Dressed in a lime green smock and trousers, Gambian musician and oral historian Juldeh Camara made his single-stringed African fiddle sound like an orchestra of instruments.

There were moments when it mimicked the gutsy vibrations of a bluesy harmonica, then was sent soaring into fierce and hypnotic squawking, which moved from the realm of intense banjo to delicate and piercing violin.

Camara danced softly, yet sung with incredible power, while guitarist Justin Adams thrashed about with the energy of a stadium rocker.

The duo were joined by Adams' long-time percussionist Salah Dawson Miller and the hugely charismatic Algerian dancer Amel Tafsout.