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Emel Mathlouthi
October 3, 2014, 7:30 pm–9:30 pm
Emel Mathlouthi is a songwriter, composer, guitarist, and singer who is bringing a powerful brand new sound to Tunisian music. Endowed with an outstanding voice, she evokes Joan Baez, Sister Marie Keyrouz and the Lebanese diva Fairouz. Her captivating style is lyrical, with powerful rock, oriental and trip hop influences (she’s collaborated with Adrian Thaws AKA Tricky).
Emel began her artistic career at the age of 8 on stage at the small amphitheater in the Ibn Sina suburb of Tunis where she lived until the age of 25, when she moved to France to pursue her career as a singer. Her song “Kelmti Horra”, (my word is free) was taken up by the Arab Spring revolutionaries and sung on the streets of Tunis. She has immense stage presence and a voice that spells revolution and freedom.
Tickets are available (starting mid-August):
Online at www.outreach.hawaii.edu/community
By phone at 944-2697
Visit any UH Ticket outlet (Stan Sheriff Center and UH Mānoa Campus Center ticket office)
Service charges apply. Advance sales end at midnight the day prior to the performance. At-the-door sales begin 1 hour before performance begins. For more information, call 956-8246.
Partial funding provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Student Activity Program Fee Board, Western States Arts Federation.