In the backdrop of repressive and violent backlash from the Arab Spring, nine female artists from Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt convened to sing against "corruption, despotism, patronization and narrow-mindedness." Sawtuha (the Arabic word for "her voice") is the culmination of their two week recording session in Tunisia (organized by Berlin-based NGO MICT– Media In Cooperation and Transition), where Sudanese-American beatmaker Oddisee and Olof Dreijer (1/2 of Swedish electro-duo the Knife) came aboard to add a production hand. Egyptian songstress Maryam Saleh's Oddisee-produced "Nouh Al Hamam" is the first track from the project to surface. Listen below and stay tuned for more on Sawtuha, due out January 24th via Jakarta Records.
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