Sanam
Live At Cafe Oto
Live recording of the final show of Sanam's debut European 2023 tour at London's home for experimental music, Cafe OTO. Beirut's Sanam burst on the scene in 2023 with their debut album 'Aykathani Malakon,' chosen by The Guardian as one of their 5-star albums from 2023: "'Aykathani Malakon' thoroughly embodies their originating influences, whipping up kosmische, post-punk, psych rock, free jazz and Levantine folklore into an alchemical tour de force delivered with a defiant, DIY disposition". Under difficult conditions, the band took to the road for a European tour in November 2023 with the final show at Café OTO. From their incendiary European debut earlier that month at LeGuessWho then rapturous, sold out shows in Switzerland, Belgium, Germany and the UK, spirits for the Cafe OTO gig were high and it was destined to be a tour highlight. 'Live at Cafe OTO' captures the intensity of the shows, a ritual where improvised rock, free jazz and noise underscored an exorcism of traditional Egyptian song and Arabic poetry.