we toured the West Bank and Nazareth, singing in refugee camps, cultural centres, streets and cafes, singing with Palestinians and making lasting connections.
As we travelled, Palestinians kept asking us one thing: “please share our story”.
We remain committed to supporting the struggle for justice and equality for Palestine by engaging in activism in the UK against the injustices of the Israeli Apartheid regime. We do this through performances, song workshops, solidarity actions, small events, online talks and sharing our blog from the trip. We were early members of the Sheffield Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid. Sign up to the Coalition’s newsletter here
♫ “We stand with you”
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Singers for Palestine …
An evolving group of singers supporting actions for Palestine. Come and join in with Tadhamon Singers at the first Friday station rally of each month or at demonstrations, protests and boycott actions.
Join our ‘Singers for Palestine’ contact list to hear about opportunities to raise your voice in support of Palestine at actions and events.
Interested? Email tadhamonsingers@gmail.com
Our Recent Actions and Events
Red Leicester Choir’s 30th Birthday Bash
9th May 2026
On 9th May, Leicester’s socialist choir, Red Leicester celebrated 30 years of socialist singing. We were delighted to be invited to join in the party, and what a day it was! There were four choirs in all, celebrating the tradition of socialist singing, the other two being Sheffield Socialist Choir and Nottingham Clarion Choir, who will both mark 40 years of singing in 2028.
The day was like a mini festival, with our hosts welcoming us with tea and cakes, before each choir did a street busking set. A highlight of our day was when a young woman listening to our singing told us she was Palestinian, and live streamed our performance to her friend in Jerusalem. She was due to return in a few days and will share our solidarity with friends and family there.
We then had a concert in the Y Theatre in which each choir did a stage set, ending with all four choirs gathering for a massed sing with Billy Bragg’s Internationale as the grand finale. We were told afterwards by audience members that our songs had moved them to tears, we hope in a good way!
“Your choice of songs and the way you delivered them was thought-provoking but often with a lightness of touch that’s very welcome in these strange times. Thanks for helping Red Leicester Choir make its day – you certainly made mine.”
Red Leicester Supporter
Palestinian Festival of Culture and Film, Derby
Sunday, 19th April 2026
We were honoured to be invited to perform on 17th April, as part of the Palestinian Festival of Culture and Film at the QUAD in Derby. This was a vibrant two day festival presented by Derby Friends of Palestine, which explored the themes of resilience, culture and community in Palestine through film, dance, music, workshops. There were stalls selling a range of Palestinian products and merchandise, as well as delicious authentic Palestinian cuisine.
Tadhamon sang as the opening welcome act on Sunday, with a presentation of songs and slides, which had been updated with several new songs written by Janet Wood, our musical director. We aimed to emphasise the continuing genocide in Gaza, the horrific increase in unchecked settler violence and land grabs in the West Bank, as well as the vital importance of continuing to take action and keeping Palestine in the public eye as the attention of world powers and the media is turned elsewhere.
Our singing was well received by the audience, and many came up to thank us afterwards.
“Your songs were so beautifully arranged and sung with deep conviction and purpose. I hope you could tell your audience was spellbound and didn’t want you to stop. This was music making at its best.”. Beate Toyke, Workshop Leader
“You sang beautifully and it was so important that you brought the politics into it”.
Thank you Derby Friends of Palestine for a wonderful afternoon.
Sing for Palestine Workshop
14th February 2026
What better way to spend a chilly February Saturday than learning rousing new Palestine solidarity songs? On 14th February Tadhamon were joined at St Andrew’s Hall by 15 other singers to do just that at our Sing for Palestine Workshop.
True to form, our talented Musial Director, Janet Wood, had assembled a varied group of songs, some self-penned especially for the occasion. Some of the songs were targeting Barclays Bank, renowned for underwriting and investing in the arms factories that supply Israel with the weapons used in its genocidal attacks on Palestinians. “Stop Arming Israel” called out the arms factories and businesses that continue to supply the Israeli war machine.
We sang them with gusto, learning a surprising amount in the morning session, before joining with other Palestine activists in the city centre where we sang our newly learned songs outside Barclays Bank, and Marks and Spencer’s, urging people to boycott the Israeli dates and other foods they are selling. Our spirited rendition of Janet’s new Barclays Trilogy, accompanied by kazoos and shakers made from Palestinian Cola cans, certainly made passers-by stop and listen.
