Gordon Koang, Andras & Sleep D – South Sudan / Y Dah (Remixes)

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South Sudan’s enigmatic superstar and ceaseless fountain of infectious pop music, Gordon Koang today by announces his forthcoming remix EP, South Sudan / Y Dah (Remixes), partnering with two undisputed leaders of electronic music in his adopted home city of Melbourne, Australia – Sleep D and Andras.

In the midst of a run of singles and festival performances around Australia, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, derailing Gordon’s newfound success and growing status as the darling of Melbourne’s vibrant music scene. Forced to find alternatives, Gordon enlisted some of his newfound friends to lend their remix touch to his work, including one of the finest electronic voices in the city’s community, Andras. Expertly pairing Gordon’s vocal performance to a hypnotic house rhythm, Andras’ “South Sudan” now finds new meaning and audience within the electronic music genre. Immediately developing a collaborative working relationship, today’s re-imagination showcases the sweet spot where the pairs’ distinct musical styles can co-exist and create their own unique sound.

Gordon, who was born blind in a small village in South Sudan’s Upper Nile Valley, began composing on the thom, a five-stringed instrument sometimes referred to as a Sudanese banjo. He started busking on the streets of Juba, accompanied by his cousin Paul Biel, who would sell homemade cassettes and CD’s. His anthems of peace, love and unity struck a chord, and before long Gordon found himself as something of a folk hero and a voice for peace in a country torn by ongoing conflict.

Stranded overseas after civil war tore apart their country over six years ago, Gordon and his cousin Paul Biel Kueth, who were on tour performing to expatriate communities in Australia, were forced to apply for humanitarian protection and made the heartbreaking decision to leave their families stranded at home, on the chance that citizenship would be granted and reunification made possible. After languishing on the outskirts of Melbourne’s suburbs for many years, Gordon met Music in Exile, a not-for-profit label run by members of Melbourne’s flourishing music scene in order to create more opportunity for the city’s numerous refugee and migrant musicians. He immediately assembled a band and tracked his eleventh full-length album, Unity.

Now resettled in Australia, Gordon records and releases music in order to support his family back home in East Africa. He still awaits Australian citizenship, and forges on in the hope that this may one day be granted, allowing him to reunite with his wife and family in his newfound home.