Flagranti (OST) by Deena Abdelwahed
For the first time in Tunisia and in the Arab World, a play bluntly adresses the homosexuality taboo. Flagranti (in the act) is a queer fiction based on the LGBTQI+ community’s alarming reality in Tunisia. Written collectively under the initiative of the NGO Mawjoudin We Exist, it has been staged by Essia Jaibi and the music composed by Deena Abdelwahed.
Deena Abdelwahed is a key artist that emerged from the Tunisian club scene. After her debuts with the collectives World Full Of Bass and Arabstazy, she joins the Parisian label InFiné and releases two albums (Klabb, 2017 / Dhakar, 2020) and an EP (Khonnar). For this new EP, a soundtrack composed for a 100% Tunisian project Flagranti, she teams up with the Tunisian-Lyonnais label Shouka.
Faithful to her debut musical explorations, she graces us with an avant-garde Dance music sprinkled with élemens typical of the Arab music diversity. Her musical touch is immediately recognizable: an uncompromising club music, filled with an energy that backs up the play’s stance, and Essia Jaibi’s commitment against injustice and homophobia. The violence of this raging music echoes the daily aggressions of the LGBTQI+ communities… and set’s the Bass Music dance floors on fire, following the powerful DJ sets that Deena performs since quite a few years now.
Mawjoudin We Exist is a NGO that stands up for LGBTQI+ rights, so that they can live with dignity within the Tunisian society. It promotes diversity and non-discrimination in order to fight oppression.
Tracklist
| 1. | Fête | 4:49 |
| 2. | Flirt | 5:10 |
| 3. | Dîner | 3:03 |
| 4. | Homosapiens | 4:28 |
Credits
Deena Abdelwahed: production
Khalil EPI: additional production
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Photo: BachirTayachi
Graphic design: Boshra Jallali
Co-publisher: InFiné
License
All rights reserved.
A Tunisian producer and DJ, Deena Abdelwahed arrived in France at the age of 26 after earning her stripes on the Tunis scene.
she was the creator of an acclaimed performance at the CTM Berlin Festival. Her first EP “Klabb“, released in early 2017 on InFiné, That same year, she collaborated on Fever Ray’s second album.