Alsarah & the Nubatones - Silt 

Picked this one up in the early years of our radio show. I use to play their remixes album from Bandcamp on our show. Brooklyn based, the band is led by singer Alsarah from Sudan and members from Armenia and Togo. 

This was not a try before I buy and I remember being disappointed at the time. It wasn't bad by any means. I was expecting pop and instead it's a blend of traditional and modern East African folk. I realised later it was the second album I was after as the album covers are almost identical.

Now on relisten it's a good evening record. I hoped I'd reconnect or have one of those "oh wow it sounds different" moments but it still not quite hitting the spot for me. Perhaps the sound of our ancient fridge buzzing and thinking about maybe needing to buy a new fridge on the weekend put a dampner on things. I accidentally started on the second side. The first side is much stronger. This would be great live but for now is going back on the shelf in the "not sure" section for awhile.

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