Khamira

Khamira: Undod/Unity

by Ian Patterson
February 14, 2023

Khamira was born when Welsh jazz-folk band Burum--trumpeter Tomos Williams, bassist Aidan Thorne and drummer Mark O'Connor--toured India in 2015. There they collaborated with guitarist Aditya Balani, sarangi player & vocalist Suhail Yusuf Khan and tablaist & vocalist Vishal Nagar. The blend of Welsh traditional melodies, Hindustani classical music and jazz enthused all; two years later Khamira released its eponymous debut, a distinctive, if occasionally tentative-sounding, world music offering. Five years on, Khamira returns with the significantly bolder ...