Son of a Palestinian man and a Filipino woman, composer, guitarist and singer
Hanni El Khatib is a rock'n'roll fanatic, the kind who goes back to his origins
and crosses the decades via The Clash, The Cramps and Nick Cave. Signed to
Stones Throw Records subsidiary Innovative Leisure, the groomed and tattooed
young man released two garage blues singles followed by a deflagrating debut
album, Will the Guns Come Out (2011). His cover of "I Got a Thing" (Funkadelic)
is chosen by the Nike brand for an advert. The surprise success of the first
album is consolidated by the April 2013 re...