Dec 3rd / The Scorpios (Sudan/UK) live / Kaschemme Basel, Switzerland
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Sunday, December 3rd, 8pm at Kaschemme Basel, Switzerland
The Scorpios (Sudan/UK)
Konzeptlos presents „The Scorpios“ live at the Kaschemme in Basel! What
a sensation, this ten-headed super group rarely plays gigs outside of the UK. They’re
unique musical meltdown of hypnotic Arabic rhythms, psychedelic Sudanese Afrobeat
and eastern funk is simply mind-blowing. The core of the band consists of five
Sudanese musicians who have played around
the Horn of Africa as well as Arab states. The
main singer Regia Ishag comes from a
musical family which include such greats as the guitarist from the 70's
Sudanese band The Scorpions. The other four members have been playing in
traditional settings for many years, such as weddings and religious
festivals. They left Sudan in the 80's when the situation became very bad, so
when they initially came to the UK they were refugees. The music they
are influenced by is old traditional songs, 60's songs and 70's pop songs, which
had reggae, funk and soul as well as Latin leanings. The UK guitarist
Adam Bulewski got to meet some musicians via
some community work he was doing in London with the local Sudanese
community and began recording sessions. It was a musical project to reduce stigma
around mental health. One of the percussionists became a very good friend and
through him he managed to assemble the beginnings of the Scorpios. At present
the Sudanese members are supported by an international backing band of
guys from Ghana, Jamaica, Poland, Japan and the UK. The music was put on YouTube
and picked by Fredrik Lavik, label owner of Afro7 records ,who asked the
Scorpios to do a whole album. So they did. It was recorded in a deliberately
rough and raw manner, very live. So much so that some people thought they
were original recordings from tape. Adam Bulewski: “That was the definite
vibe we were going for.” The Album was
very well received and immediately reached album of the week on BBC 6 Radio show
“Worldwide” hosted by Gilles Peterson. Tonight’s Sunday evening show is the
only concert in German speaking Switzerland and only the third concert outside
of the UK. Our friend Tadiyose will be serving delicious Ethiopian food while
Konzeptlos is playing some dusty and crackling African plates before the
concert and maybe afterwards aswell…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgpG5HMevzU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEy7ZLz8-5s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wplfRY0L9Wo
Kaschemme Club/Bar, Lehenmattstrasse 353, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
https://afro7.net/product/scorpios/
https://www.facebook.com/thescorpiosafrik/
www.kaschemme.ch
FB-Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/280121845726162
Flyer HQ: www.konzeptlos.org/20171203Scorpios.jpg
Comments
Here's a 3 hour Radioshow with guest Adam Bulewski from The Scorpios. Give it a listen and dive into some deep and beautiful sounds...
https://www.mixcloud.com/kamikaze/el-sheikh-sairo-the-wonderful-world-of-the-scorpios/
deadalbatross.com
http://www.deadalbatross.com/p/shortlist.html
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