The Scorpios

The Scorpios

Friday, 17 May 2019, 7.30pm

Hailing from Central Sudan and now based in London after fleeing the fundamentalist takeover in that region, the Scorpios are a band that melds Arabic rhythms and guitar chops (and a kind of swooning cyclical ecstasy) with a raw Eastern funk feel, properly dismantling cultural barriers in pursuit of a unifying rhythmic bliss. Supported by an international backing band heavy bass, synths, horns and percussions drive through traditional Sudanese forms to create a sound that owes as much to Detroit as it does to Khartoum. Mesmerising forward looking fusion.

They have recently released a single Mashena on Afro 7 records and will be releasing a second album recorded at Abbey Road Studios later on this year.

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Published by Journal of Music on 13 May 2019

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