{"product_id":"fatima-al-qadiri-3twi","title":"Fatima Al Qadiri, 3TWI","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePreodering for release on 9th October - get the single 7ilween ft Bobo Secret and Lama3an now or as part of the preorder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3TWI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (عتوي) the name of Fatima Al Qadiri’s new EP, is Kuwaiti Arabic femme slang for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edirty old man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, literally meaning “male alley cat.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver four regional club tracks, Al Qadiri explores this voyeuristic yet humorous background character with long-time friends and vocal collaborators Bobo Secret, Lama3an and Gumar. Conceptually, the EP follows Al Qadiri’s long-term pre-occupation with dance music, gender identity and performance in West Asia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Polaris-Badge_2qgie\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Polaris-Text--root_yj4ah Polaris-Text--bodySm_nvqxj Polaris-Text--regular_pjgr0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMusically, the release is a homage and love letter to West Asian folk dance music traditions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3twi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecelebrates the ethnic diversity of the region and the shared love of musical traditions across borders, through a coy queer lens. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLyrically, the record is split between suggestive spoken word (ft Lama3an and Bobo Secret) and yearning anthems (ft Gumar), all queer in intention and meaning and largely improvised. The final track, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eta3alay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, samples acapella taken from the theme song of a Japanese cartoon, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTokimeki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTonight,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e translated for Arab audiences as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRanzy Almudhisha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, originally sung by Lebanese singer Ihsan Sadek, and re-sung by Gumar to create a double vocal. All the songs are in Kuwaiti Arabic except \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eta3alay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, sung in Classical Arabic, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ezan kardeh yaw nah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which is in 3eemi (عيمي), a regional dialect of Farsi reflecting the Iranian heritage of Gumar and Al Qadiri.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Polaris-Badge_2qgie\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Polaris-Text--root_yj4ah Polaris-Text--bodySm_nvqxj Polaris-Text--regular_pjgr0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7ilween\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e loosely translates as “hotties”. The lyrics play out an interaction between the 3twi, who is “lookin for hotties,” and his potential clients. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZan kardeh ya nah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is 3eemi for “did you get married or not?” and the answer is inferred as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – a defacto West Asian queer anthem. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZilim \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emeans “macho man” and is an ode to the region's butch femmes. The hook translates as  “She, She’s the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emacho man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Her!” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTa3alay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e means “Come here” addressed to a femme person. A love song calling her, “Oh tone in the mind, and in the realm of imagination, oh beautiful picture, do not stay imaginary, come here.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe sleeve has original paintings by Khalid al Gharaball who painted the sleeve to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGumar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Fatima’s previous EP, with added calligraphy for the EP title.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Polaris-Badge_2qgie\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Polaris-Text--root_yj4ah Polaris-Text--bodySm_nvqxj Polaris-Text--regular_pjgr0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Polaris-Badge_2qgie\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Polaris-Text--root_yj4ah Polaris-Text--bodySm_nvqxj Polaris-Text--regular_pjgr0\"\u003eAvailable on WAV \/ MP3 or FLAC and 12 inch vinyl \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fatima Al Qadiri","offers":[{"title":"Digital \/ 7ilween feat. 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