PANDAwomen #4: Yemen

Programme:

Opening Set
Eman Ibrahim
 A vocalist drawing from the richness of classical Arabic poetry, Eman opens the night with a warm, intimate set of songs blending lyrical tradition with contemporary arrangements. Her performance gently welcomes the audience into the world of Yemeni expression — with surtitles and short English introductions for wider accessibility.

Live Pop Set
Hadeel Hussein
Based in Saudi Arabia, Hadeel brings a high-energy, emotionally rich set of original pop songs influenced by Yemeni melodic structures. Her voice is both clear and inviting — shaped by diaspora experience and rooted in the cadence of Arabic song.

Electronic Performance
Intibint
The final music set comes from Noha, also known as Intibint — a Glasgow-based singer-songwriter and producer. Her music merges field recordings, layered vocals, and electronic textures to explore memory, migration, and feminine agency. She draws on revolutionary songs from Yemen and beyond.

Short Film & Yemen Art Base Talk
The live sets are followed by the screening of a short Yemeni film and a brief talk by Najla Alshami about the Yemen Art Base project — connecting local and diasporic Yemeni artists across disciplines.

This event is part of the PANDAwomen 2025 Festival.

About PANDAwomen 2025

Seven Fridays – seven mini-festivals

Since 2018, the PANDAwomen Festival has been celebrating women's voices every autumn. In 2025, a new PANDAwomen format will be launched: seven mini-festivals on seven Fridays, each dedicated to a different country. In 2025, these will be Georgia, Iran, Estonia, Belarus, Yemen, Poland and Turkey. Traditional and experimental contemporary music will be accompanied by performances, readings, artist talks and film screenings, a rich supporting programme and culinary surprises.