On Radio Babel, the electronics have taken a slight backseat to more mature and fuller songwriting. Kouti and K's harmonizing on the Tuareg-drenched "Hasnaduro" is yet another example of cultural convergence. Pulling from the great surge in Malian desert music via Tinariwen and Toumast, Watcha Clan injects a hearty dose of electric guitars, ululations and North African percussion, including the low register of the bass-like gumbri, into this throbbing dance song. Perhaps the most inventive song, however, is the band's take on the 17th century Hebrew poem by Rabbi Shalom Shabazi, "Im Nin'alu," most famously covered by Israeli great Ofra Haza.
Whatever sound these nomadic souls travel through, you can be certain that Watcha Clan will accomplish what great artists do: highlight the similarities between cultures through music, instead of complaining about the differences. To hear the sound of one world united by music, join the movement on Radio Babel.

Tracklist

• 001. With or without the wall

  length: 2:11 | vocals/instrumental: female

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• 002. We are one

  length: 3:58 | vocals/instrumental: choir, female

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• 003. Hasnaduro

  length: 3:47 | vocals/instrumental: female, male

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• 006. Il était une fois dans l'est (Shein Vi di Levone)

  length: 3:55 | vocals/instrumental: female

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• 007. Gypsy dust

  length: 4:21 | vocals/instrumental: instrumental

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• 009. Ashanti

  length: 5:09 | vocals/instrumental: female

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