The Interloper's Guide to Sennar (Sudan) Ep.4

From the safety of your own home travel with us to Sennar in Sudan. The latest episode of The Interloper's Guide is out today https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/the-interlopers-guide-to-sennar-sudan-ep4/ with Harvey Wells, Kevin Acott and Alban Low. 20 minutes of music and spoken vignettes. In Episode 4 they visit Sennar, a town on the Blue Nile, south of Sudan's capital Khartoum (population 100,000+). This programme is part of the 'A World in London' radio series

Listen here or follow the link - https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/the-interlopers-guide-to-sennar-sudan-ep4/


Tracklist
1 - Nile Waves - The Scorpions
2 - Falling Higher - Gaidaa
3 - Sudan - MaMan and Aidyproof
4 - Samha - The Scorpios

Alban talks about my grandfather who worked with the Sudan Defence Force in 1929, and was hit by a canon shot loaded with nails and bed casters. He was a very keen linguist and during his convalescence in the UK studied languages at SOAS. He went on to be the liaison officer and interpreter for King Faisal II of Iraq at George VI's Coronation in 1937.

The Scorpios - A World in London

Mimi Kobayashi

The Scorpios

Adam Bulweski

Mimi Kobayashi

Regia Ishag

Osman Babo

Ronnie Maxwell

Dawid Frydryk

Sue Lynch

Will Roberts

Osman Mohammed

2nd October 2019

Adam Bulweski

Listen to the The Scorpios on A World in London

No foot stayed still when The Scorpios played live on A World in London! Their infectious Sudanese grooves, funky b-lines & horn section, plus Arabic rhythms had us all bursting to dance, sway, and swing! Lead vocals by Regia Ishag and Osman Babo were mesmerising & spot on, singing mostly uplifting heritage songs from their roots in Sudan. They may have been forced to flee their homeland but in their quest to find safety and freedom they landed in London to colllect an equally talented & international team around them that includes Mimi Kobayashi from Japan on keys, Jamaican bass don Ronnie Maxwell, Polish trumpeter Dawid Frydryk, saxophone from improv pioneer Sue Lynch, Adam Bulewski on guitar, IyatraQuartet's Will Roberts on drums, and fellow Sudanese musician Osman Mohammed on darbuka!

Ronnie Maxwell

EVERYONE loves The Scorpios!!. A new album is scheduled for release in early 2020 and it’ll be debuted on AWIL. Meanwhile, catch them at The Post Bar in Seven Sisters, live on November 23rd alongside Stunflower, Slow Rebelling, and our very own Sophie Darling on the dex, for Same Waves Musicians Series!!

Will Roberts

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Dawid Frydryk

Osman Babo

Regia Ishag

Sue Lynch