A-WA

The Yemenite-Israeli sister trio Tair, Liron, and Tagel Haim, also known as A-WA that took the world by storm sing in the Yemenite Arabic dialect while mixing electronic dance music and hip-hop beats with folkloric and original melodies. Growing up in the remote village of Shaharut in the Arava valley gave way for a unique childhood with the bare desert landscape acting as a blank canvas for their creativity.

Their first album ‘Habib Galbi’ was released in 2015 to much international acclaim. A-WA has since been featured in magazines such as Rolling Stones and Vogue, and has performed in festivals worldwide such as Womex, SXSW, and the International Jazz Festival in Montreal.

The past two years have been instrumental to their career, performing nationally and internationally, while working on writing, composing and recording their second full-length album, BAYTI FI RASI [S-Curve Records], produced by Tamir Muskat (Balkan Beat Box).

On the new album BAYTI FI RASI out May 31st, they translate the journey of their great grandmother from Yemen to Israel during the Post-WWII “Operation Magic Carpet” into fourteen undeniable anthems. Sung in Yemeni Arabic dialect and backed by indigenous instrumentation, swaths of electronic orchestration, and gritty hip-hop bounce, it’s all introduced in cinematic videos along with the first single “Mudbira” (Unlucky) and the new single “Hana Mash Hu Al Yaman” (Here is not Yemen).