Emel Mathlouthi - Kelmti Horra (Music CD) available on April 25 2018 from Base for 13.59
Kelmti Horra available on August 05 2016 from Amazon for 16.98
EAN bar code 3149026006928 ξ1 registered April 25 2018
EAN bar code 3149026006928 ξ2 registered August 05 2016
Product category is MUSIC CD - CD - World Audio
Manufacturered by WORLD VILLAGE
Product weight is 0.25 lbs.
One of the figureheads of the "Arab Spring," Tunisian Emel Mathlouthi, also has immense stage presence and a voice that spells revolution and freedom. This album and her unforgettable songs will place her firmly on the international pop scene.
Among the iconic images to emerge from the "Arab Spring" was a YouTube video of a stylish young Tunisian woman singing a capella, surrounded by chanting demonstrators during the final weeks of President Ben Ali's regime. The singer was Emel Mathlouthi and in the video she sings her signature song, "Kelmti Horra" (My Word is Free).Despite her youth, (the French wiki page lists her birthday as January 11, 1982), Mathlouthi has already absorbed a wide-range of musical influences:..
The second I heard Emel Mathlouthi's voice on NPR's Weekend Edition, I immediately went and looked up every video I could find of her on YouTube. Her music doesn't need to be in English for you to hear her pain, her hopes, her love of her homeland, her bravery. Her voice is practically effortless and her interpretation of her music across genre is really captivating. Together with the strength of her words, you have magic. I hope more people come to love her.A quote from her N..
