Here is the last part of this retrospective of 2009 in 25 albums
ALICIA KEYS-THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
Here’s Alicia’s latest album.She may never be able to reproduce another “ Songs in a Minor” but this album is as we expect from someone with her talent,good. As usual great lyrics, and melodies that keeps playing in your head. I have to admit the girl has talent for writing and singing things we can’t help but hum or sing.
Anyway this is a good very good album and well this is Alicia!!!
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Favorites tracks:Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart,Wait ‘Till You See My Smile,Un-Thinkable (I’m ready),Distance and Time
ME’SHELL N’DEGEOCELLO-DEVIL’S HALO
She is one of my favorites singers ever !!! And every album she releases is better than the precedent if this is possible and every time I heard about a new one I have to have it !!!
This one is just as the others,a masterpiece! Her voice is recognizable among a thousand and so is her style, a mix of Soul, Funk, Hip-Hop Jazz and Rock. There’s no one like Me’shell.
Video here
Favorites tracks:Love You Down,Mass Transit,Crying in Your Beer,Slaughter
K’NAAN-TROUBADOUR
Peculiar style, peculiar voice, peculiar flow, these are the reasons why I love K’naan.The album features performances with Adam Levine, Mos Def or Damian Marley and is eclectic, a smart mix of different influences.
Well I like his vision of Hip-Hop
Favorites tracks:Take a Minute,Wavin’ Flag, Bang Bang (Feat. Adam Levine)
MAYER HAWTHORNE-A STRANGE ARRANGEMENT
For real who said that you have to be Black to be a great soul singer ? The one who said it didn’t know nothing about artists such as Eli “Paperboy” Reed or Mayer Hawthorne.The White boy got Soul and has the talent to bring us back to the Motown era.
Read my review here
Favorites tracks:One Track Mind, Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out,Green Eyed Love
JAY-Z-THE BLUEPRINT 3
Jay, Hov, Hova, Jigga, Mr Knowles Carter, no matter how you call him you know who I am talking about.Few years ago he announced his retirement and I don’t know if it’s linked but Hip-Hop (except few artists ) have been going worse and worse. And now he returned to save us all from the auto-tune and bad rappers.Thank you Jigga “you’re far too kind”. Anyway, this has been one of the most expected album of this year and as expected from Jay-Z this is GOOD!!!
Favorites tracks:Young Forever (Feat Mr Hudson),Empire State Of Mind ( Feat Alicia Keys),Venus Vs Mars
SPECIAL MENTION:RAPHAEL SAADIQ-THE WAY I SEE IT
Video here
Thank you!!! Hope you enjoyed it :)
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