Afropop Premiere: “Sahir” from The Spy From Cairo

<p>Just as Bob Dylan went electric, The Spy From Cairo is going electronic. The man-who-is-the-band, Moreno Visini, has set aside his classical Oud, a short-necked relative to the lute, in favor of more modern instruments. However, if his new track, “Sahir,” is any indication, Visini's new sound might have a more pronounced influence from dub and a hard pulsing beat, but it still retains spontaneity, warmth and sense of place that has characterized his music since 2004.</p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/353310260%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-Rt6Yk&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe><br></p> <p>It's Afropop's honor to digitally debut the new track today. “Sahir” is a single from his forthcoming album, <em>Nothing New Under the Sun, </em>which is scheduled to come out December 1 on Wonderwheel Records. The track has been popping up at Visini's festival appearances, bringing its cosmic disco swagger to Hungary and Oregon. </p> <p>The rest of the album is sounding very promising, featuring more dub- and shaabi-inflected electronic music as well as a noteworthy list of collaborators. Maalem Ben Hassan Jaafer from Innov Gnawa shows up on vocal duties, and Visini's band-mates from Brooklyn Gypsies make appearances as well. </p> <p>The Spy From Cairo is on the move again. <a href="https://wonderwheelrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-new-under-the-sun" target="_blank">Catch him the act by pre-ordering here.</a></p>