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The WireDec 10, 2013Kaani is a tireless surging wave of uplifting music. [Sep 2013, p.65]
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MojoNov 25, 2013For anybody already smitten by Bombino or Group Doueh, this is a drop of the hard stuff. [Dec 2013, p.87]
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Nov 4, 2013The mesh keeps changing; the momentum never lets up.
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Oct 17, 2013Unison chants (“Kaani”) and stray bursts of percussion (“Nouvel”) punctuate the multi-lingual songs, but the dominant timbre is a delicious, delirious clang.
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Sep 12, 2013Recorded 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.
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Sep 12, 2013Album 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.
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Sep 12, 2013It’s a brilliantly consistent and, at eight tracks, concise offering that perfectly captures their sound.
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Nov 15, 2013This is a terrific record, energetic and dense, filled with virtuoso musicianship and heartfelt singing.
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Sep 12, 2013While still entertaining, Kaani sounds like the same moving parts with a cleaner exhaust.
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