The Scorpios

About the artist

Hailing from Central Sudan and now based in London after fleeing the fundamentalist takeover in that region, the Scorpios are a septet 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. Heavy bass, synths, horns and percussions drive through traditional Sudanese forms to create a sound that owes as much to Detroit as it do to Khartoum.

Top songs

1. Mashena
2. Mashena: We Went
3. Eujoaideen
4. Yaelhajarok
5. La Shaftak Tabel Elshoog
6. El Sheikh Sairo
7. Yadob Yadob
8. Shuruq Alshams: Sunrise
9. Samha
10. Kirfaya Mosa

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