Khruangbin, John Carroll Kirby @ History, Saturday & Sunday

Khruangbin finish their three-night stand at History tonight and Sunday. Here's an interview and a few recent performances.

Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin celebrate Ali Farka Touré's musical legacy

Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré has been playing with Khruangbin to promote 'Ali' their tribute to Ali Farka Touré out now.

Here's the scoop...

Khruangbin and Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré recently shared “Tongo Barra” from their new collaborative album Ali honouring Vieux’s late father, the great Ali Farka  Touré, released via Dead Oceans in partnership with Night Time Stories Ltd. “Tongo Barra” is an engrossing, nearly six-minute cornerstone of Ali sung in the Malian Songhai dialect. Check the clip below.  

Already Ali has established itself as one of the most anticipated releases of the pairing’s celebrated careers, with the track “Savanne” earning widespread acclaim upon release, leading NPR Music to praise its “labyrinthine fusion of dub, blues and Malian grooves,” calling it “hypnotic” on an episode of All Songs Considered, naming it a top tune on their #NowPlaying column. Listen to "Savanne" below. 

The resulting eight songs on Ali are a rightful ode to a legend, a refreshed West African blend of musical reference the pairing hopes reaches new generations and audiences alike. The album will be released the day after Republic Day, Mali’s National holiday commemorating the independence of the Republic of Mali from the Mali Federation on September 22nd, 1960. 

Ali, as GQ puts it, “expands Khruangbin’s sound into blues territory with a hint of West African palm wine music. It’s more pulsing and energetic. You can zone out and cut a rug.” “First they pull you in. Then they make you float….,” they continue. 

Recently the pairing played a sold-out show in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on one of the hottest days of the year. Watch their performance of "Mahine Me" below. 

With each new project both Khruangbin and Vieux broaden their horizons, embrace new challenges and further entrench their shared reputation as some of the world’s most talented and innovative musicians. This June, Vieux released his latest album Les Racines in which he masterfully returns to the deep roots of the Desert Blues music that his father introduced to the world and writes of his country’s overlapping security, political, and humanitarian crises. 

In February, Khruangbin released their second collaborative EP with soul singer Leon Bridges, the sultry, chart-topping Texas Moon, which garnered widespread critical acclaim and pushed the boundaries of R&B sound.

Cover art based on the original work ”Homme Du Sahel” by Abdoulaye Konaté, 2015. Courtesy of Primo Marella Gallery, Milan. 

Ali - Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin 

Savanne

Lobbo

Diarabi

Tongo Barra

Tamalla

Mahine Me

Ali Hala Abada

Alakarra

 

You can get a copy of Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin's new Ali album via your platform of choice right here https://deadoc.co/ali-album. Watch their performance of "Diarabi" in Santa Fe followed by the full album below. Read Nick Millevoi's story about the collaboration in Premier Guitar's November issue right here. 

 

Khruangbin play Toronto's Echo Beach, August 2

Khruangbin will be joined by Men I Trust as part of their Space Walk tour which hits Echo Beach Aug 2. Check out "Time" below.

Get tickets for Khruangbin's upcoming Toronto show right here. Don't sleep. 

Khruangbin release Hasta El Cielo – a dub version of Con Todo El Mundo

Hasta El Cielo is available now on limited-edition yellow wax with a bonus 7" single with two additional Scientist dub mixes.

Globetrotting Texan trio Khruangbin have just released Hasta El Cielo, the band’s dub version of their acclaimed second album Con Todo El Mundo via Dead Oceans/Night Time Stories. The full album has been processed anew along with two bonus dubs by renowned Jamaican producer Scientist. Check out the lead single, “Mary Always,” below. Get a copy of Hasta El Cielo right here.



The band’s exotic, spacious, psychedelic funk aligns with the dub treatment particularly well. Indeed, keen fans won’t find this a surprising release. Dubs of tracks from their first album The Universe Smiles Upon You appeared on limited vinyl releases of “People Everywhere” for Record Store Day 2016 and “Zionsville” on the BoogieFuturo remix 12”.

“For us, Dub has always felt like a prayer. Spacious, meditative, able to transport the listener to another realm. The first dub albums we listened to were records mixed by Scientist featuring the music of the Roots Radics. Laura Lee learned to play bass by listening to Scientist Wins the World Cup. His unique mixing style, with the emphasis on space and texture, creates the feeling of frozen time; it was hugely influential to us as a band. To be able to work alongside Scientist, a legend in the history of dub, is an honor. This is our dub version of Con Todo El Mundo.” — Khruangbin

Khruangbin Tour Dates:
Wed. July 17 – Athens, GR @ Ejekt Festival
Thu. July 18 – Bern, CH @ Gurten Festival
Fri. July 19 – Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
Sun. July 21 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
Sun. July 28 – Fuji, JP @ Fuji Rocks
Wed. July 31 – Honolulu, HI @ The Republik
Fri. Aug. 2 – Sun. Aug. 4 – Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon
Sun. Aug. 4 – Kaslo, BC @ Kaslo Jazz Festival
Fri. Aug. 9 – Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out Fest Festival
Thu. Aug. 8 – Sat. Aug. 10 – Rees, DE @ Haldern Pop Festival
Sun. Aug. 11 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival
Tue. Aug. 13 – Budapest, HU @ Sziget Festival
Thu. Aug. 15 – Paredes de Coura, PT @ Paredes de Coura Festival
Thu. Aug. 15 – Sun. Aug. 18 – Brecon Beacons, UK @ Green Man Festival
Thu. Aug. 22 – Sun. Aug. 25 – Arrington, VA @ Lockn’
Fri. Aug. 23 – Miami, FL @ The Ground (DJ Set)
Sat. Aug. 24 – Sun. Aug. 25 – Port Townsend, WA @ THING
Fri. Nov. 15 – São Paulo, BR @ Popload Festival

Khruangbin @ Danforth Music Hall, Thursday

Khruangbin have been known to rip through some hip hop jams on tour – check the clip from their Chicago show. 

Khruangbin @ Danforth Music Hall, November 29

Tickets are now on sale for Khruangbin's return to Toronto on November 29th. Watch their Tiny Desk Session below.

Khruangbin, The Mattson 2 @ The Mod Club, Tuesday

Don't miss Texas twisted Thai-funk trio Khruangbin throwing down with the twangy twosome of Jonathan & Jared Mattson tonight.

Khruangbin celebrates 70s Persian popstars with "Maria Tambien" video

Khruangbin's Con Todo El Mundo album is out January 26. Watch the "Maria Tambien" clip below.