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Our album Taisa by Mec Yek appears at #13 on the Roots Music Report world chart!!
Check out the full chart HERE!
"Stirring music that connects Eastern and Western Europe in an original way"
Mec Yek's new album Taisa got 4 stars in Lust for Life Magazine!
Read the full review (in Dutch) by Harry De Jong clicking the link on the right.
Mec Yek's new album Taisa got 4 stars in the Financial Times!
Read the full review by David Honigmann here!
"Virtuosity and emotion fit together wonderfully, and the kind of Roma music Mec Yek makes today has effortlessly made the step into the modern era without giving up any of its authenticity."
Dani Heyvaert honored Mec Yek with a great review for Rootstime
Read his full review: Here ! (Dutch)
"A fundamentally Belgian poetry, without doubt, with a delightful freedom".
Citizen Jazz on the first EP of 3'Ain in Citizen Jazz:
"3'Ain is a more dreamlike project, with influences from folklore that can be described as imaginary, so vast is the map of tenderness (...) A fundamentally Belgian poetry, without doubt, with a delightful freedom."
A great 3-star review of 3'Ain's debut EP by Norman Darwen in the English RnR Magazine!
Read the full review by clicking the link on the right.
3,5 Stars for 3'Ain's first EP from Gareth Thomas in the British Jazz Journal!
"The absence of drums contributes to a music that is open and uncluttered, allowing the listener to really appreciate the interplay and musical dialogue between Martini and Maris. But where some rhythmic backbone is required, Otto Kint steps in with his double bass, as in the percussive opening to Njord Puffin.
As an album 3’Ain is let down slightly by its lack of cohesion. Tracks end rather abruptly which can spoil the flow of the overall album ... However, as a series of musical vignettes, each track stands up well on its own."
But isn't that exactly what EP's are for? :)
Read the full review on jazzjournal.co.uk
Leading UK jazz magazine Jazzwise gave 3'Ain's debut EP 3 stars!
" This Belgium-based trio's five-track EP is boosted by the moodily animated presence of the scintillating Syrian trumpeter Yamen Martini; otherwise it's an engaging mix of Arabic-inflected melody, accordion-based Musette, Tango and improv."
Invitation to travel, dream, contrast, emotions, are at the rendez-vous with this first EP, fignolated by a trio who knows its scales."
Read the full review (in French) on the Concert Monkey website!