Ahead of their European tour which includes their biggest London headline show to date, performing at the Jazz Cafe in Camden (12th February), Kefaya + Elaha Soroor have shared a live video of the track ”Gole Be Khar”, recorded at their sold-out Rich Mix show back in October. The song premiered on Folk Radio in September last year ahead of the gig.
Their critically acclaimed album Songs Of Our Mothers is a collection of folk songs traditionally performed by Afghan women, drawing on Elaha’s own experience of fleeing Afghanistan and the struggle faced by many other female artists. The US and Western-backed regimes that came to dominate Afghanistan in the latter part of the 20th century created a climate of heightened patriarchal oppression and persecution of women.
“Songs Of Our Mothers gives traditional Afghan folk songs the full Kefaya treatment, taking them on a journey from east to west that mirrors Soroor’s own, with elements of jazz, electronica and dub… Soroor is exquisite throughout.” Financial Times – 5 stars ****
UK Dates
Tuesday 11th February – Canterbury – Gulbenkian Cafe Bar
Wednesday 12th February – London – Jazz Cafe
Friday 28th February – Nottingham – Peggy’s Skylight
Saturday 29th February – Sheffield – The HUB
More: https://www.kefaya.co.uk/
Photo credit: Alex Kozobolis