El Khat: Saadia Jefferson - VINYL LP

El Khat: Saadia Jefferson - VINYL LP

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Title:

Saadia Jefferson

Artist:

El Khat

Label:

Batov Records

Product Type:

VINYL LP

UPC:

5024545876819

Genre:

International

Release Date:

2023-07-14

Number of Discs:

1

Vinyl LP pressing. 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 Yemens 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 dabkefolk characterised 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 Eyals sense of identity, or lack of it, as a Yemeni Jew living in Tel Aviv. The album is the rewards of a self-imposed mission to discover Eyal El Wahabs Yemeni roots.

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