#HellurrGuys! Enjoy “El Elyon” by Tim Godfrey, Xtreme Crew, and Esther Beneyogo. MUSICALITY Esther begins this song in the key of G minor, softly chanting the verses before singing them again with passion and intensity. A captivating interlude follows, featuring virtual violins and the bass guitar. The choir joins…
Enjoy this upbeat pop song on E Flat Major, called ‘Journey’ which chronicles the singer’s journey walking with God, with Him empowering and strengthening her every step of the way…
This is an afrobeatsey jam on E major, with amazing heart felt Nigerianness and lyricism. Happi’s depth of feeling in the chorus reminds me of Chandler Moore in Nathaniel Bassey’s ‘Olorun Agbaye’…
Annatoria delivers this multi-lingua afrobeats song in English, with bits of Shona, Broken and Spanish in the key of C sharp minor…. vocalises a lot like Brandy…her riffs and runs are executed intricately, with precision and speed…
It is almost like every line climaxes on its own. Sopriye’s vocals are so fluid, delicious and easy to follow. She does have an extensive vocabulary of riffs and runs that are neither obtrusive nor overpowering in any way, but at the same time are very correct and authoritative. Everytime I think of her vocal dexterity, I think of the scripture…
…taking me back to Rita Springer’s ‘Defender’. I like the background vocals matching Mandisa’s energy. Mandisa’s vocals have a slightly operatic flavour and I love how she glides…
Kim Weston’s vocalising on D major has a reggae flavour, much like Bob Marley’s. Her intense vibrato throbs and pulsates through all three verses of the anthem. Weston indeed growls with heavy passion, in complement to the chimes of the organ, which is also intensified with the bass as the song fades out. My favourite notes are do ‘Do re me se la’ at ‘facing the rising sun’. I love how her voice bounces off the time signature as the…
Laraa throws in beautiful melismas here and there in the second verse, with the digital violin also making its debut. The ‘sltdr’ from the piano takes me back to Chidinma’s ‘Jehovah Overdo’. Actually, it’s the other way round. #checckit! here. Laraa’s vocals are so light and smooth, I bet she has the whistle range…
Ada has an incredibly calming country twang resting on this worshipy pop beat. The back ups are mellow on this track, but I can hear Ada’s steady focus in every syllable as she keeps hammering on ‘Everything’. It takes me back to Ada’s live rendition of ‘Cheta’ at her London tour…
Chidinma’s palpable passion always shines through in her vocals, and she belts beautifully, switching to mixed voice in the same breath at ‘Hallowed be your name’. The back ups have a raspy effect, which sort of reminds me of Mercy Chinwo actually, especially when there is a match pitch at ‘Oya take my heart, I give it to you, it belongs to you…’
