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  • Summary: The third release for the Nigerian ensemble was recorded with the help of producer Jamie Carter.
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  • Record Label: Fat Cat Records
  • Genre(s): International, West African, African Traditions, Afro-Pop, Afro-beat, Nigerian
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  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
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  1. Sep 12, 2013
    80
    Album closer "Banganesiba" finds Tal National climbing to the summit of their collective powers, the song encapsulating all the mesmerizing guitar patterns, blinding polyrhythms, and joyous, celebratory currents of the rest of the album as a whole.
  2. Sep 12, 2013
    80
    It’s a brilliantly consistent and, at eight tracks, concise offering that perfectly captures their sound.
  3. The Wire
    Dec 10, 2013
    80
    Kaani is a tireless surging wave of uplifting music. [Sep 2013, p.65]
  4. Sep 12, 2013
    80
    Recorded in Niamey, the album starts fast, eases off just a little, and ends in frantic style with the best track, Banganésiba. Play it very loud.
  5. 80
    The mesh keeps changing; the momentum never lets up.
  6. Mojo
    Nov 25, 2013
    80
    For anybody already smitten by Bombino or Group Doueh, this is a drop of the hard stuff. [Dec 2013, p.87]
  7. Sep 12, 2013
    70
    While still entertaining, Kaani sounds like the same moving parts with a cleaner exhaust.

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