[Cover photo credit to Ginger Fierstein]

Afro-Psych Rock band Orchestra Gold have announced Dakan, a new album that explores “the intertwined themes of destiny (dakan) and passion.” Guided by the vocals of Malian singer Mariam Diakite, Dakan is “a sonic and spiritual journey rooted in tradition.”

Throughout the album, Mariam’s lyrics are inspired by the Baye Fall tradition, a mystical branch of West African Islam that “favors direct communion with the divine over dogma.”

Sonically, Dakan marks a turning point for Orchestra Gold. The band now bridges West African traditional music and heavy, hypnotic Psychedelic Rock. It’s music that “invites movement, contemplation, and transformation all at once.”

Mariam says of their latest single “Diyanye Ko Te Sa”:

In a culture that floods us with choices and rewards our base impulses, this song is a sacred pause. A moment to ask ‘is this desire coming from my higher self… or is it just another whisper from my old programming?’

Orchestra Gold’s previous single “Baye Ass N’Diaye” is also out on all streaming platforms and also as a vinyl 7″ single. Their new album Dakan will be released on October 2nd, 2025, on vinyl, and all DSPs on October 16th, 2025.