Judy GG - Wanizingira

Published Thursday 26th April 2012
Judy GG - Wanizingira
Judy GG - Wanizingira

STYLE: World
RATING 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 115522-18912
LABEL: Independent
FORMAT: CD Album
ITEMS: 1

Reviewed by Isaac Poulton

Judy is an Oxford-based worship leader who sings in Swahili. First impressions are good, with an inventive sleeve package which opens like a child's pop-up book. All but two of the songs are in an African language, presumably Swahili. Onto the sound of the music, though; it is generally quite a thin sound, and although the quality of the recording is generally quite good sometimes the vocals are mixed too high and break up (most obvious in "Mihitwa"). The opening title track is surprisingly chilled out and similar to something Bob Marley might have recorded. The rest of the tracks all have a hint of reggae in them. Logically, the flaws in the mixing should land 'Wanizingira' a low rating, but there is something sunnily engaging about the music. Maybe it's how cheery and feel-good it is or maybe it's just because the songs are well written but for some reason I can't put my finger on, I like this.

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Reader Comments

Posted by JudyGG in Oxford @ 20:44 on May 26 2012

Thank you Issac. I appreciate the review,It is my first Album ,there is a lot to learn.The languages are Swahili and Kikuyu. It's an everlasting memorial of praise unto our God Yahweh that's the reason it's sunnily engaging :-).




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