Somewhere in the Sudanese countryside, people are gathering for a party. It’s a henna, a wedding celebration, but really, they’re getting ready for a concert by the maestro Jantra. Having traveled to the outskirts of Khartoum all the way from Fashaga, a small disputed region at the border of Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea, he sets up his blue Yamaha keyboard and invites the crowd into his hypnotic melodies. Pulling the universe into his fingers, Jantra improvises on his electronic synth keys, merging celestial strings with percussion….
