photo: Sexwitch at Green Man Fest 2015 (more by Riachel Jaurez-Carr)
Sexwitch, aka Bat For Lashes‘ Natasha Kahn, producer Dan Carey and UK band TOY, recently released “Helelyos” off their upcoming self-titled debut album and now they’re sharing “Ha Howa Ha Howa.” The songs are all obscure covers from around the world, and this one is based on a Moroccan song sung by Cheikha Hanna Ouakki. Natasha tells Pitchfork, “the girl that originally sang that was really young, 15, 16. She traveled around these mountain villages and became this vagabond singer. She’s the one that sounded so street, so contemporary. I loved her spirit, I felt her freedom in the way she was singing it.”
The album comes out September 25. Listen to the new song below…
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