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SUMMARY:EL KHAT
DESCRIPTION:MINNEAPOLIS\, MN\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, November 16\, 2025 / Doors
 : 7:00 PM / Show: 7:30 PM\n\nAll Ages\n\nStanding\n\nThis is a standing sh
 ow with an open floor. To request seating or other access accommodations\,
  please go to our Access Page.\n\nFor Cedar presented shows\, online ticke
 t sales typically end one hour before the door time\, and then\, based on 
 availability\, tickets will be available at the door. Tickets purchased at
  the door will include a $1 Eventbrite fee.\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS SHOW\nEl
  Khat perform Arabic tunes of Yemeni origin\, led by multi-instrumentalist
  Eyal El Wahab. Experimenting with DIY homemade instruments\, the trio’s
  psychedelic stomps fit comfortably in the global groove of similar artist
 s like BALTHVS\, Glass Beams\, and Khruangbin. The Cedar welcomes El Khat 
 back to the Twin Cities for their third performance in our room.\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEl Khat\nEl Khat - a homemade junkyard band led by multi-i
 nstrumentalist Eyal El Wahab.\n\nIn 2018/19\, El Khat began to hone their 
 sound in garages and warehouses. Experimenting with DIY homemade instrumen
 ts\, as an expression of a minimalist life philosophy\, led the three-piec
 e to create a collection of Arabic tunes of Yemeni origin. While the detac
 hment from any nation or any flag is a driving force behind the group\, th
 e heart of their music and heritage is rooted in the culture of Yemen. The
  constant divisions that have been created by wars and immigrations has pu
 shed out a reassembled identity\, something that is strongly felt in El Kh
 at's music.\n\nNamed for the plant used so widely chewed across the Arab P
 eninsula\, The band brings original compositions inspired by the music of 
 the golden age in Aden\, Yemen. El Wahab plays many instruments\, like the
  dli and the Kearat that he constructed himself. It's something he started
  doing several years ago\, using his skills to make music from the items p
 eople discard. A child of the Yemeni diaspora who's grown up in Tel Aviv J
 affa - Israel\, it's a practice that harks back to the family homeland\, w
 here even rubbish can have become an instrument.\n\nTo learn more about El
  Khat:\n\n 	Visit their Instagram page here\n\n\n
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LOCATION:The Cedar Cultural Center\, 416 Cedar Avenue South\, Minneapolis\,
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