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"Trance-inducing DIY Yemeni troubadour music, skittering and grooving along on junkyard instruments fashioned by carpenter and bandleader Eyal El Wahab. El Khat twists traditional melodies into trash-heaps of psychedelic, funky wonderment FFO: Gaye Su Akyol, Habibi Funk, Altin Gün, Acid Arab, The Scorpios."

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A gig held at Exchange on Tuesday 15th October. The event starts at 19:30.

Alpaca Presents:
El Khat
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Starting in 2019, El Khat began to hone their sound in garages and warehouses. Through experimenting with DIY homemade instruments as a means to life minimalism philosophy it has led to the three-piece creating an endless collection of Arabic tunes of Yemeni origin.

Detached to a land or to any flag is the driving force behind the group, with the heart of their music and their heritage rooted in Yemen. The constant division that has been created by wars and immigrations have pushed out an identity. With 2 albums behind and a third to be released in 2024 El Khat is on a constant move sharing their art globally mainly in the US and the EU.

Exchange is a 14+ venue. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult. — Read more — Read less