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WAYNA-MUSIC I,M LISTENING TO 2008

HIGHER GROUND

OK its fair to say that this lady has really caught me by surprise, no I mean blown away the lady is called WAYNA and the new album (HER SECOND OFFERING) is called higher ground and right from the off this has excellence written all over it .DAYDREAM is for me the killer track its has wonderful funky riff that allows to hear WAYNA at her best. Followed closely by LOVING YOU a wonderful reworking of the MINNIE RIPPERTON classic. OFFICE POLLITICS is a lyrically brilliant piece. A NEW SCENERY has that freshness to it that make’s you sit up. The entire set keeps tossing and turning up and down treating you to a groove that only this lady can bring, musically she is so refreshing to listening to .This album is truly up there and a benchmark should others who want to write soul and perform be reading this there is depth here in all aspect even the production work, Blessed with and wonderful vocal WAYNA is a talent to take note of buy this album if you dare. About song writing she said:

I really appreciate writers who can tell a story in their songs and create a visual experience for listeners.  Folk music has been really inspirational to me in that sense: Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Tracy Chapman.  I've also gotten a lot of inspiration lyrically from hip hop, where the rhyming schemes are more intricate, with the use of metaphor, alliteration, etc. Artists like Common and Lauryn Hill are my favorites.  Just the idea of being a voice for the voiceless is what's most exciting to me, and both folk and hip hop have an element of that. That is probably my greatest goal as a writer, to tell the untold story or to tell a universal story in a new and interesting way.This surely explains why this lady has produced such a wonderful album long may this continue. WAYNA Ethiopian-born is showing us how the soul can be really done this I give a 10 out 10

 

 

 

 

From her webpage

It has been said that Ethiopian-born, singer/songwriter Wayna possesses a voice that is as sweet and pure as it is honest and passionate. This young talent's love for music started as a child, when she starred in theatre productions like "Annie," and "Damn Yankees" and toured with a children's musical review company. Wayna went on to hone her vocal talents as a young adult by absorbing the works of her favourite artists, including Minnie Riperton, Billie Holiday, Stevie Wonder, and Donny Hathaway.

While in college, Wayne was crowned Miss Black Unity of the University of Maryland in 1995, earning a one year tuision scholarship and special honours for "Best Talent" and "Best Response to Question" at the 17th annual pageant. The following year, she founded a gospel quartet and performed with the group at the World Famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NY, where they placed as finalists in the Amateur Night competition. She travelled with the critically acclaimed University of Maryland Gospel Choir and regularly performed at churches and gospel showcases throughout the East coast.

After earning a Bachelor's degree with a double major in English and Speech Communication from the University of Maryland, Wayna began her professional career as a Writer in the White House for the Clinton administration. But soon, the pull to realize her dream as a recording artist would prove too great. She left to concentrate on her music full-time. Since then, Wayna has collaborated with legendary studio icon/producer Bill Laswell, with critically and comercially hailed producer Eran Tabib, Jive Records producer, Veit Renn, and former Touch of Jazz standout, Kev Brown. She is a featured vocalist/co-writer on on the Sly and Robbie album, Version Born released by Palm Pictures and also featuring contributions from Killah Priest, Black Thought, and N'dea Davenport.

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