Stephan Said is an internationally acclaimed singer/rapper/musician, writer, and organizer known for pioneering what he calls “global pop,” fusing pop, hip-hop, rock, rap, jazz, folk and world dance musics in an infectious border breaking sound with ecstatic lyrics of global unity and change. An Iraqi-American with family in Baghdad and Mosul, he sings and writes in numerous langauges and is known for his role in major social movements across the globe including the Seattle/WTO protests and antiwar movements, the Egyptian Revolution, Arab Spring, and Occupy movement.