The Sudan-born, Ohio-raised and Brooklyn-based singer and musician Ahmed Gallab records under the name Sinkane and the latest Sinkane record, Dépaysé, is an irresistible mix of western and African funk, Sudanese folk music, 1960s psychedelia, with pop, rock, soul music besides. Dépaysé is a French word that means being taken out of your homeland, being dislocated and as Gallab writes, the record “is the story of an immigrant’s journey of self-discovery in the Trump era.” 

Sinkane, as an American band, is Gallab’s own words, “comprised of people from all over the world”: himself (Sudanese), guitarist Jonny Lam (Chinese), keyboardist Elenna Canlas (Filipina), drummer Chris St. Hilaire (Trinidadian), and bassist Michael “Ish” Montgomery (Black American.) Sinkane joins us in-studio to play songs from the latest, Dépaysé.  - Caryn Havlik

Watch the session here: 

Dépaysé by SINKANE