If you think that the title of this event has a political ring to it, you’re absolutely right. But, as hackneyed as it sounds, music has always been the “universal language”, so why not head down to Rich Mix in Shoreditch this Saturday to hear spoken word and music artists flex their creative muscles and engage with some of the most controversial issues facing our time?
Part of English PEN and Rich Mix’s Crossing Borders event, and proceeded by an afternoon of discussion and debate, curators Arts Canteen will help to host an evening showcasing seven female artists from the Arab World and their diasporas. Join Syrian kanun player Maya Youssef, ‘Sudani-Jazz’ singer Amira Kheir, tombak player and singer Somaye, YouTube star Elaha Soroor, singer/songwriter Nadya Shanab, musician and poet Juliana Yazbeck, and spoken word artist Fajr Tamimi MC for what looks likely to be a bold, eclectic, and immersive evening.
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Artists: Ana Tijoux , Asian Dub Foundation , Aziza Brahim , Bigyuki , Deradoorian , Ghetto Kumbe , HHY , Lous and the Yakuza , Luedji Luna , Mas Musiq , Nubiyan Twist , Populous , Sumac Dub , The Kampala Unit , U-Zhaan , Urban Village![Album Review: Aziza Brahim – Sahari [Glitterbeat Records; November 2019]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/aziza-brahim-sahari-cover-620x620.jpg)
Sahari is an exciting new step for Aziza Brahim featuring more electronic elements than her previous two Glitterbeat albums Soutak and Abbar El Hamada. The different soundscapes and instrument arrangements of each track give a coherent arc to the music and storytelling. Unlike her previous albums which were recorded as…
Artists: Aziza Brahim![Album Review: Kefaya + Elaha Soroor – Songs of Our Mothers [Bella Union; September 2019]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kefaya-richmix-620x620.jpg)
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
You simply need to look at her, her eyes and expression to understand the nature of the experiences, adventures and encounters that Aziza Brahim has gone through in her life. The Sahrawi singer/songwriter, true mouthpiece of her people’s daily fight to be recognised, has spent her entire existence as a…
Artists: Aziza Brahim
Aziza Brahim’s new album Abbar el Hamada (out now on Glitterbeat) blew us away on first listening with its haunting tales of a life spent in refugee camps. It was therefore a great pleasure to get the chance to interview this important singer. Exiled as she is from the country of…
Artists: Aziza Brahim
WOMAD UK 2016 edition will also be the 10th on the grounds of Charlton Park, that’ why the organisers are already going all out to celebrate the anniversary… You just have to take a glance at the first name announced for the upcoming 34th edition of the event, which will take…
Artists: Afriquoi , Aziza Brahim , Baaba Maal , Baloji , Dom La Nena , George Clinton , Hot 8 Brass Band , Ibrahim Maalouf , Moh! Kouyaté , Sidestepper![Album Review: Aziza Brahim – Abbar el Hamada (Across el Hamada) [Glitterbeat]](https://www.rhythmpassport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/aziza-brahim-abbar-el-hamada_72dpi-620x620.jpg)
The new album by Barcelona-based singer Aziza Brahim from Western Sahara is a masterpiece in the expression of displacement felt by the thousands of refugees from her homeland, of which she is one. Produced with sparkling clarity by Chris Eckman (who also worked with Bassekou Kouyate and Tamikrest) Abbar el…
Artists: Aziza Brahim
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