El Khat has been played on NTS in shows including Discostan, featured first on 10 December 2019. Songs played include Commodore Lothan, Ya Raiyat - ياراعيات and Atabina - Part II - الطبينة.

El Khat are a four piece from Tel Aviv, all with different backgrounds – Iraq, Poland, Morocco and Yemen. In reference to the addictive leaf that has been chewed socially in Yemen and the Arabic peninsula for over 600 years, the band’s choice of name can be interpreted in various ways. Yemen’s situation in 2019 is dire – in the grips of war, famine and with little sign of change from these…