Jehro -- the troubadour with the angelic voice -- strips away extravagance with lyrical snapshots of ordinary people in the "eleven sweet pearls" (Le Figero, Paris, France) of his self-titled US debut (April 25, Recall Records). His sound, inspired by Caribbean and American grassroots music, provides an ideal backdrop for his storytelling. Some tracks reveal a harsh reality of dreams lost such as the melancholic lament of "Long Is The Way" which tells the story of a boy who set sail in "pursuit of fortune and fame" only to return to his island abashed and empty-handed. On the incredibly moving song "I Want Love," Jehro sings about a child soldier who yearns for the basic necessities of life: "they told me I’m joining a family, but here I ain’t nobody’s son, my brothers are right here beside me, we share our hunger and we share our gun."
Jehro also delivers rich and colorful ef ...
2006-04-25 - Recall
