[woman continues singing] i'm sami yaffa, and i'm a roc

moscow's triumph gallery has dedicated an entire exhibition to corona inspired work yaffa has a piece here about government repression during the pandemic. other artists denounce new digital surveillance methods by the government. across town the archos no fish is holding the 1st classical music concert since lock down it's a charity affair for artists in need. some moscow galleries have gone broke because of corona the city's artists are trying to help each other out. market by successful artists have been buying works from those who are at the end of their rope is that it's helped pump money back into the art market but in. the russian art scene has been hard hit by the crisis and not just financially artists have come out of lockdown to face a new and oppressive political reality while the virus continues to rage artists like these are young to fear putin's government is using the coronavirus as a cover to further restrict political freedoms in the country. as we see the artistic people are. creative and in these strange times we have to adapt and change now a museum in russia in t

dy: sami yaffa: israel is no older than 70 years, but ththe jewish natition-states been influenced bybalism, religious conflict, and from one generation to the next, a history of blood and violence. the jews have brought with them their musical traditions from all over the world. meanwhile, the palestinians under israeli occupation are trying to keep their own culture alive. they say powerful art is born out of conflict. let's hear what the locals have to say.

sami yaffa: for thsasands of yeaars it was a a placsepaparatd from the b beliefs and influen of the outsideld. after the second world war, western influence hit it like a tsunami. but walking here today, you can still sense the shroud of the past over everything, especially culture and customs. where else can you get an overdose of both history and blade runner-like futurism? or both spiritualism and over-to