The all-female Yemenite-Israeli group A-WA blasted onto the world stage in 2016 with their single "Habib Galbi"—"Love of My Heart"—which layered the haunting vocal harmonies of a traditional Yemeni love song over synthesized riffs and hip-hop beats. This hypnotic banger and its accompanying surrealist video immediately went viral across the Arab world, and it became the first-ever song in Arabic to top the Israeli pop charts. Now, the three sisters behind A-WA have released their second full studio album, Bayti fi Rasi. Just like "Habib Galbi," it's a mix between traditional music and cutting-edge pop, big and playful and always danceable.

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