Kelmti Horra


Kelmti Horra is the debut studio album by Tunisian protest singer Emel Mathlouthi. It was released on January 24, 2012. The title track was written by Tunisian writer Amine al-Ghozzi and became an important protest song in the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions.

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Personnel

The album was received positively. Neil Spencer of The Observer called Mathlouthi "a powerful new voice" and "a world diva with a difference", describing the album as twisting together "Arabic roots with western flavours" including rock and trip-hop.
Music News describes Kelmti Horra as "a work of haunting and melodramatic beauty" with "an intoxicating and intriguing sound". Mathlouthi was called the "Voice of Tunisian Revolution" after the release of the song.