Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Rindge Leaphart Comments on Xavier Naidoo

I picked up  Xavier Naidoo's CD titled Zwischenspiel/Alles für Den Herrn (http://www.amazon.de/Zwischenspiel-Alles-f%C3%BCr-Den-Herrn/dp/B00005YXHB) while in Germany and it is one of my most cherished CD's.  Xavier has a very soulful voice.  I've always been disappointed that his music did not make it across the Atlantic.  It could be that most of his music is in German, but even then it is still great music and his voice is very powerful.  The CD above is a 2 CD set and every track has great music combined with a soulful voice.  I haven't listened to other music from Xavier besides these CD's so I can't attest to his other recordings.  Some of the recording are English.  If you listen to these CD's with an open mind and you have an appreciation for soul music, I think you will be very impressed.  There are at least 1-2 tracks where he has a rapper perform with him that is also sonically pleasing.  He gets credit for having a phenomenal voice, but credit should also be given to whomever arranged the music.  Top notch production!

Does anyone else have any comments they can share about Xavier?



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  1. HelenaAugust 25, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    His music sounds so uplifting, and his voice is very beautiful...though it's slightly remeniscent of U.S. 90s soul singers with a pop twist. I really really like it though! The dance sequences are like boy bands. That's kind of funny. ha ha. And the music videos are a bit cheesy sometimes, but overall, good stuff. Inspirational feel good music. I would recommend this because I really relate to it.

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