Tamer Nafar (Arabic: ???? ???????), is an Arab-Israeli rap artist.Tamer was born on June 6, 1979, in the city of Lod, Israel. He began writing and making rap music in 1998 and in 2000 his brother Suhell and their friend Mahmoud Jrere joined him to start the first Palestinian-Arab or Arab Israeli rap group, DAM. DAM writes and sings in the Arabic language. The members of DAM compose their lyrics and music by themselves. DAM's work and art are influenced by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the struggle for equal rights for Palestinians or Arab Israelis inside Israel. The group's songs deal with social, political and personal issues.
lyrics: "Ehreg, George Burn it, George", "Ana Mish Politi I am Not Political", "Yaba, Salam La Ard Ajdadi Father, Peace Upon My Ancestors' Land", "Sahbi, Salam La Ard Ajdadi My Friend, Peace Upon My Ancestors' Land", "Ya Reit If Only" / performer: "Ehreg, George Burn it, George", "Ana Mish Politi I am Not Political", "Yaba, Salam La Ard Ajdadi Father, Peace Upon My Ancestors' Land", "Sahbi, Salam La Ard Ajdadi My Friend, Peace Upon My Ancestors' Land", "Ya Reit If Only", "Eden La Fok Hands Up" /
Time Out of Mind
2014
writer: "If I Could Go Back in Time", "Dabke on the Moon"
Documentary lyrics: "Innocent Criminals", "Arabs from 1948", "T to A", "Salem to You" / performer: "Innocent Criminals", "Arabs from 1948", "T to A", "Salem to You"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Junction 48
2016
Kareem
Yala al Amar
2011
Short
Driver 1
Habibi Rasak Kharban
2011
Fisherman
Milh Hadha al-Bahr
2008
Salim Restaurant Worker
Forgiveness
2006/I
Palestinian Rapper #1
Innocent Criminals
2003
Short as Tammer Naffar
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Junction 48
2016
screenplay
Yala al Amar
2011
Short
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Junction 48
2016
Art/Violence
2013
Documentary
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Art/Violence
2013
Documentary composer: additional music
Milh Hadha al-Bahr
2008
musician
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Art/Violence
2013
Documentary producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Democracy Now!
2017
TV Series
Himself
Hayom BaLayla
2016
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Slingshot Hip Hop
2008
Documentary
Himself
Dam
2007
Video documentary short
Himself
Arotzim Shel Za'am
2003
Documentary
Himself (as TN of DAM)
Local Angel
2002
Documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
Award of the Israeli Film Academy
Awards of the Israeli Film Academy
Best Music
Junction 48 (2016)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
Award of the Israeli Film Academy
Awards of the Israeli Film Academy
Best Actor
Junction 48 (2016)
Known for movies
Junction 48 (2016) as Kareem
Milh Hadha al-Bahr (2008) as Salim Restaurant Worker
$1 Million
