The Soil (if you listen with your ear to
the ground you might hear the sound)
It’s not on a daily basis I put a CD and
let it play without skipping a single track. The Soil had me at the first
track. “The Soil decomposing the keys of pianos and guitars, we are reaping the tapping of feat have sown”. That is
insanely profound.
These guys! These young talented Africans
are really making music on or after love. When I jam with friends we often beat
box and rap and even sing at times. But this group is actually doing it for
real! They are not what you expect when you hear of a band without instruments.
It’s not Black Mambazo we’re dealing with
here these guys are hip, youthful and soulful. They somehow find a way to
create variety with their voices only. I get too excited when I think about how
hard already it must be a difficult task to accomplish when you are only using
your mouth and voice to create tunes.
This group represents more than their own
music they show how lack of can become wealth in. Their lack of instruments has
created a wealth in vocal tone, musical timing and harmony. I swear these guys
band like brothers and sisters who have sang together all their lives. Then
they prove their ability even more by featuring the one and only T from the V. As
always the juggernaut brings it all natural I think he enjoyed himself in this
session.
There is an element of realness about them.
That’s probably because they use real elements and their use of slang is pure South
African. Actually reading this is
wasting precious time, so get a copy of their album and hear it yourself. There not enough words to convey what you are
missing. Remember they are not using instruments!
You can buy
their album here
Review by Sibusiso Kofi / leave your comments for me below the comment box or send them via email to kofis@goxtranews.com
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