Bedouine

As a venue, they would benefit from a proper stage rather than the temporary raised platform without steps that caused the artists to awkwardly clamber up in between sets.

It’s rare, however, to stumble across such a beguiling confluence of voice, delivery, song-writing and vibes as you find in Bedouine, a mesmerising 33-year-old folk singer, still a cult act but deserving of much wider acclaim.

This is the 32-year-old’s first UK show and it’s a low-key affair played out in front of a tiny (but appreciative) audience who are treated to a nine-song set.

When I seriously got into music criticism about five years ago, I went about it in a predictably autistic way: I went to Metacritic, pulled up their list of all-time high scores, and started working my down.

Dressed in a majestic, deep red, long-sleeved A-line gown with a brocaded, beaded front and sleeves designed by her brother, Azniv Korkejian and her band (Gus Seyffert on bass, Jason Roberts on guitar, Derek Howa on keys and Josh Adams on drums) were joined by the (hopefully not) one-night-only Killjoy String Quartet,

Bedouine at Songbyrd Music House DC - 10/11/2019

Brussels, Belgium