Khruangbin — María También
Con Todo El Mundo · 2018
Label: Night Time Stories / Dead Oceans · Genre: Rare Groove / Global Psych · Country: USA · From: Houston, TX, North America
Con Todo El Mundo — ‘with all the world’ — is Khruangbin’s second album, recorded in their barn in rural Texas. Where their debut mined 1960s Thai cassette funk, this record travels west: Persian pop, Mediterranean soul, and Gulf funk heard on long drives through the Texas countryside. The lead single María También pays tribute to Iranian women before the 1979 revolution. The result is a record that crosses continents without ever leaving that barn.
Did you know: The official video for María También was conceived as a tribute to Iranian women of the pre-revolution era. Director Carlos Hidalgo depicted ordinary daily life — hair uncovered, dancing freely — as a quiet political statement. Khruangbin had never visited Iran; the inspiration came entirely from records, films, and cassette tapes found in markets.
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