Nané The Band

Nané is a high-energy six-piece outfit from Austin, TX who caught the attention of Brittany Howard in June 2020 with their “Blue Velvet” music video. Howard selected them as one of her five picks 2020s NPR Tiny Desk Contest, commenting on the groove while giving major props to lead singer Daniel Sahad for his “no holds barred” performance.

Sahad hails from the Dominican Republic. His grandparents are respectively Black, White, Latino and Arab (Lebanese). Called Nané as a term of endearment by his family in the Dominican Republic, Sahad determined the band’s name with a communal approach in mind – when you call him Nané, you’re family too.

Nané (the band) came together in 2016 at UT Austin where Daniel and guitarist, Ian Green, would drink and play cover songs for their friends. They quickly realized their potential to write original music together and added bassist Scott McIntyre, Dayglow drummer Brady Knippa, and Black Pumas keyboardist JaRon Marshall to the lineup.