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Reviews (2)
Louder than war
d. 10. Nov. 2018
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Paul Scott-Bates
d. 10. Nov. 2018
"The combined talents of Kaw Secka (Sabar/vocals), Tom Challenger (Sax/synths), Batch Gueye (Vocals/dance), Phil Stevenson (Guitar), John Brierley (Bass) and Dave Smith (Drums) creates a fusion that is mesmerising and intricate.Hip-hop dances with wild West African trance, jazz trips with electro lightning strikes and they come together in a sweeping embrace of different cultures. They are creating Worlds within Worlds".
Mojo
2019 February
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Andrew Perry
2019 February
"Anglo-Gambian Afro-dub experimentalists venture further on out (...), teleporting the listener to some West African metropolis a hundred years in the future. Formed in London by Gambian sabar drummer Kaw Secka and British keysman/saxophonist Tom Challenger, the collective's instrumental-only remit expanded in 2014 when Secka began improv-rapping on-stage. The stuttering foundation beats for "Daega Rek" were created by Dave Smith, drummer with Robert Plant's Sensational Space Shifters, often evoking a pan-African junglist mutation (...) while Challenger's avant-questing synths (...) add cosmic perplexity ... This one's fierce on every level".