Have a look at our Workshop webpage to find out more.
We are hoping that the singers who came to the workshop will join our Singers for Palestine group, which we are setting up to augment our voices at demonstrations and rallies.
Interested in joining our ‘Singers for Palestine’ group? Email tadhamonsingers@gmail.com to be added to the contact list.
Lancaster performance
27th October 2025
On 27th October Tadhamon performed in the Gregson Arts and Community Centre in Lancaster at the invitation of North Lancashire Green Party. The evening opened with some spirited songs from Morecambe based musician and activist Pete Moser. We sang to a capacity crowd of about 60 people in this warm, quirky community centre and were welcomed and hosted for the night by some lovely local people.
One of the joys of performing in different venues around the country is that we get to sing to very different audiences. On this occasion many of the people we spoke to after the show said that they were not regular pro-Palestine activists and had learned a lot from our performance. A Green Party councillor said how moved she had been and spoke of how she felt the slides and spoken word had complemented the songs. We were rewarded at the end of the show by a standing ovation and some delicious pizza. Thanks to Pete, our hosts and all who made this happen for a truly memorable visit.
Rotherham Friends of Palestine Fundraiser
19th September
We were delighted to be hosted by Rotherham Friends of Palestine to perform in St James Church in Rotherham, where we sang to a diverse and receptive audience of around 50 people. Doing our full performance is always an emotional experience for both us and the audience, and even more so this time in the light of the horrific slaughter and starvation being perpetrated in Gaza, and the increasing brutality of the Israeli occupation and settler attacks in the West Bank.
We had updated our songs, to include ‘So Many Times’ an affecting song by Rachel Munoz from Barnsley, which exhorts us to sustain our resistance in the face of the unrelenting onslaught by the Zionist regime. ‘They Will be Counted’, written by Robb Johnson and arranged by Janet Wood, expressed our outrage and contempt for the politicians in the UK and elsewhere, who support Israel as they perpetrate this horrific genocide in full view of the world. Our slides showed the strength of Palestinian people as well as the ever increasing international support for Palestine, which is maybe a cause for hope.
Many people in the audience were visibly moved during the performance, and stayed to chat and thank us afterwards. Our host, Hafsah, wrote, “I just wanted to say a massive thank you to Tadhamon for coming to Rotherham and creating such an inspiring and wonderful evening. I saw many people moved to tears throughout your presentation – it was a really impactful few hours.”.
The Mayor of Rotherham, Councillor Rukhsana Ismail was in attendance, together with Councillor Taiba Yasseen and Councillor Angham Ahmed. Afterwards the Mayor wrote “An unforgettable evening with Tadhamon Singers. Powerful music, deep solidarity, and voices raised for Palestine. Founded in 2018, this incredible group of women use song to share stories, raise awareness, and inspire action.”
The diversity of our audience, and the delicious food provided for the occasion by local Yemeni and Pakistani women gave us a real sense of the strength of community feeling in support of Palestine in Rotherham.
The event raised a much needed £1,033 for the Sheffield Emergency Relief Fund for Gaza.
A big thank you to all the Rotherham Friends of Palestine for hosting us and making us so welcome!
Women’s Scholarship Fund
23rd June
On Monday 23rd June Tadhamon attended the AGM of the Sheffield Palestine Women’s Scholarship Fund, which raises money to pay the university fees of Palestinian women in Gaza and the West Bank. Our friend Dalya Ramadan, a graduate of the fund, was due to be there in person, but was stopped at the border as she went to get her flight. However, she spoke movingly to the meeting via a live link, about the worsening situation in the West Bank, and her work providing mental health support for young people traumatised by their experiences in prison and at the hands of the Israeli forces.
Dalya is also a rapper, and singing with her in Palestine was one of the highlights of our trip, so it was an emotional moment for us all when we sang over the live link, including ‘I stand with You’ , the song we had sung together in 2022.
It was good to hear from Dalya the importance that the Scholarship Fund had played both financially and emotionally in enabling her to pursue her education and thereby undertake the vital work she is doing now to support young people to pursue their education in such terrible times.
Events
Join us at one of our upcoming events to learn more about the lives of Palestinians, and the apartheid they live under. Or get in touch to organise an event with us for your community.