Live Review from Underground 104:
1. ReOrientate
2. Uskudara
3. Laung Gavacha
4. Listen (to Each Other)
5. The Cuckoo
6. Wiggle
7. Aaja Nachle
8. The Power of One
ReOrientate is no stranger to me, having seen them on more than a few occasions, and stands out musically compared to pretty much all the other bands which have played the Underground, for the group would not be out of place playing in the auditorium of the City Hall during the Hong Kong Arts Festival. The music/set could only be described as “world fusion”, being more or less equally Flamenco and Sindhi oriented with a sprinkling of Chinese influence, played out on instruments ranging from ancient China to modern Cupertino, with a Flamenco dancer to boot! The set started with a short seductive Spanish number, which left the audience, who probably was not expecting anything like it, completely gobsmacked – you could see the look of intense focus on their faces., and continued with a set of which completely mesmerised the entire Hard Rock from start to finish.
I do not, as a rule, talk about the instruments of a group, however, I will make an exception on this occasion, since the mixture is a key to making ReOrientate such a delightful act, and clearly a lot of thoughts has gone into achieving that sound. An erhu, a guzheng, a flamenco guitar, and percussion playing against backup tracks, add a vocalist with a phenomenal voice, accompanied by the dancing and clapping of a Flamenco dancer, gave rise to a performance that led the audience by the nose from start to finish.
— Thlayli
Live Review from CD 5 Launch Party B:
Setlist:
1. Uskudara (unplugged)
2. ReOrientate
3. Kya Hei Yeh Jadoo (unplugged)
4. Percussection (unplugged)
5. The Cuckoo Says (unplugged)
6. The Power Of One
— Paul Mottram
