New R&B/Soul Vocalist Colonel Red Presents New Album, “Keep Walkin'” on Sept. 9th, 2011
Colonel Red’s new album ‘Keep Walkin’ resonates
with the rich influences and experiences of his heritage, yet still
speaks with honest humility of familiar themes of faith, hope and love,
that captures the essence of the contradictions and challenges that come
our way, making the most of our lives, living our dreams and finding
love in a society under pressure.
After numerous coops with funk and soul legends
such as Earth Wind & Fire, Teddy Pendergrass, Anita Baker, Lenny
White, Tony Allen and The Last Poets, Colonel Red decided to make a
departure from the electronic studio sounds of his earlier productions
and turn back to his musical roots. The deeply rhythmical hooks of ‘Keep
Walkin’ take you on a soulsongal adventure through jazz, soul, funk and
fusion.
The rich tapestry of themes embrace self empowerment in the
voodoesque soul of ‘Rain of Fall’ with its ghostly piano. Other tracks
like ‘I Will Be There’ take a sweet mournful road through the land of
relationships. The backing music is organic with horn lines working
subtle trade offs against guitar and keyboard melodies that provide an
intimate atmosphere for the whole album. Colonel Red’s voice carries the
songs the way an eagle twists in the sky, at times whispering, floating
and at other moments soaring high viewing the landscape below. Spoken
word artist Ursula Rucker is the special guest on this album, shooting
straight from the heart as familiar to listeners of The Roots and 4Hero.
Altogether the compositional vision, sound and science of ‘Keep Walkin’
defines the past, present, and future of Colonel Red. A strong album
that cannot be missing in any decent soul collection!