Sinkane
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| Sinkane |
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| Birth name | Ahmed Abdullahi Gallab |
| Also known as | Sinkane |
| Born | London, England |
| Origin | Omdurman, Sudan, Africa |
| Genres | Rock, Psychedelic, Shoegaze, R&B, Jazz, Kraut Rock, Reggae, Funk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, music producer |
| Instruments | drums, guitar, bass, synthesizer, electronics |
| Labels | City Slang, DFA, Emergency Umbrella |
| Website | www |
| Members | Ahmed Gallab Jason Trammell Jonathan Lam Ish Montgomery |
| Past members | Mark Himmel Jeffery Kleinman Nick Tolford Matthew Haws Alfie Cicone Evan Richards Michael Howard Michael Vallera Jonathan Also Bennett Mikey Freedom Hart |
Sinkane (born Ahmed Gallab[1] in London, England) is a musician who blends krautrock, free jazz and funk rock with Sudanese pop. He is signed to DFA Records.[2]
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 Kent, Ohio followed by Columbus, Ohio. Prior to embarking on his solo career, he worked with Eleanor Friedberger, Caribou, of Montreal, Born Ruffians, and Yeasayer as a session musician.
Discography
- Sinisterals (2007)
- Color Voice (2008)
- Sinkane (2009)
- Mars (2012)
- Mean Love (2014)
References
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- ↑ Salisbury, Vanita, "Nightlife: Polygenre Spree," New York magazine, Feb. 4, 2013, p. 86.
External links
Categories:
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- Living people
- DFA Records artists
- American rock singers
- American experimental musicians
- Sudanese expatriates in the United States
- American people of Sudanese descent
- Sudanese emigrants to the United States
- People from Columbus, Ohio
- Singers from Ohio
- American synthpop musicians
- American electronic musicians
- 21st-century American singers
- Year of birth missing (living people)
