Toronot’s AL QAHWA releases a new single, a dance remix of “WEYN ALLAH”
Toronto’s world music group AL QAHWA ENSEMBLE releases the new dance remix version of the title track from their upcoming new album WEYN ALLAH (Where is God?) on April 14th. The ensemble will officially release the full album on June 1st and celebrate with a live concert at Toronto’s Tranzac Club on Sunday, June 18, 2023, from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. “Weyn Allah” is available on all platforms where music is streamed or downloaded.
The title track, “Weyn Allah” (Where is God?), written by Maryem Tollar, is simultaneously an acknowledgment of the imposed isolation of the past few years, a prayer to recognize the Godly qualities in ourselves, and a statement of activist purpose in pursuing justice for the oppressed, as it builds slowly in layers from a quivering oud and primal beat to full, rich instrumentation, and a beautiful mass of harmonizing voices.
The dance version of “Weyn Allah,” remixed, remastered, and produced by Theo White, is just the sort of beat-heavy global banger that could easily fill dancefloors from Cairo to Paris, to Istanbul, to New York City.