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Letta Mbulu gives meaning to a true and bluesy late 60s soul intermixed with African folk sensibilities - albeit somewhat tweaked by her Axelrod affiliations - and that's a good thing.
You can hear such an incredible mix of American blues and psycedelic soul/pop with African styles interwoven - the result of which is a melodious and very accessible kind of music that would please any soul, free-jazz or world music fan, and yet there is just so much more to her style than the labels. Some of the songs are ballads almost, especially on the latter half of the album ("Free Soul", 1968) which has stuff that wouldn't have been out of place on a Moody Blues album. Expansive and soaring vocals bloom full flower and to even better effect than her album of only a year before ("Sings", 1967). Another difference is that the first half of the album is sung in an African language while the second half is more prevalently English. She is certainly a master of both languages - but whatever language she sings in - the music and emotional range take you far beyond mere words. The woman can sing. Sometimes gentle, sometimes forceful, always with power!
A pleasing double-album here indeed. Discover this artist. You will not regret it.
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