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ARTIST
EL KHAT
TITLE
Saadia Jefferson
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
BATOV RECORDS
CATALOG #
BTR 034LP
BTR 034LP
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
7/14/2023
2023 repress. Originally released in 2019.
Saadia Jefferson
is a glorious act of vandalism on Yemeni traditions led by inventor, carpenter, musician, and composer,
Eyal El Wahab
. Dismantling lyrics, melodies, and compositions from Yemeni folk songs, El Khat delve into uncharted sonic territory updating Yemen's ancient culture. Using an orchestra of instruments old and new, many repurposed from junk objects and turned into instruments that sound similar to traditional Arabic and North African lutes and percussion, Tel Aviv based El Khat have imagined an indelible stamp of polyphonic, harmony soaked, pan-Arabic braindance. Hover over the tracks and you can pick out certain influences such as
Omar Souleyman
and dabkecfolk characterized by trance-inducing chants ("Wahed Mozawej"), the searing Ethiopique organ of
Mulatu Astatke
("Ala Jina Nuhayiykum"), and the unashamedly sing-along choruses of
Bowie
or
McCartney
("Balagh Al Achbaab"), but the over-arching concept within
Saadia Jefferson
is Eyal's sense of identity, or lack of it, as a Yemeni living in Tel Aviv. The album is the rewards of a self-imposed mission to discover Eyal El Wahab's Yemeni roots.
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