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Sudan Archives “Come Meh Way”

Brittney Denise Parks, who records as Sudan Archives, is an untrained violinist and plays her instrument in a way that sidesteps a lot of conventions. It’s a naive approach, but also focused and inventive – she’s using a complex and tonally rich instrument to approximate the style of West African music typically played on one string. “Come Meh Way,” with its sawing violin melody, skipping beats, and rhythmic vocal hooks, is immediately fascinating and attention-grabbing. Its roots in the past are apparent, but it feels very modern in the way it tilts toward rap without necessarily being a hip-hop track. It sounds like a combination of ideas that are ripe for exploration.

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