"I was very influenced to sing more in Arabic and to express my Sudanese identity much more confrontationally and much more honestly," Ahmed Gallab of Sinkane says. Daniel Dorsa/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Sinkane's new album, Life & Livin' It, comes out February 10. Adam Tetzloff/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Lizzo, Leonard Cohen, Sinkane, Rubblebucket, Ty Segall Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Ahmed Gallab of Sinkane. Adam Tetzloff/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ahmed Gallab of Sinkane Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Songs We Love: Sinkane, "Yacha (Peaking Lights Dub Mix)"
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Sinkane On World Cafe
Sinkane's new album, Mean Love, is out now. Martine Carlson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sinkane's new album, Mean Love, comes out Sept. 2. Martine Carlson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
First Listen: Sinkane, 'Mean Love'
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Clockwise from upper left: Robert Plant, a young Jeff Tweedy, Sinkane, Sarah Jaffe, The Juan MacLean. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Sinkane performs at SXSW in Austin, Texas. NPR hide caption
Sinkane's new album, Mars, comes out Oct. 23. Phil Di Fiore/Courtesy of the artist hide caption