Premiere: Canadian Waves – “Neverland”

By Ryan G

Words: Ryan Getz / Photo: Curtis Cole

Even to those who have known him personally for awhile, Sandeep Sehbi might still be sort of an enigma. He is a man of many hats, to say the least. There’s a new project that may clear things up for some folks, and you are invited to join the ride.

Canadian Waves is a musical collective spearheaded by Sehbi that seems to be functioning as a result of everything he has been involved in up to this point. Everything from musical influences, bands that have inspired the group along the way, to social causes. Canadian Waves is an open ended collaboration with five core members: Sehbi, Sandro Zambrano, Charlie-Malachi Roseberg, Kevin Linnevers, and Brent Lawson.

Charlie-Malachi had this to say about the mission of Canadian Waves:

I think the mission of Canadian Waves has been demystifying and challenging obstacles preventing people of color and marginalized people from participating in art. Being conscious about content and amplifying marginalized and specifically Brown voices.

Sandeep concurred, stating the following:

The mission of Canadian Waves… is putting together a rad crew of players who like to play, travel, perform, and enjoy the company of other musicians, as well as lyrical content thats conscious and informed by the narrative of marginalized people, of minority-minority, PoC (People of Color) origins. [And,] to honor DIY and the bands that’ve amazed us to the point of no return, that play their hearts out, that travel boldly.

Tuned Up is excited to show you one of the many sides of Canadian Waves, a project that started as a post rock looping solo project but has since become much more, as stated above. The song and music video, “Neverland,” is inspired by Sehbi’s fascination and love of the Peter Pan story. The idealistic paradigm of Pan and the Lost Boys, in this song, is “cast against the background of a dystopian reality,” as Sehbi puts it. Watch our exclusive premiere below. The video is directed and edited by Apollo Akembe (a creative alias of Canadian Waves member Charlie-Malachi Roseberg)

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXTiWGsrxcU[/youtube]

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