X Urban Music Magazine Preview issue Vol 1 | Page 12

SINKANE
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

The Wheels on the Bus: What Drives the Band?

Interviewed and written by Nikie Decay “I don’t mean to let you down, gotta keep on runnin,” is a slice of one of Sinkane’s hit singles from their newly released album, “Marz”. For an industry that has become blander with each passing year, I was ecstatic to have found this new band stepping up the flavor. When I asked lead singer Ahmed Gallab to explain what the band’s name represents, I was quite astonished at his response. “I was listening to Kanye West,” Gallab recalls, “when I heard a word he sung in one of his songs. Later, I looked up the lyrics, and came to find that “Sinkane” was not what he said. But either way, the name stuck with me.” When asked whom he would like to tour with - other than Tunde Adepimpeto, who already shared the stage with him on the 2013 tour - Kanye’s name was brought up, along with Williy Hawk Nelson and MGMT. In any case, this year is the year of “Sinkane”, whose YouTube views and popularity on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter will continue to rise. Everyone has to start somewhere, and the long road is just beginning for Sinkane. Their tour kicked off early February in Columbus, Ohio at Ace of Cups where they played all of their songs from “Marz”. Gallab noted that occasionally they perform covers. However, because they are always creating new music, I infer they will XUMM | Preview Issue 12 have their hands full for a while. Their sound is psychedelic meets punk, twisted with jazz, all in the same mixing pot ??????????!?????????????????????????q?????????????????????$??????????????????????????????????????????$??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????t??????????????????????????M???????????????L??????????????????????????????????????$???????????????????????????????????????????????q5????????????????????????????????????????????????????e?????????????????????????t?Q??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%??5??????????????????????5???????????!???????????????????????)???????????????????????]????$????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????5??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q??????????????????????????????????????????????Q??????????????????????????5?????????$????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????$???????????????????????????????????????$??????e???????????????????Q????????????????????????????????????????????()????qm????t????????????????????????????????t? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????M?????????????????????????????????????????1????????????????????!????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????q????????????????????????????t?Q????????????????????????????????????M??????????????????????????????????????e??????????????????????q??????????????????????A??????????????????????????????????????Q???e????e???????????%?e??????????????????e????????????????????????????????????????????????????e???????????????????????????????????t????????$????????????????????????????????????????????????????q%?e????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e????????????????????????e????????????????????????????????????%?????????????????????????????????????%?e????????????????????$??????e???????????????%?e????'?e???????????$???????????????????????????t?1???????????????$????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????q$?????????????????????????????????????$?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????$?????????????$?????????????????????????????t((0