# Emel Mathlouthi
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emel mathlouthi (Arabic: آمال المثلوثي) also known as Emel, born 11 January 1982), is a Tunisian singer-songwriter, musician, arranger and producer. She rose to fame with her protest song "Kelmti Horra" ("My Word is Free"), which became an anthem for the Tunisian revolution and the Arab spring. Her first studio album, also titled Kelmti Horra, was released worldwide in 2012 to critical acclaim: she married Arabic roots with western flavours.
Flip The Script Palestine with Jumana Manna, Basma al-Sharif, Shadi Habib Allah and Bassem Saad
Flip The Script Palestine is a series of conversations that celebrate the rich multiplicity of Palestinian cultural identities and explore the stories of anti-occupation activists. They are an invitation to learn, unlearn, and explore different forms of intersectional solidarity and resistance.
As…
Breaking Gender Norms in Music & Creating an All-Female Album | Emel Mathlouthi at Quoz Arts Fest
The inspiring Emel Mathlouthi joins Tanya Khoury on the Quoz Arts Fest stage in Dubai for a riveting discussion on music, cultural roots, and breaking gender norms in the music industry. Emel shares her journey of proving that women can excel in music production, creating her all-female album "MRA,…
KALX Artist Interview: Emel
On August 27, 2024, KALX's Velvet Einstein spoke with Tunisian/American, New York City-based artist, producer, and activist Emel Mathlouthi (aka Emel) about her recent album, MRA, and upcoming tour. Full transcript available here.
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Tunisian-American artist EMEL discusses her latest album MRA + the April 5 show at TD Music Hall in Toronto
Tunisian-American artist, producer and activist Emel Mathlouthi, known as EMEL, is set to perform at the at TD Music Hall in Toronto on April 5, 2025.
SWOMP caught up with EMEL to discuss the show, her career, touring plans and her latest album MRA.
EMEL recently released a new remix of her track…
Tunisian American Artist Emel Mathlouthi on the Power of Women, Music and Activism
In 2011, Emel Mathlouthi stood among the crowd of protesters in Tunis and began singing her song “Kelmti Horra,” which means “My Word Is Free.” Overnight, an anthem of the Arab Spring was born. Emel became known as “the voice of the Tunisian Revolution” and went on to perform all over the world, in…
Tunisian American Artist Emel Mathlouthi on the Power of Women, Music and Activism
In 2011, Emel Mathlouthi stood among the crowd of protesters in Tunis and began singing her song “Kelmti Horra,” which means “My Word Is Free.” Overnight, an anthem of the Arab Spring was born. Emel became known as “the voice of the Tunisian Revolution” and went on to perform all over the world, in…
Arabian Fuzz & Revolutionary Poetry | Thomas Attar from Al-Qasar Band
Thomas Attar of Al-Qasar Band joins The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi Podcast ahead of their performance at the Tamaas Festival on January 29th. Attar strives to make music that reflects the complexity of modern, multicultural, and transnational identities. Growing up in Paris before moving to the U…
'The Arab Spring was something from the people for the people': Singer Emel Mathlouthi
The woman whose song was at the heart of the Arab Spring has told FRANCE 24 that even 15 years later she looks back on her role, and the role of the protesters with admiration. Tunisian-American artist Emel Mathlouthi's song Kelmti Horra, or "My Word is Free", became something of an anthem at the t…
Tunisian-American Artist and Activist Emel, In-Studio
The Tunisian-born, American-based singer and activist Emel Mathlouthi, who records simply as Emel, became famous when her song "Kelmti Horra" became the anthem of the Arab Spring uprising some fifteen years ago. Since coming to the States, Emel has released a series of albums united by the themes o…
#4 - Emel Mathlouthi
In this episode I'm speaking to friend and collaborator Emel Mathlouthi about being a woman in the music industry, living in Cairo and her tour in Palestine.
Emel Mathlouthi is a Tunisian-American artist and activist widely known as the voice of the Arab Spring for her anthem "Kelmti Horra", ceme…
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