Sinkane Releases New Track “New Name”

Sinkane Releases New Track 'New Name' from his forthcoming albun 'New Love' Out September 2nd on DFA and City Slang, Sinkane starts his tour 9/4 in Berlin

In anticipation of the September release of Mean Love, Sinkane has today released another track from the record, “New Name,” which saw its premiere today.

The new track is the latest offering from Mean Love, a complex record that unites rhythm and styles from all over the world with funky basslines, deep groove, West African slow-burners and many more influences coming together to form a cohesive sound. From Gallab’s childhood in Sudan there is a pan-African influence of popular Sudanese music and haqibah, as well as distinct horn and synth arrangements more common to East Africa. This background merges with the lessons learned from Ahmed’s touring stints with Caribou, Yeasayer and of Montreal, and especially the monumental task he underwent as musical director for ‘ATOMIC BOMB! The Music of William Onyeabor,’ a collaboration that brought on David Byrne, Damon Albarn, The Lijadu Sisters, Money Mark, Blood Orange, and members of Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture and more. Mean Love speaks to Gallab’s uncanny ability to embrace and assemble a huge history as pure and generous modern-musical expressions, and arrives on September 2nd via DFA Records and City Slang worldwide.

Mean Love Tracklisting

01. How We Be

02. New Name

03. Yacha

04. Young Trouble

05. Moonstruck

06. Mean Love

07. Hold Tight

08. Galley Boys

09. Son

10. Omdurman

Sinkane 2014 International Tour Dates

09.04.14 – First We Take Berlin Festival  – Berlin, DE

09.05.14 – Grelle Forelle  – Vienna, AT

09.06.14 – Deep into the Woods Festival  – Heer-Sur-Meuse, BE

09.07.14 – Into the Great Wide Open  – Vlieland, NL

09.09.14 – Ekko – Utrecht, NL

09.10.14 – La Badadoum  – Paris, FR

09.11.14 – Shacklewell Arms  – London, UK

09.12.14 – La Peniche  – Lille, FR

09.13.14 – Big Next Festival – Ghent, BE

09.16.14 – Iboat – Bordeaux, FR

09.17.14 – Scopitone Festival – Nantes, FR

09.18.14 – Palace  – St. Gallen, CH

09.20.14 – Reeperbahn Festival – Hamburg, DE

10.05.14 – Baby’s All Right  – Brooklyn, NY *

10.07.14 – Johnny Brenda’s  – Philadelphia, PA *

10.08.14 – DC9  – Washington, DC *

10.09.14 – The Southern  – Charlottesville, NC *

10.11.14 – Zanzabar  – Louisville, KY *

10.12.14 – Schubas Tavern  – Chicago, IL *

10.13.14 – Turf Club  – Saint Paul, MN *
10.17.14 – Barboza – Seattle, WA *
10.18.14 – Mississippi Studios  – Portland, OR *
10.19.14 – The Independent  – San Francisco, CA *
10.21.14 – Echo  – Los Angeles, CA *
10.22.14 – Casbah  – San Diego, CA *
10.23.14 – Last Exit Live  – Phoenix, AZ *
10.24.14 – Club Congress  – Tucson, AZ *
10.26.14 – Empire Control Room  – Austin, TX *
10.27.14 – One Eyed Jacks  – New Orleans, LA *
10.28.14 – Bottletree  – Birmingham, AL *
10.29.14 – Exit In  – Nashville, TN *
10.30.14 – Ohio State University (Wexner Center)  – Columbus, OH *
11.1.14 – Smiling Moose  – Pittsburgh, PA *
11.2.14 – SOB’s –  New York, NY *
11.22.14 – Sonic Visions Festival – Luxembourg, LX
11.23.14 – Pret A Porter Festival at Karlstorbahnhof – Heidelberg, DE
11.24.14 – Atomic Cafe – Munich, DE
11.25.14 – Conne Island – Leipzig, DE
11.26.14 – Lido – Berlin, DE
11.29.14 – Week-End Festival at Stadthalle Mühlheim – Cologne, DE
12.1.14 – Oslo – London, UK

* with Helado Negro

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