Une chanson révolutionnaire (A Song of Revolu...

To celebrate France’s love of culture, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes featuring francophone artists and performers. This episode, the story of Simone, who unknowingly became the most “listened-to voice in France.” Stick around until the end for an update on what S ...  Show more

To celebrate France’s love of culture, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes featuring francophone artists and performers. This episode, the story of Arnaud, who launched a career impersonating one of France’s most beloved male singers, Jacques Brel. Stick around until t ...  Show more

In December 2010, anti-government protests broke out in Tunisia after a young fruit-seller called Mohammed Bouazizi set himself alight outside a government office in the south of the country. At one of the huge rallies in Tunis, a young singer called Emel Mathlouthi sang a song c ...  Show more

What does it mean to find your voice — and use it to create change?In today’s episode of Yalla! Let’s Talk., I sit down with Tunisian artist EMEL, a singer, songwriter, and storyteller whose music has inspired people across the world. From her breakout anthem “Kelmti Horra” — onc ...  Show more

The revolution has revolved.   

The last episode of this season of the NYUAD Arts Center Podcast is with Emel Mathlouthi – who has been called this generation’s Fairuz. We ask her how she feels about this comparison, her rise to fame during the Tunisian revolution, and performing at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremo ...  Show more