Kinsmen Johannesburg, South Africa
Founded by Dhruv Sodha (sitar), Shailesh Pillay (tabla) & Muhammad Dawjee (tenor saxophone). Kinsmen explores the intersection of culture, tradition and modernity through improvised music drawing on: Indian Classical, Jazz /Avant-garde and South African Jazz. ... more
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Thick sound and great arrangements. Nubya's playing is pushing forward a lyrical front that is soulful, classy and unpretentious. There's an intuition there that's relevant and revolutionary.
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