Name: We Belong
Brand: Sinkane

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SLANG50538LPsigncrd

Colour

Purple

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

With Two Postcards and Signed. Shared with City Slang.

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-04-05

Signed copies

Signed copies: Yes

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

4250506847296

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Purple LP | Signed Copy | Rough Trade Exclusive

SLANG50538LP

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format: No

Signed copies: No

Purple LP

SLANG50538signcrd

4250506847289

CD | Signed Copy

Artist

Sinkane

Genre US

R&B / Neo-Soul

Label US

City Slang

Vinyl variants, bonus material and signed editions exclusively available from Rough Trade.

Sinkane, born Ahmed Gallab in London, England, is a versatile musician known for his unique blend of krautrock, prog rock, electronica, free jazz and funk rock with Sudanese pop. Currently signed to DFA Records, Sinkane has worked with notable artists such as Eleanor Friedberger, Caribou, of Montreal, Born Ruffians, and Yeasayer as a session musician.
Ahmed Gallab also serves as the Band Leader and Music Director of the *Atomic Bomb! Band*, which pays tribute to Nigerian Electro-Funk Legend William Onyeabor. This star-studded group includes renowned musicians like *David Byrne* (of Talking Heads), *Money Mark* (of the Beastie Boys), *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*, and many more.
With an international upbringing that took him from Sudan to the United States at a young age, Sinkane's diverse background is reflected in his eclectic musical style. Drawing inspiration from various genres and collaborating with esteemed artists across different music scenes has helped shape Sinkane into an innovative force in contemporary music.

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Signed

We Belong, is the eighth studio album from Sinkane, a band led by multi-instrumentalist Ahmed Gallab. And like much of Sinkane’s previous releases, it resists genre. It’s pop. It’s funk. It’s electronic. It blends the gritty punk newness of a 70s and 80s New York with the steady, foundational soul of the rhythms of his native Sudan. Though We Belong comes deep into the catalog of a long career, it also resists stagnation. It moves and travels—through words and eras, through emotion and healing. Gallab calls this album his “love letter to Black music,” and each track pulses with the energy of different eras and forms: the gospel-soaked “Everything Is Everything,” the dreamy, Quiet Storm-influenced Afro-beats of “Rise Above,” the 70s-funk of “We Belong” and its Sly Stone influence, the Stevie Wonder-edged “Another Day”—they tell a story about Black music and Black people.

We Belong

Music US

Discover We Belong by Sinkane. The eighth studio album from multi-instrumentalist Ahmed Gallab. Pop, funk, electronic - it resists genre. Label: City Slang.