• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
  • Blog
    • Album Reviews
    • Concert Reviews
    • Interviews
    • Opinion
  • About
    • Contact Us
  • Schedule
  • Calendar
  • Multimedia
    • Photography
    • Videos
    • Podcasts

WRVU Nashville logo

August 25, 2013

Various Artists – Khat Thaleth EP (Stronghold Sound)

Khat Thaleth brings together the poetic and musical skills of artists from several regions, including Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Iraq. Several traditional elements are incorporated in these tracks including classical folk tunes and instruments, reinforcing the connection to the regions they are from. Most songs begin with an oriental-sounding backbeat followed by the artists launching into an explosion of lyrics. The lyrics are all in colloquial Arabic, each using a different dialect. This album is an example of the creative ways in which people are using artistic and cultural forms of expression in order to expose the corruption of formal politics. Issues range from crony capitalism to the conspiracies and exploitation of the people by their local rulers. Even if you don’t understand Arabic, you can hear the tone of cynicism towards local and global politics in this music. – Katie Cunningham, April 2013

By Holly McKee Filed Under: Music Bin

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Footer

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Meta

  • Log in

Archives

WRVU is not operated by Vanderbilt University. The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of Vanderbilt University or its official representatives. Vanderbilt® and the Vanderbilt logos are registered trademarks of The Vanderbilt University. © 2022 Vanderbilt University

No HTML5 audio playback capabilities for this browser. Use Chrome Browser!