Fri 3/21 @ 7:30PM
One of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s current shows is Arts of the Maghreb: North African Textiles and Jewelry. To look at that region’s culture from a different angle, it’s hosting a concert by NYC-based Tunisian-American musician Emel Mathlouthi aka EMEL who became the voice of the Arab Spring with her protest song “Kelmti Horra (My Word Is Free),” which she performed at the 2016 Nobel Prize ceremony. Her music combines elements of North African culture with electronic and pop music, making it accessible to wider audiences.
Her latest album MRA was released last April, and draws exclusively on female and queer collaborators as a statement of sisterhood and a stand against the male-dominated world, culture and music industry. It’s packed with pop and hip hop influences and sung in English, French and Arabic, making it truly an international album.
Get tickets to the concert here.