Summary from 8 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Sinkane's catalog across 5 albums from 8 opinions, with an overall average of 7.4/10. The top-rated Sinkane album is Mean Love (2014) with a 7.6/10 average from 3 ratings, followed by Dépaysé and We Belong. The discography on Wavelength spans 2012 to 2024.
Dépaysé
“Dépaysé is a French word meaning “to be removed from one’s habitual surroundings”. It’s a phenomenon that Sinkane leader Ahmed Gallab knows a little bit about: as a child, he and his family fled Sudan following the 1989 military coup, settling in the States. During the current travel ban-shamed period of US history, living as a Sudanese-American has become complicated, and this album is a defiant ”
We Belong
“Drawing freely from funk, gospel, African pop, and electronica, Ahmed Gallab’s exuberant new album rejoices in the power of Black diasporic identity and community.”
Life & Livin' It
“The work of London-born, Sudanese artist Ahmed Gallab, aka Sinkane, blends styles including sub-Saharan pop, shoegaze, and afro-rock. More than ever, his new album has the feel of a democratic band.”
Mean Love
“Ahmed Gallab has spent the last six years slowly refining the scope of his music. The one-time contributor to both Yeasayer and Caribou returns here with an album that seamlessly mixes Afropop and off-kilter electronic sounds.”
Life & Livin' It
“Born in the UK, based Stateside and of Sudanese descent, Sinkane has been able to draw his worldly experiences into something that's at once relatable, abstract and pertinent.”
Mars
“Featuring guest spots from Twin Shadow and members of Yeasayer and Nomo, Mars finds Brooklyn-based, Sudanese-born multi-instrumentalist Ahmed Gallab working with Sudanese pop, Krautrock, 70s funk, free jazz, and global indie.”
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