The Sim Redmond Band
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"The Sim Redmond Band's airy, bouncing roots/Afro-Carribean/reggae music comes together in a colorful, almost dreamy sound. Uniit Carruyo's angelic voice harmonizes romantically with Sim Redmond's earthy tenor. Redmond tinkers on a Zimbabwean hand piano called the mbirs on several numbers like "Tangisa" and "All is not Lost," giving them a spacy world beat. But don't be turned off by the world-beat label. The Ithaca, NY, band may feature the sounds of West and South Africa, but vocally they've got a folk sound that explores truth, dreams, and love. The album's most rocking track, "Bird Reggae" features a heavier beat than most of its lite folk tunes, but still floats on Carruyo's sweet vocals. Seeing this band live, I imagine concert-goers will be in for some lively beats, creative rhythms, audience twirling and plenty of wide-eyed smiles."
-Richmond Style Weekly
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