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SKU	128897
Artist	EL KHAT
Title	SAADIA JEFFERSON
Label	BATOV RECORDS
Catalog #	BTR 034LP
Tag	World - Misc
Release	W 27 - 2023
Format	Vinyl - EULP
EAN Barcode	5024545876819
	Import
€ 16,99	incl. VAT, excl. shipping

Tracks

Ya Raiyat
EL KHAT
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/btr_034lp_saadia_jefferson/sf754613-01-01-01.mp3
Ptiha
EL KHAT
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/btr_034lp_saadia_jefferson/sf754613-01-01-02.mp3
Balagh Al Achbaab
EL KHAT
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/btr_034lp_saadia_jefferson/sf754613-01-01-03.mp3
Ala Jina Nuhayiykum
EL KHAT
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/btr_034lp_saadia_jefferson/sf754613-01-01-04.mp3
Atabina (part 2)
EL KHAT
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/btr_034lp_saadia_jefferson/sf754613-01-01-05.mp3
Wahed Mozawej
EL KHAT
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/btr_034lp_saadia_jefferson/sf754613-01-02-01.mp3
Daasa
EL KHAT
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/btr_034lp_saadia_jefferson/sf754613-01-02-02.mp3
Marhaban Ahlan
EL KHAT
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/btr_034lp_saadia_jefferson/sf754613-01-02-03.mp3
Al Ard' Amamak (part 2
EL KHAT
https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/b/btr_034lp_saadia_jefferson/sf754613-01-02-04.mp3

Description

Saadia Jefferson is a glorious act of vandalism on Yemeni traditions led by inventor, carpenter, musician, and composer Eyal El Wahab. **2023 repress**

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 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 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.