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Past Performing Arts | Music
Ohio Premiere
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Get lost in the sounds of El Khat, an international group from Tel Aviv on a mission to recover their roots.
El Khat, led by multi-instrumentalist Eyal El Wahab of Yemeni descent, makes heartfelt folk music with love for a culture that has been brutally disenfranchised. Named after the addictive leaf that has been chewed socially in the Arab peninsula for over 600 years, El Khat’s sound creates a similar euphoria with an orchestra of percussion, strings, and the band’s own custom-built instruments. Drawing influence from a collection of Yemeni folk and pop records of the 1960s, El Wahab creates deep dives into Yemen’s sonic past from a contemporary perspective. Made with skill and subtle humanity, El Khat’s music is otherworldly yet grounded in today’s realities of war and displacement. (program approx. 60–75 mins.)
IMAGE CAPTION El Khat, photo: Hila Ahwal.
PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BYDoris Duke Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BYOhio Department of DevelopmentGreater Columbus Arts CouncilThe Wexner FamilyInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesOhio Arts CouncilCampusParcOhio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery ThemeThe Columbus FoundationNationwide FoundationVorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BYMike and Paige CraneAxium PackagingNancy KramerOhio State Energy PartnersOhio History Fund/Ohio History ConnectionLarry and Donna JamesBruce and Joy SollJones DayAlex and Renée Shumate
Past Performing Arts
El Khat
