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khamira - 'khamira'Recorded & Mixed at Red Kite Studio by Martin Levan
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"This début album impresses with its mix of excellent original compositions and skilful arrangements of traditional Welsh and Indian material" the JazzMann **** |
"EXHILARATING and mesmeric, the eponymous debut release from seven-piece Khamira fuses Welsh folk, jazz and rock with Indian classical music" ..... Blurring the edges of genres and cultures here feels entirely organic, summoning the seminal ’70s fusion experiments of John McLaughlin and Miles Davis' 'fifty-five minutes of extensive, instrumental splendour.' AP Reviews |
"The duet between Suhail Yusuf Khan's tender vocals and Tomos Willliams' Miles-style trumpet that is 'Ffarwel i Gymru/Morey Nain' is a delight, and there are individual moments of brilliance in the solos across the pieces. This is a good album with some interesting ideas" Songlines ***
"The septet creates music that's by turns, experimental, traditional, familiar, and otherworldly ... Vibrant, colourful and excitingly different ...' RnR Magazine ****
"An album to place close to Shakti's Natural Elements - and I can't think of much higher praise than that" Jazz Journal ****