by John Storm Roberts
The funk-fusion-flamenco of Ketama is by now a very well-established style. To the Andalucian root, this young trio adds Cuban and vaguely disco touches, but also what sounds remarkably like Indian passages (presumably from lute, since there's no Indian instrument in the credits). The results are interesting but less than 100% successful -- mostly because the flamenco underpinnings are hardly virtuosic.