Uplifting!
Sherry Roth | Coral Springs FL | 06/22/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I first heard of TK when I worked up in Hendersonville one summer; at the end of the summer, they handed out to anyone who wanted it, for FREE, a copy of TK's first CD. I thought it was a throw-away, like they got copies because someone knew someone or whatever. I had a long drive home to Florida, popped the CD in the player, and--OMG!!! I fell in love with it immediately. So refreshing, so syncopated, just fantastic "world" music that you normally would not expect to find except by combing through the end bins at some dusty eclectic music stores. I played it several times on the ride home (800 miles or so, over 2 days). For some reason, today I decided to go online and check them out (first time), saw they had a new CD out, and barely needed to preview the songs...I knew they were just awesome. More of the same type of music, but NOT the same! You will not confuse one song with another. The variety of instruments, the unique beats and melodies, just make you itch to tap your feet, bobble your head and try to keep up and hum along...I love this band, and if you like "world" music you will LOVE TK. You can of course read more about them elsewhere (including Wiki), but they basically fuse African music and instruments (harps/lyres, etc) with American staples (electric guitars and even fiddles), to come up with lively, mood-lifting music. I am sorry they won't be up in the Asheville area when I am up there again this summer. I would have LOVED to see them live. You can bet that one of these days my path and theirs will collide!"
Superb
JoeE | Greenville, SC | 06/16/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Simply amazing. So good to hear such a new and refreshing sound coming from this young band from Asheville."
Track Listings (8) - Disc #1