Even before she arrived in the United States, Charity Ekeke has long fostered an interest in the music industry. Growing up in Nigeria, Ekeke religiously saved up all her money to buy a Record Song Book every six months. The books contained songs from The Beatles, Jimmy Reeves, Nat King Cole, Cliff Richards, The Everly Brothers, Tom Jones and many other famous recording artists.
These tracks not only inspired, they also served as an outlet as she spent much of her free time attempting to learn these songs. Her longing, earnest devotion and hard work eventually paid off when she found the time between balancing work and raising children to release her debut album, She.
She is introduced with the first track, “If The Roles Were Reversed,” which harnesses a funky vibe with electric guitars reverberating throughout the song. The jam has a pop flavor to it as well as incorporating a mixture of different sounds. This makes this invigorating and artistic effort deep felt with topics strongly suggestive of the emotional undercurrent of current events.
“All I know” also integrates Adult Contemporary into the sound. With the keening quality to the vocals, it adds a sorrowful filled sound to the music. With the stages of lamentation and mourning mixed into the slower backbeat, the ranges of sentiments on this track progresses into a more soothing composition.
“He Takes My Breath Away” has a great beat to it that is irresistible and contagious. Its effective, wide range of genres factors many different elements to make this a great song, making this album an unclassifiable sort. This helps produce striking music with a clear balance.
Many of Ekeke’s songs are inspired by current events and her personal struggles. She was driven to write “Don’t Call Them” through her concern for the lives of prostitutes and teenage mothers.
“These Times” was born out of result of her daughter preaching about birth control. The crisis of Syrian migration stimulated “Bloodline,” an electronic induced track filled with a soothing, calming vibe that eventually feeds into a trumpet solo-jam session. The tolling of bells vibrates with urgency and signals the end of the song.
The multiple forms of abuse women around the globe has had to endure brought forth “She Bears.”
She is Ekeke’s debut international album, which is clearly reflective of the talented singer-songwriter’s worldly stance. The record, though oftentimes political, resonates with a range of emotions. Learning to balance these emotions in this multi-genre compilation is an interesting task, and Ekeke does this very well.
Three of the eleven songs on this album were written 20 years ago, yet they are still as relevant today as they were when they were written. This establishes Ekeke as a timeless artist.
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