Live Review - London, Lafayette

Thank you to Square One Magazine for their live review of our performance at Lafayette in London

“As the arch’s soft white light and blue backlights illuminated the stage, a ghostly backing track grabbed the attention of all present. One by one, each member of Samana wandered onto the stage barefoot, creating the feeling of woodland fairies tiptoeing through a forest guided by the moonlight. They opened with the mystical and seraphic ballad ‘The Glory Of Love’, which was a spiritual experience reminiscent of the early work of London Grammar.

Lead singer Rebecca Rose’s angelic voice left the audience hypnotised by her presence as if she were a siren. The deep blue backlights and absence of spotlighting throughout the set created ethereal silhouettes which enhanced Rebecca’s delicate arm movements. The third song in their magical set was titled ‘The Beach’, which they explained was written in the French mountains in solitude with the fields and the hills. The song processes a dream-like quality that flawlessly reflects the environment it was written in. The deep and melodic backing vocals sounded like something that could be heard in a monastery. The closing song in their esoteric set was ‘Live For The Road’, which featured Rebecca moving with a tambourine gently across the stage as if she were dancing with the wind and delicately tapping the instrument against her forearm to the rhythm of the song. Their entire set was mesmerising and left the whole room in a state of astonishment.”