“It’s facile to compare Mathlouthi to some of the great singer-songwriters she counts as her heroes…[but] she is no wannabe…Mathlouthi is a singular voice.” –NPR MUSIC “epic, gorgeously ornamented” –PITCHFORK ‘RISING’ “a national treasure singing songs for the oppressed” –THE GUARDIAN Tunisian protest artist, Emel Mathlouthi, creates expansive electronic music paired with traditional Tunisian instruments […]
Emel Mathlouthi presents a collection of the most virulent ones among songs from her first album, Kelmti Horra, written during the dictatorship years in Tunisia, calling for hope and Revolution, freedom and faith in truth and popular power. These songs will be interpreted with the help of cellist and National Sawdust curator Jeffrey Zeigler, in […]
A signature voice of the Arab Spring uprising signed to French label World Village, Emel Mathlouthi will perform at the brand new Brooklyn concert space National Sawdust tonight! EMEL MATHLOUTHI CONCERT 10/12/2015 at 7PM National Sawdust 80 North 6th St Brooklyn, NY 11249 For a chance to win two tickets, please follow our Twitter and […]
Join us for the world music community’s favorite event, globalFEST, as it returns for its 2015 edition on January 11th at Webster Hallwith two French-produced acts, the Tunisian trip-hop artist with a revolutionary voice, Emel Mathlouthi, and the star of the Brazilian afrobeat scene, Bixiga 70. GlobalFEST sells out every year and is a favorite of fans, major […]
