EMEL
Inspired equally by American folk singer Joan Baez and Arab protesting singers like Cheikh Imam and Marcel Khalifé, Emel Mathlouthi, also known as "Emel," rose to fame with her rendition of "Kelmti Horra," or "My Word is Free," during the height of the Arab Spring. The song went on to become a hymn to freedom. Her first CD, "Kelmti Horra," was... read full bio