Super excited to announce that we will host a launch party for our new album " Songs Of Our Mothers " at Rich Mix London on October 9th 2019. Tickets only £5!

About:

Afghan singer Elaha Soroor and award-winning band Kefaya, (Giuliano Modarelli, Al MacSween and Joost Hendrickx) join forces for a mighty and mesmerizing new album, Songs Of Our Mothers; a fresh, vibrant take on Afghan folk music filtered through myriad forms, from spiritual jazz and dub to Indian classical music and electronica.

The album is a collection of folk songs traditionally performed by Afghan women, drawing on Elaha’s own experience of fleeing Afghanistan and the struggle faced by many other female artists. The US and Western-backed regimes that came to dominate Afghanistan in the latter part of the 20th century created a climate of heightened patriarchal oppression and persecution of women.
The album is out on Bella Union on 27th Sept 2019.

This live show will be featuring:
Elaha Soroor - vocal
Giuliano Modarelli - guitar
Al MacSween - keyboard/synth
Joost Hendrickx - drums
Gurdain Singh Rayatt - tabla
Camilo Tirado - sound/live electronics
and many more guests...

Album Review: Kefaya + Elaha Soroor – Songs of Our Mothers [Bella Union; September 2019]

This rare treat transitions between Middle Eastern jazz and folk, blending modern dub sounds with traditional sounds from tablas, dolaks and damburas. Each song being led by the powerful vocals of Elaha Soroor, the album is a journey through Afghanistan and beyond. Kefaya got much praise after their first album,…

Artists: Elaha Soroor , Kefaya

Album Review: Kefaya – Radio International [Radio International Records, 14th October 2016]

Once upon a time, in a world no larger than a big ball, political music was often not as artistically ambitious as visual art or poetry. It made for great music by names like Bob Dylan or Jose Afonso instead of graffiti names like SAMO, composing and performing art pretty…

Artists: Kefaya

Interview – Kefaya (October 2016)

Kefaya is a concept which goes far beyond the Egyptian word meaning “enough”. If you followed the events during the Egyptian revolution of 2011, you already know that it is also the name of the protest movement which went on to spark the revolutionary fire, but Kefaya was there before…

Artists: Kefaya