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The hip-hop groove of the Yemenite tuneA-Wa, a trio of musical sisters, gleefully take the songs of their heritage into the alternative music world.Here’s a sound that hasn’t been heard before. The guttural trills of Yemeni Arabic, couched in the text of a traditional women’s song, filtered through the harmonies of American musicals and the stylized rhythms of hip-hop and reggae. Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories FREE SIGN UP! It’s the sound of A-Wa (pronounced Ay Wah, and Arabic for “yes”), a trio of sisters who are about to release their first single, “Habib Galbi,” based on the music they’ve been hearing since birth.
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