hypersongs

Iwaiwa Funk

The third single from Swaken, released April 5, 2024.
Bab L' Bluz, from Swaken (2024)

Real World calls it the third single from Swaken, out on April 5, 2024. It features an electric mandole and Mansour's electric awisha riffs, Bartholomé on keyboards, flutes, electric guimbri, drums and qraqeb, and Mansour sings in the higher-pitched style of Morocco's High Atlas Mountains. The label text describes a song that says life is short, resentment is pointless and an energetic whirling dance connects people to their inner selves, while criticizing those who cause suffering or ignore consequences. The official video was directed by Alden Volney. Setlist.fm records three plays; WNYC's April 2025 session had it third, and the KEXP session played it too.

On stage

  • 2025-05-05, KEXP, Seattle Recorded during a Seattle tour date.

Sources

  1. Track of the day: Iwaiwa Funk, Real World Records (2024-05-10)
  2. Bab L' Bluz in the studio, WNYC (2025-04-28)
  3. Bab L' Bluz song statistics, setlist.fm