I originally reviewed Ruth-Ann Brown for a single for the song “Unfamiliar Feelings.” In that review I mentioned that while Brown is billed as a reggae artist, only a little reggae appeared in that piece. Well, it’s still not dominant on every song on this EP, but it’s more prevalent than on the single. All in all, this is actually quite a cool collection of songs that cover a lot of musical styles and show a lot of talent. Ruth-Ann Brown truly is a talented artist. It should be noted that my review of the song “Unfamiliar Feelings” is taken from that earlier review for the sake of consistency. 

This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2011  Volume 4 at lulu.com/strangesound.

Percussion, in a beat poetry style, opens this and there’s a short bit of acoustic guitar. Then the percussion dominates again until that acoustic guitar takes on a more song oriented structure and the vocals come across the top. This feels like jazz meets Latin and reggae. It’s a cool tune. That guitar, percussion and voice are the only elements on display on this piece.

There is more reggae, actually a lot more, on this piece. It’s cool tune that somehow also reminds me a bit of some of Jon Anderson’s solo work.