“I think he got me high! Best musical experience ever! Great artist!”
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Gerald Van Waes. Psychevanhetfolk Review
“Dawoud has succeeded in bringing a group together with a rather improvisational rhythmical fundament (bass, some programmed rhythms or percussion) with a very individual sound. The style is partly with an often rather loose chill-out groove, a partly jazzy improvisation. There are improvisations with sitar and flute combined, or sometimes sitar and acoustic guitar on one track. There are talks with a spiritual or philosophical fusion spoken word element, (on Freedom it is as a more frustrated expression –here like a kind of dub hiphop fusion). The electronic sequenced grooves are also very attractive in a different, also groovy way.
Gerald Van Waes. Psychevanhetfolk
Azhar Usman Review
“In a world where evil forces have effectively hijacked not only the public’s peace of mind but the very thing we call “religion,” it is truly heartening to find spirited artists like Dawoud who understand, experience, and live true religion through their art. The essence of all religion is spiritual connectivity with the Divine; who better than a contemporary Renegade Sufi to bring the classical mysticism of Islam to the modern world?”
Azhar Usman; Stand up comedian
Christina McLean
“They intertwine together and at the same time move separately. The music is so beautiful and makes the experience so relaxing and refreshing in the world on free improvised music”
Christina McLean.
Kristin Parascondolo. Deadly Kristin Magazine Review
“Dawoud has a brand new album called “Renegade Sufi”, a great atmospheric album that fuses mystic jazz influences to chill out atmospheres and oriental instruments, like his magical sitar. If Jimi Hendrix played sitar, he’d sound like Dawoud!”
Kristin Parascondolo. Deadly Kristin Magazine
Disilgold Publications / Heather Covington
“A soulful ignition of jazz rhythms and blues infused with East Indian and African hypnotic sounds. A surefire hit for (those) who wish to gain a spiritual sense of inner calm. A must for eclectic music listeners”
Heather Covington. Disilgold Publications.
World Beat Jazz Newsletter
“Dawoud’s sitar was a revelation”
Benoir. World Beat Jazz Newsletter.
New York Beacon
“Dawoud and his sitar created a soothing atmosphere. The people meditated, absorbed in the creative mystic sounds. The audience enjoyed traveling musically with Dawoud & the New Culture in a pilgrimage state of spiritual inspiration”
Ali Rahman. New York Beacon.
Amsterdam News
“Dawoud’s sitar (sang) with rich rhythms.”
Yusef Salaam. Amsterdam News, New York City.
Downtown Music Gallery
What I dig the most about this is the way Dawoud uses subtle layers of spacey, electronic samples that float around his central sitar playing, adding some mystery to what some might think they already anticipate will happen. Groovy mood music that is not too demanding but still is still enticing”
BLG. Dwontown Music Gallery