“What an extraordinary and successful debut this collaboration of Dutch and Malian musicians has become!”
Oor Magazine – René Megens
★★★★
Songlines Magazine – Daniel Brown
“Creemers leads the way with his guitar-like approach to bass playing. Naamu is thus a thoroughly enjoyable jaunt replete with earthy grooves and dazzling vocals.”
“My favourite of the album: the opening track À Nyininka with that sublime bass line. Never heard anything like it coming from a bass guitar before!”
Musicmaker Magazine – Erk Willemsen
- Edisons (NL) – Global Category Nomination
Irresistible record. The rousing African rhythms, together with the intense solos of the (jazz) horns, create fireworks. The main role is played by Creemers’ hard, deep bass, so compelling that … Read more - Heaven Magazine (NL) – Album Review ★★★★
A little further north, in Mali, we find Dutch jazz bassist Teun Creemers making the excellent Naamu with local musicians. With a powerful mix of dynamic afro-rock, -folk and jazz, … Read more - Oor Magazine (NL) – Album Review
Boundless bassist Teun Creemers (1991) has already been heard with others on record work (including De Raad van Toezicht), but Naamu is the first album the son of ex-Blowbeat drummer … Read more - Jazzism (NL) – Album Review
Dutch bassist Teun Creemers, known as the bandleader of Raad van Toezicht, has made an album with Naamu (I Listen), a mix of West African music and jazz. He himself … Read more - Songlines (UK) – Album Review ★★★★
For years, bass player Teun Creemers has played behind illustrious West African artists like Harouna Samake (Salif Keita’s kamelengoni player) and Sekou Kouyate. However, he’s flown below the radar as bandleader, arguably … Read more - Trouw (NL) – Album Review
It happens more often that bandleaders put their own instrument prominently in the mix. Sometimes this is irritating, but the fact that Teun Creemers’ bass is quite loud here is … Read more - Jazznu (NL) – Album ReviewIt’s a stunner of a record and it is! ‘Naamu’ by Teun Creemers is an unparalleled mix of jazz, West African music and funk, which, as a debut album, immediately … Read more
- Musicmaker (NL) – Album Review
Bassist Teun Creemers has asked the crème de la crème of the Malian music world to collaborate on his new album Naamu, supported by fantastic drummers, percussionists and horns from … Read more - De Bassist (NL) – Interview
In the extensive interview in DB64, April-June 2023, Teun Creemers tells all about the making of his new album Naamu, on which he works with the crème de la crème … Read more - Mixed World Music (NL) – Album ReviewBassist Teun Creemers has asked the crème de la crème of the Malian music world to collaborate on his new album Naamu, supported by fantastic drummers, percussionists and horns from … Read more
- Alt77 (SWE) – Single ReviewPop music success is built on a balance of two things: familiarity and surprise. The sound of a song needs to feel familiar to an audience so that they immediately … Read more
- Ovoide (CL) – Single Review
Teun Creemers is a curious Dutch bassist and composer. Always interested in a wide range of musical genres, he has never limited his creativity to delving into one genre for … Read more