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EL KHAT (Yemen / ISR, Glitterbeat
Donnerstag, 23. März 2023
Einlass 19:00, Beginn 20:00
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Rough-hewn and exhilarating, EL Khat's second album 'Albat Alawi Op.99' (out now on Glitterbeat) is a deep dive into band leader Eyal el Wahab's Yemenite roots and their inspired re- imaginings. A careening orchestra of percussion, horns, strings, electricity and el Wahab's own DIY instruments. Mesmerizing retro-futurist sounds.

“Joyously mixing authentically Arabic musical tropes with ethnomusicological forgeries. Vigorous psychedelic stomps ... an exciting new discovery.” Uncut

“The songs on Albat Alawi Op.99 are [band leader Eyal el Wahab’s] own compositions and he has created a denser, rougher sound to carry them. The result is like a whirlwind in a workshop: a barrage of freaked percussion, whomping bass and choral voices set off by banks of detuned brass.” The Wire

“Band theme song El Khat has searing desert guitar and Leilat Al Henna’s mournful vocals, as violin and ghostly organ conjure a distant, unknown homeland.” Mojo

Gefödert durch das Programm NEUSTART KULTUR der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM) in Kooperation mit der Initiative Musik gGmbH. Mit freundlicher Unterstützung vom Kulturamt der Stadt Köln.