RADIO BABEL

Description

The biblical city of Babel and its infamous tower have received bad press over the centuries. Imagined as a menacing structure built by children in which all the inhabitants spoke the same language, Almighty God, by creating languages, decided to deceive humans in order to scatter them — the word Babel is derived from the Hebrew word balal [to confuse]. Yet, if one considers the tower as a prototype radio transmitter, as Watcha Clan does on its latest album, the transmission of the sound of a world that sings and dances together in unison is utterly logical. Watcha Clan has always shown visionary spiritual eclecticism in its sounds, drawing inspiration as much from urban electronic movements (drum n bass, hip-hop) as from the folk traditions of North Africa, Israel, Turkey and the Balkans, all sublimated by the magical voice of Sista K. Whatever the sound of these nomadic souls, you can be sure that Watcha Clan will achieve what great artists do: highlight, through music, the similarities between cultures rather than their differences. To hear the sound of a world that sings and dances together in unison, join the movement on Radio Babel.