Tunisian singer visits Yemen [Archives:2008/1141/Local News]

SANA'A, March 26 ) Tunisian singer Amel Mathlouthi visited Yemen at the behest of the French Cultural Institute last week to hold a workshop with Yemeni singers and perform a concert with a group of renowned Yemeni musicians.

Mathlouthi, a 26 year-old lyrical singer and guitarist who lives in both Tunis and Paris, and her band played original songs she penned on themes such as revolution, dreams and hope. Mathlouthi sang in both French and Arabic at the concert, and was cheered on wildly by the crowd of approximately 650 people. She was joined onstage by Yemeni performers Taha Ennouri, who played percussion, Abdellatif Yacoub and Sharaf Al-Qaedi on the oud (lute) and female singer Nashwa, who comes from Taiz.

“I am so happy to perform a concert in Yemen and I dedicate my songs to all Arab women