Mariea Antoinette uses her harp to mix smooth jazz with R&B in an attractive package on this release. While the horns, strings and other instruments rotate, she keeps with Allan Phillips through most of the songs, who provides keyboards, percussion, guitar and drums in a modern feel.
You get electric rhythms with lovely harp strummigs o pieces like “Fly Away” and the funky “I’m Gonna Love You” while a smooth synth groove comes across on “Give Me Your Love.” A dreamy “Journey” has Phillips and Antoinette creating the most intimate sound here, while some fun Caribbean mood is conjured on “Waiting In Vain” and an Indian lilt curries favor on “A Single Dance.” The mix of clever strumming on the strings and danceable riffs work well here, showing that the harp is not just for friends of St. Peter in the clouds.
MAH Productions