Tom Colquhoun
Kazdoura describe themselves as fusion, but what is being fused? Not just East and West, or traditional and modern, but joy and sorrow. The infectious, globalised grooves hide a deeper sense of sorrow, a cultural نكبة (nakba) in Leen's world-wise lyrics and haunting delivery. Low-key devastating music from the diaspora.
Favorite track: Khayal خيال.