Yonatan Gat got us salivating last month when he dropped ‘Goldrush‘, the first single off the upcoming full-length album Director. The album will hit stores on March 3rd via Joyful Noise Recordings. To keep us excited, the composer and guitar virtuoso is giving us another taste from the album, with ‘North To South‘, a Carnival of a song with lyrics sang in English, Portuguese and Hebrew.  Orchestre Poly-Rythmo Cotonou, Orchestra Baobab and Bembeya Jazz are some of the Western African bands quoted as influences on the guitar work on ‘North To South‘. Get dancing.

In other related good new,  Yonatan Gat has announced a North American tour supporting of Montreal and Deerhoof in March, and also appearances at SXSW. Check out all the tour dates below.

March 3 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool (Record Release)
March 4 – Charlottesville, VA @ Tea Bazaar
March 5 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt
March 6 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
March 7 – Washington, DC @ Club 9:30
March 8 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
March 9 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s
March 10 – Boston, MA @ Paradise
March 11 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
March 16 – Knoxville, TN @ Pilot Light
March 17 – New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar
March 18 – Houston, TX @ Walter’s Downtown
March 19-21 – Austin, TX @ SXSW
March 22 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
March 23 – Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room
March 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell
March 25 – San Diego, CA @ Hideout
March 26 – Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar
March 27 – Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door
March 28 – Oakland, CA @ Night Light
April 1- – Portland, OR @ The Know
April 3 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
April 4 – Boise, ID @ Neurolox
April 5 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
April 6 – Denver, CO @ Glob
April 7 – Lincoln, NE @ Vega
April 8 – Chicago, IL @ TBA
April 9 – Detroit, MI @ PJ’s Lager House
April 10 – Sudbury, ON @ Townehouse
April 11 – Toronto, ON @ Silver Dollar
April 12 – Hamilton, ON @ This Is Hollywood