El Khat

El Khat is a Berlin-based Yemeni band. Named for the drug that is widely chewed across the Arab Peninsula, the band brings original compositions inspired by the music of the golden age in Aden, Yemen.

Floating Cave is the experimental ambient drone solo project from Drew Bissell (Aseethe, NSM).

Ground Water is an Iowa City-based ambient experimental pedal steel guitar & electronics project.

All ages

El Khat + Floating Cave + Ground Water

Gigs

Rock Island

ROZZ-TOX

The 100 Club's End of Year series is back and better than ever this year.

The 100 Club presents...

El Khat + supports tba

This is an 18+ event

London

The 100 Club

Southampton

Heartbreakers

Formed in the garages and warehouses of Jaffa and now based in Berlin, El Khat's ever expanding vision makes a defiant stand against complacency, conflict and division. Skittering drums and brass, a jagged organ, hypnotic Yemeni melodies and one-of-a-kind DIY percussion and string instruments, all meld together into an infectious, heady soundscape.

Sometimes wildly raw, sometimes lush and enveloping.

Always uncompromised and adventurous.

This is an all ages event

Elsewhere Margate

El Khat - Zafa

Margate

Where Else?

Starting in 2019, El Khat began to hone their sound in garages and warehouses. Through experimenting with DIY homemade instruments as a means to life minimalism philosophy it has led to the three-piece creating an endless collection of Arabic tunes of Yemeni origin.

The Piper

Saint Leonards

Our yearly Future Days all dayer is back at The Crossing, Digbeth on Saturday, October 19th.

**MAIN STAGE //**

- LOS BITCHOS (pan-continental instrumental dance rock)
- BODEGA (Brooklyn art punk)
- POM POKO (Norwegian noisy sugar coated post-punk)
- NAIMA BOCK (alt/indie singer songwriter)
- WHITELANDS (shoegaze/dreampop)
- EL KHAT (Yemeni “homemade junkyard” band)

**WEIRD ON PURPOSE STAGE //**

- BRIAN LIGHTNING
- THE COURTESY GROUP
- LUXURY NAN SMELL
- ROSIE TEE
- GINGHAM

FOOD FROM BONEHEAD & Blow Water 吹水

PARTNERS: Kings Heath Action For Refugees (donations available to make on site as well as donation ticket available to purchase online)

OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY AT PAN PAN FROM 10PM UNTIL LATE

El Khat

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