they live in rafah, a town in the southern gaza strip. rafah is a highly dangerous place. it's a bastion of islamist militants, and the majority of the population live in abject poverty. in gaza city we were allowed to film from our car, but when we drive into rafah, we're immediately stopped by the police. to live in gaza is to live in fear. wafaa: this is my dad. reporter: this is your father? wafaa: yeah, this is my father. reporter: it's such an honor seeing you. wafaa's father quickly ushers us inside. he doesn't want the neighbors to see us. the whole family is viewed with suspicion. they're all musicians, and that makes them outsiders. wafaa's father is well-known. decades ago he won a talent contest in israel and performed in haifa and tel aviv. but that was in another lifetime, before travel restrictctions were imposed on residents of gaza. before hamas took control in 2007 and israel and egypt imposed the blockade of gaza strip. before life became a waking nightmare. wafaa's father remembers a time when music brought people together. nowadays, gaza feels like a p