Dumama — Towards an Expanse

Dumama — Towards an Expanse

“Warm plucks of double bass, skronking saxophone, the resonant tones of the uhadi musical bow, reedy rushes, concussive idiophones, and plenty of late-night guitar.” — Bandcamp Album of the Day

“Warm plucks of double bass, skronking saxophone, the resonant tones of the uhadi musical bow, reedy rushes, concussive idiophones, and plenty of late-night guitar.” — Bandcamp Album of the Day

“Channelling a raw, punk-influenced vocal performance into arresting moments.” — The Guardian

“Channelling a raw, punk-influenced vocal performance into arresting moments.” — The Guardian

“She drags this ancestral instrument out of the ethnographic archives and into a bruised, distorted landscape of post-punk defiance.” — The Quietus

“She drags this ancestral instrument out of the ethnographic archives and into a bruised, distorted landscape of post-punk defiance.” — The Quietus

“An invocation of ancestral presence.” — Songlines

“An invocation of ancestral presence.” — Songlines

“A committed listen, it makes precious few concessions to comfort.” — The Wire

“A committed listen, it makes precious few concessions to comfort.” — The Wire

Dumama artist portrait