{"title":"Alsarah \u0026 The Nubatones Vinyl","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"alsarah-the-nubatones-manara-lp-1","title":"Alsarah \u0026 the Nubatones - \"Manara\" LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e*ATTN: International Customers, lower shipping rates available on Bandcamp*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ehttps:\/\/alsarahthenubatones.bandcamp.com\/album\/manara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlsarah \u0026amp; The Nubatones are back! After the release of their first album, Silt, the band embarked on an an intense travel schedule that saw the band tour Australia, play a headline slot at WOMAD, sell out their London debut as well as a marquee slot at NYC’s world famous Apollo theatre. After an extended sabbatical in Morocco, their sophomore album Manara was given birth, showcasing a new intimacy in the creative process for the group. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaving suffered the loss of former Oud player Haig Manoukian to a long battle with cancer shortly after the release of the debut Alsarah \u0026amp; The Nubatones spent the past 2 years touring, growing closer and shaping their sound with the two new members – Brandon Terzic (Oud) and Nahid (additional vocals). Banded together with stories of movement and migration in the face of the current anti-immigrant global atmosphere, they delved deeper into defining the sound they have coined as “East African Retropop”, rooted in the silt of Sudan and Nubia, and further inspired by the eastern coast of Africa and the diversity of its sounds and migration patterns. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe questions, “What is home?” and “What does it sound like?” lie at the crux of the creation of Manara. As Alsarah explains “Sometimes we leave home willingly, sometimes we are forced out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e, sometimes we plan to go back, and sometimes we don’t know if we will ever see our loved ones again. But one thing we always know is that we don’t want to forget, or be forgotten. As the sea takes us, Manara is the lighthouse anchoring our journey, and the keeper of our secrets. Not a destination, but rather a marker along the way.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis album represents leap forward and a deeper maturation of the Nubatones’ sound. 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After the release of their first album, Silt, the band embarked on an an intense travel schedule that saw the band tour Australia, play a headline slot at WOMAD, sell out their London debut as well as a marquee slot at NYC’s world famous Apollo theatre. After an extended sabbatical in Morocco, their sophomore album Manara was given birth, showcasing a new intimacy in the creative process for the group.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaving suffered the loss of former Oud player Haig Manoukian to a long battle with cancer shortly after the release of the debut Alsarah \u0026amp; The Nubatones spent the past 2 years touring, growing closer and shaping their sound with the two new members – Brandon Terzic (Oud) and Nahid (additional vocals). Banded together with stories of movement and migration in the face of the current anti-immigrant global atmosphere, they delved deeper into defining the sound they have coined as “East African Retropop”, rooted in the silt of Sudan and Nubia, and further inspired by the eastern coast of Africa and the diversity of its sounds and migration patterns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe questions, “What is home?” and “What does it sound like?” lie at the crux of the creation of Manara. As Alsarah explains “Sometimes we leave home willingly, sometimes we are forced out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e, sometimes we plan to go back, and sometimes we don’t know if we will ever see our loved ones again. But one thing we always know is that we don’t want to forget, or be forgotten. As the sea takes us, Manara is the lighthouse anchoring our journey, and the keeper of our secrets. 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Saagan (the new project by super house producer Andreas Saag) turned in a beautiful melodic remix that turns deep Detroit with the sounds of Crows \u0026amp; Arabic strings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Alkoan Kulu Bidoor\" is a cover song made famous by the Egyptian Nubian pop singer Mohamed Mounir \u0026amp; features the lyrics of Abdel Rahim Mansoor roughly translated as \"the whole Universe turns and we turn with it; \"today is a sea we cross to reach our dreams\" The new version takes the song to the new millenium with a classic Nickodemus hip hop meets dub beat \u0026amp; live Oud by the Spy from Cairo. iZEM (Soundway Records) delivers a heavy hitting footwork version bound to rock any global bass party Worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"wonderwheelrecordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52278954885412,"sku":"674276626709","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/8842\/5764\/products\/a1831123137_10.jpg?v=1673555324"},{"product_id":"alsarah-the-nubatones-slit-cd-1","title":"Alsarah \u0026 The Nubatones - \"Silt\" CD","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWonderwheel Recordings is proud to present the debut album, Silt, from Sudanese singer Alsarah and her band the Nubatones. 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