Last year's debut for Wah Wah 45s blended jazz and electronic influences into warm, evocative, global soundscapes. Having signed to the label, IKE spent much of 2025 between the UK, his Italian homeland and one of his favourite and most inspiring places on earth, Egypt, connecting with musicians and creatives with a view to always expanding his international sound. It was in Cairo, and its surrounding areas, where he engaged with local musicians like nay player Mody El Shaafee, pianist Sherif Moustafa, percussionist Hany Zain and drummer Islam Magdy. Isaac himself explains more:
“In December 2025 I returned to Egypt for the third time, the place where the album first grounded its roots. This time it was for a two-concert tour, which may not sound like much, but considering the distances, the sand, and the people I encountered, it was plenty. Together with six musicians from Cairo we performed at Bahareya Oasis, a six-hour drive south from the capital, and at Heliopolis University, where the music was addressed to the faculty students as it was for the local farmers and workers at the Oasis. I brought some recording equipment with me to capture the Heliopolis concert. Back home I decided to select the same three songs we had recorded in London, mirroring the repertoire between two cities that are at once so similar and so different.”
Tracklist:
1. SIDDA (Cairo Version)
2. Eventide (Cairo Version)
3. Risorgini (Cairo Version)
