Ahmed Gallab is the frontman for the band Sinkane, which blends Krautrock, prog rock, electronic music, free jazz and funk rock with some Sudanese pop thrown in.

Born in London, Mr. Gallab then lived in Sudan until he was 5. After that, he grew up mostly in Ohio, but he has always embraced his Sudanese heritage.

“What we’re seeing now in Sudan isn’t new,” he said of the country’s fragile political atmosphere since the ouster in April of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, long wanted for genocide and other crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court.

“The country has always been plagued by oppression. The world needs to know more about Sudan.”

Sinkane’s newest album is “Dépaysé,” a French term that means “to be removed from one’s habitual surroundings,” Mr. Gallab said.