Sinkane (born Ahmed Abdullahi Gallab[1] c. 1983[2]) is a Sudanese-American musician who blends krautrock, prog rock, electronica, free jazz and funk rock with Sudanese pop. He is signed to City Slang Records.
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 Sinkane in 2022 at Brooklyn Bowl | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ahmed Abdullahi Gallab |
| Also known as | Sinkane |
| Born | London, England |
| Origin | Omdurman, Sudan |
| Genres | Rock, Krautrock, trip hop, reggae fusion, worldbeat |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, music producer |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, guitar, bass, synthesizer, electronics |
| Labels | City Slang, DFA, Emergency Umbrella |
| Website | www |
Born to college professors in London, he lived in Sudan, then moved to the US when he was five, and lived for some time in Ohio. Prior to embarking on his solo career, he worked with Eleanor Friedberger, Caribou, of Montreal, Born Ruffians, and Yeasayer as a session musician.
Ahmed Gallab is the vocalist and music director of the Atomic Bomb! Band which plays the music of Nigerian funk musician William Onyeabor. The group includes David Byrne (of Talking Heads), Money Mark (of the Beastie Boys),[3] Damon Albarn (of Blur and Gorillaz), Dev Hynes (aka Blood Orange and Lightspeed Champion), Alexis Taylor (of Hot Chip), Charles Lloyd, Amadou and Mariam, Jamie Lidell, Pharoah Sanders, Joshua Redman, among many many others.[4]
Gallab composed the music for Roald Dahl's musical adaptation of his book "The Enormous Crocodile". It debuted at Leeds Playhouse in Leeds, UK in December 2023 and made its London debut at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre on May 22nd, 2024.
On 10 February 2017 Sinkane released their sixth album Life & Livin' It on City Slang.[5]
On 6 March 2017 Sinkane made their television network debut on Conan.[6]
On 16 September 2019 Sinkane made their aquatic network debut on FishCenter Live.[7]
Discography
edit- Sinisterals (2007)
- Color Voice (2008) (Emergency Umbrella)
- Sinkane (2009) (Emergency Umbrella)
- Mars (2012) (DFA, City Slang) Engineered and Mixed by Albert Di Fiore
- Mean Love (DFA, City Slang, 2014) Engineered and Mixed by Albert Di Fiore
- Life & Livin' It (City Slang, February 10, 2017)
- Dépaysé (City Slang, May 31, 2019)
- Gettin' Weird (Alive at Spacebomb Studios) (Spacebomb Records, Oct 25, 2019)
- We Belong (City Slang, April 5, 2024)
References
edit- ^ "Sinkane-Mars". DFA Records.
- ^ "Sudanese-American Musician Sinkane in Conversation & Performance". Democracy Now!. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (4 May 2014). "The Songs of William Onyeabor, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ Empire, Kitty (23 August 2015). "Sunn O))); Atomic Bomb! review – cacophony in the key of ))) major". theguardian.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Bob Boilen (16 November 2016). "First Watch: Sinkane, 'U'Huh'". NPR. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Sinkane "U'Huh" 03/06/17 - CONAN on TBS". youtube.
- ^ "Special Guest: Sinkane". FishCenter Live.