Wednesday, 3 April 2013

Video Review: B'Flow - Cry of a Woman feat. Judy Yo


Firstly, great audio!!!   Yahya Kaba aka KillaBeats keeps going from strength-to-strength on production.  Much has been said about this "dunka" sound, but Killa is able to make it sound fresh and mature.  As we've come to expect from K-Amy, the song is technically very good.  A lot of young producers can do well to replicate KB's solid engineering skills.

I love a song which tells a story, so this song is right up my street.  The back-and-forth between the two in the verses feels natural.  The diminutive siren Judy is perhaps a tad bit over-reliant on auto-tune, but generally did the song justice.  B'Flow's confident delivery coupled with his strong sense of melody and sweet harmonies make this record very easy on the ear

I enjoyed the visuals very much.  The outstanding hallmark of this vid is undoubtedly the strong theme that was interpreted competently by director Tommy Banda of MT Productions.  Cameos from young restauranteur Lilly Daka, veteran songbird Maureen Lilanda and former Big Brother housemate Mumba certainly added spice to the video. Good clean shots, great lighting and some impressive scenes with the iconic Findeco House as a backdrop made this video worth watching.  Perhaps the only thing I found mildly irritating was Judy's over-enthusiasm in some of her shots in what should otherwise be a very chilled song.  I'd advise her to look up the word "melodramatic" for future reference!


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It's the very first video I'm reviewing... and I think this is what I will use as my datum line.  So it gets four and a half stars!!  A hearty "well-done" to everyone who was involved in this project!!