Emel Mathlouthi: Concert

Date
Wed October 5th 2016, 7:30pm
Location
Bing Concert Hall (327 Lasuen Mall)
Emel Mathlouthi: Concert

Tunisian singer and activist Emel Mathlouthi earned the title "the voice of the Arab Spring" with her 2007 recording My Word Is Free—and in the process became her country's Joan Baez (her role model). "I see art as a very revolutionary way to change mentalities,” says the Tunisian-born Mathlouthi. This potent artist is a singer of compelling, confessional impact, whose music embraces suffering, love, and an ache for home. Though her roots are in folk music, her sound mingles rock, trip-hop, and electronica with Arabic undertones. Her songs of freedom and compassion also earned her a spotlight at the 22nd Annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 2015.

The event is organized as part of the Stanford Live's Islamic Voices Series and cosponsored by the Markaz.