Sametou Sawtan

The debut album from the Beirut-based quintet SANAM, 'Sametou Sawtan' is a potent and genre-defying statement. The record is a maelstrom of sound, fusing improvisational noise rock and the dark, driving energy of gothic and post-punk with traditional Arabic folk music and poetry. It's a hypnotic and ritualistic album that explores themes of memory and political identity, marking the arrival of a truly unique and uncompromising new voice.