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Written in fRoots issue 355/356, Jan/Feb 2013


KANRAN
Kanran
Karappo KRP-0001 (2012)

SATORIYAKKI
Satoriyakki
TradvanceTACD 01 (2012)

Two albums from Japanese player of oud, nyckelharpa, viola d’amore etc player Tatsushi Toritani.

      Kamran is a trio with a female singer/hurdy-gurdyist and darbuka, doing a strange, sometimes a bit vocally unsteady but rather appealing blend of trad Japanese and Scandinavian influences and languages.

      Satoriyakki is a pacey trio, playing originals in often asymmetric-rhythm Arabic and European inspired styles on nyckelharpa, lute, oud, tanbur and darbuka or tonbak with occasional gamine female vocals from the percussionist in Japanese or French.

      www.saharableu.com/kanran.html, www.saharableu.com/kt.html


© 2012 Andrew Cronshaw
 

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