Tamer Nafar's First Euro Solo Tour & English Album Set for Jan 2026

Recognised by many as the ‘Godfather of Arabic Hip-Hop’, Tamer Nafar has announced his first European solo tour from January 26th to February 5th, 2026. The tour, which will see the Palestinian artist perform 10 gigs in eight different countries, will showcase his debut English album, In the Name of the Father, the Imam & John Lennon, scheduled for release through Levantine Music/EMPIRE Records on January 20th.

Describing it as a ‘celebration of survival’, the tour marks a significant new chapter for Nafar, following years of pressure and campaigns aimed at silencing his voice. Starting off in the UK with gigs at Future Yard, Birkenhead and Jazz Cafe, London on January 26th and 27th respectively, Nafar will then travel to Berlin, Hamburg, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Innsbruck and Munich, before wrapping up the tour in the Polish city of Wroclaw.

The new album, which has reportedly been years in the making, follows suit, described as a testament to the resilience of art under oppression. Set to feature a genre-blending soundscape that fuses hip-hop, drill and funk with a mix of protest and poetry, Nafar has collaborated with Palestinian musicians and rappers, including MC Abdul, Noel Kharman and Rasha Nahas.

That’s not to mention ‘NaNa’ (as in the Arabic for ‘mint’) with Palestinian rapper, Sammy Shiblaq, which was released just a few weeks before the official tour and album announcements. The single serves as what Nafar has called a ‘flex track, demonstrating a lyrical agility that sees him seamlessly weaving between Arabic and English lyrics. The song is built around a sample of the traditional Palestinian song ‘Nana ya Nana’ by Amal Murkos and features effortless works in Shiblaq's Detroit rap style.

Both the album and the tour come as the latest creative expression of Nafar’s continued activism. “You didn’t silence me,” Nafar says. “You added words to my story, new stories, and new perspectives. I’m ready for the next level, that mindset of "you didn't kill me, where is my mic?"

As a Palestinian citizen of Israel who is fluent in Arabic, English and Hebrew, Nafar has long been one of the most outspoken political and social voices in the regional music scene, a voice that continues to manifest beyond music in acting, screenwriting and unwavering social crusade.