On CBS.com: Sexy women of CBS

Search:
Go!


The premier source for free music 111,052 FREE MP3s
FeaturedOther
advertisement
Click Here
Crossfade

For the latest songs, albums, videos, playlists, and artist news, bite into our music blog Crossfade.

advertisement
Click Here

advertisement
Muhsinah

Muhsinah

Playlist

Mine (1:45) Date added: 08/28/08 | Total listens: 1,381
NetKnot (3:14) Date added: 08/28/08 | Total listens: 1,095
Reconstruction (3:12) Date added: 08/28/08 | Total listens: 1,478

User reviews for Muhsinah

Average rating2h starsOut of 2 votes

R&B/Soul artists you may also like

Bobby Womack

Avg user rating:
5 Stars
Out of 15 votes

Amp Fiddler

Avg user rating:
4 and one half Stars
Out of 18 votes

Slow Jams: The Definitive Collection

Avg user rating:
4 and one half Stars
Out of 53 votes

Yesterdays New Quintet

Avg user rating:
4 Stars
Out of 9 votes

Editor's review

A true experimental soul music is tricky: the soul sound is all about the heartfelt and the visceral, and it doesn't take kindly to structural tomfoolery. But this remarkable debut manages it. Muhsinah emerges as a proper diva who can also fold her vocals into mystical and abstract shapes.

Biography

Gripping vocals, inspired wordplay and thoughtful composition are just 3 of the elements that remain constant throughout day.break - The official debut release from the 24 year old phenom, Muhsinah.

Entirely self-produced, day.break is in a sense a heartfelt homage to this young women’s inspirations and in another, a whimsical and revealing voyage down the road less traveled. Often times snatching inspiration out of the air, this classically trained pianist employs a limitless assortment of sonic elements to complete her hip hop inspired, soul experiments.

With songs like "Discovery", "Gogh" and "Only and Always" Muhsinah's knack for evoking the head-nod seems almost intrinsic; all the while, delivering uniquely dynamic and stirring vocals. Her overall choice of words and expressions leave her hovering somewhere between “self-indulgent flower-child” and “post-modern idealist”. It isn’t enough that she sings her heart out in both “Outsource” and “NetKnot”, but her words have meaning, harking lines like “what’s given is what’s asked for”.

Whether conventional or unconventional in inception, Muhsinah’s music always seems to fall perfectly to the tastier side of experimental. Unabashedly honest in so many ways, Muhsinah’s makes it clear that although the road less travel looks a bit un-kept and may present some dangers, it is assuredly the most fun path to tread. With a name that translates to "doer of good deeds" it's no wonder Muhsinah is offering to be our guide.

Expand to read more Collapse

Where to buy

Artist store
advertisement
Popular on CBS sites: Fantasy Football | Miley Cyrus | MLB | Wii | GPS | Recipes | Mock Draft


© 2008 CNET Networks, Inc., a CBS Company. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use