Khanyisa - Pictures

Tuesday 1st August 2000
Khanyisa - Pictures
Khanyisa - Pictures

STYLE: Pop
RATING 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 841-2950
LABEL: Resolve
FORMAT: CD Album
ITEMS: 1
RRP: £4.99

Reviewed by Mike Rimmer

South African eight-piece multi-cultural and international outfit Khanyisa have escaped their homeland and judging by this, most of the real musical sense that they belong to the African continent. Instead, they sound like an awful lot of other Nashville combos with a smooth pop sound, highly polished vocals and catchy songs. Not that this is a bad thing incidentally, because occasionally (they come over like a Sting album and at other times they're a little more interesting. Before you ask, the band's name is actually pronounced Kaneesa - if that helps - and it means "to bring light". Standouts include the groovy "Jesus Christ Is The Same" with its strong rhythms and memorable chorus. "Color Of Love" is a soulful anthem and "Piclures" and "Love Can Be Real" are both packed with soulful vocal performances. Fave song? Got to be the blue-eyed soul sound of "Crazy Love" which isn't too much of a musical stretch from a group like Newsong. Anyway, you get the idea, if you like that kind of crisp soulful pop, there's plenty here to interest you.

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Reader Comments

Posted by kaneesa in oklahoma @ 02:27 on Jan 7 2007

hey this is so cool cause my name is kaneesa and your band name sounds like my name...thats really COOL!! lol jus thought id tell you guys that..



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