EMEL at Pioneer Works
Tuesday March 18th 2025
8pm (7pm Doors)
Pioneer Works - 159 Pioneer St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Tickets --> https://emelmathlouthi.com/tour-grid-2/

Tunisian-American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger and producer EMEL is stopping for one night only in Brooklyn as part of her North America tour for her most recent album "MRA", a 100% women-made-album.  EMEL’s performances have been praised by outlets like The Guardian for her “Björk-like glamour” and bringing “one of the weekend’s most powerful moments,” at last year’s Womad festival.  

On MRA, meaning “woman” in Arabic, EMEL deconstructs to rebuild, boldly pressing forward her vision of a female-driven paradigm shift in a world in desperate need of one. That is why every single collaborator on MRA, from producers, featured artists, musicians, and beyond, is a woman — marginalized in recognition, but outsized in ability. With the help of artists such as Camélia Jordana, Nayomi, and Ami Yerewolo, the result is a multi-genre meld where African trap, batucada, hip hop, and drum n’ bass rub shoulders seamlessly with vibrant melodies and empowering lyrics sung in 5 different languages & 3 dialects.
 

*Photo by Mao Atth