I truly love discovering fresh new raw talent and then sharing my findings with like minded individuals as you, it’s like finding lost treasure. Some of the artists that I’ve uncovered have really gotten a lot of people now taking a closer look again at real music. I mean paying close attention to the lyrics and what the artist is trying to leave you with. Well, you guys I’ve struck gold again, yet another great find. Meet “Lorine Chia”. Born in Banso, Cameroon. She was named after “Lorine Okotie” her father’s favorite African Songstress. The Ohio native has put out several mixtapes over the years. Lorine’s style is similar to a female version of “Future”, she can sing or rap on a track and just freak the track out. She first took a crack at singing in front of a lot of people, when her parents stood her in front of the local church choir. She was surprised by the fact that she actually fell in love with singing for a crowd of people, she knew that this wasn’t just a fling. Lorine over the years horned in on her writing skills, while listening to several influential artists like “John Legend”, “Coldplay” and others…
Her music is more of an acid musical trip. There’s a great blend of Hip Hop, Downtempo, and soulful riffs. She’s back with another project entitled “Naked Truth”. OMG, this album has everything… edginess, raw uncut pure Hip Hop and raw soul all over some hard ass beats. My favorites are entitled “Da Fire” and “No New Friends”. It’s like listening to “Missy Elliot” and “Jah Cure”. This track has that reggae feeling over a hard pounding beat and her voice is raspy yet soulful. While the album provides plenty of high intense dance grooves, she manages to showcase that soulful raspy sultry voice on cuts like “Strange Fruit”. I would love to see this young lady perform this high energy music on a stage very soon. I’m sure the show is going to keep the party going. If you guys are looking for that summer road trip CD to jam too all summer long, this is it. Check out Lorine on Spotify or Itunes and discover a new favorite.
Leslie A. Thomas is a Music Blogger and lover of all things music follow me on twitter @LBoogie252005
