We are extremely ecstatic to premiere “Ishadlak Ya Khey,” the second track off Group Doueh’s new album Zayna Jumma. The song, an exquisite blend of Afro-Saharan rhythms and Western psychedelic/funk/rock musics, features Doueh’s sons El Waar (synth) and Hamdan (drum kit), wife Halima, and three female backup singers. This track and the other seven on Zayna Jumma were recorded last year by Hisham Mayet (Sublime Frequencies co-head) in Dakhla, West Sahara. We’ll only be streaming it for awhile, so get your fix now and purchase the new album later, which will be released May 10 — note the new release date — on the one, the only (because trademark laws say so) Sublime Frequencies.
Meanwhile, Group Doueh have tacked on their first-ever tour of North America to their previously announced European tour, the latter of which includes a performance at Animal Collective’s ATP fest. Read all about it here.
• Sublime Frequencies: http://www.sublimefrequencies.com