03 Mar Album Review: Keke Wyatt – Who Knew?
R&B songstress Keke Wyatt is back with a brand new album Who Knew? - and a brand new look. She still remains to have that soul soothing, exhilarating voice she had when first made her debut feature on Avant’s first album, My Thoughts (2000) on the cover of René & Angela classic “My First Love”. I personally first fell in love with Keke Wyatt’s voice when I heard her on another duet with Avant, "Nothing In This World". Her voice blew me away, she has always been my definition of an R&B artist with a beautiful strong voice.
Her first album Soul Sista was released in 2001, which debuted Certified Gold and went on to place in the Top 5 on the R&B album charts. Even that album did not meet my standards of what I expected from her - I knew that she could deliver more - and her new album Who Knew? definitely compensates for that.
After releasing his album Journey of a Gemini in 2006, Donell Jones took a break from the music scene for a minute. In that time the R&B singer-songwriter, who has written and produced for likes of Usher, Silk, Brownstone and Madonna, decided it was time to cut ties with his record label, Jive - and now after four years away is ready for a comeback. He released The Lost Files EP last year and joins the growing list of artists and bands from the ‘90s era, like Maxwell and Jodeci, who have all returned to try and revive their R&B/Soul successes. Donell reveals why he believes people are now missing the R&B music of the ‘90s and how he is vowing to bring some love back to his music.
SoulCulture: It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from you musically and otherwise, why the break?