Sinkane

Sinkane
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.sinkane.com

Members	Ahmed Gallab Jason Trammell Jonathan Lam Ish Montgomery Amanda Khiri Elenna Canlas

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 Abdullahi Gallab^[1] in London, England) is a Sudanese-American musician who blends krautrock, prog rock, electronica, free jazz and funk rock with Sudanese pop. He is signed to City Slang Records.

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.

Ahmed Gallab is the Band Leader and Music Director of the Atomic Bomb! Band which plays the music of Nigerian Electro-Funk Legend William Onyeabor. The group includes David Byrne (of Talking Heads), Money Mark (of the Beastie Boys),^[2] 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, Joshua Redman, among many many others. ^[3]

On Feb. 10th, 2017 Sinkane released their 6th album "Life & Livin' It" on City Slang. ^[4]

On March 6th, 2017 Sinkane made their television network debut on Conan. ^[5]

Discography

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