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This
is sounds for the soul! Published
through her own company Melchizedek
Music, Stranger in the Gates comes
with 8 Vocal Tracks and one Dubwise
track.
Most
of the lyrics that Zema sings come
straight out of the Book of Books, and
that makes this album very uplifting.
The lyrics that come from her own hand
are very powerful as well, for example
"Check
it out", a call for
consciousness that no one should
ignore. Over all, listening to Zema's
music is a spiritual experience
extraordinary.
The
music on the disc is upfull and
original Roots/Rub A Dub Reggae with a
slice of dub here and there. It's
played by a tight riddim section based
on drums by Sly Dunbar and keyboards
by Zacky Bernard, original keyboard
player from the Twinkle Brothers. Many
keyboards have also been played by
Zema herself, who has shared stage
with many of Reggae's Greats such as
Bunny Wailer and sung backing vocals
for Alton Ellis, Leroy Sibbles (Heptones)
and many more.
Zema's
voice is very skillful and trained. It
is a real pleasure to listen to it,
from the top to the very last drop!
You can hear, that she feels very
comfortable in riding any kind of
reggae rhythm. I would recommend this
album, and other ZEMA music as well,
to everyone.
-Messian Dread |
