Kwamevi - Faithful EP (Roots Musician Records)

Kwamevi started out in music studying cello and classical music, and those days still shine through in the dreamy 'Angel'. For his lyrics Kwamevi draws inspiration from the wisdom of Eastern mystics like Osho (Rajneesh Chandra Mohan, Kuchwada 11 December 1931 - Pune 19 January 1990, also known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and later simply as Osho, was a controversial mystic, guru, and spiritual teacher. In the zen tradition Osho is a term for a spiritual master.) and Krishnamurti (Jiddu Krishnamurti, Madanapalle  May 11 1895 - Ojai 17 February 1986, was an Indian philosopher, speaker and writer. In his early life he was groomed by the Order of the Star in the East theosophical organization - a collection of mystical and occultist philosophies concerning, or seeking direct knowledge of the presumed mysteries of life and nature, particularly of the nature of divinity and the origin and purpose of the universe - to be the new World Teacher and an incarnation of Maitreya Bodhisattva.), but also from the lyrics of ex-Midnite front man Vaughn Benjamin, and the latter's influence echoes somewhat in title track 'Faithful' (also featuring E.N. Young's melodica). For the African flavoured 'Mama Africa', in which Martin Luther King Jr.'s familiar: "I have a dream..." can be heard, Kamevi even enlisted his father Etse, who philosophizes about the fact that in humans self-interest will always take precedence over the interest of the group, and refers to a quote from King in which he stated love for the other is a basic condition for the survival of the human species. Enough to think about with Kwamevi happily providing the ideal soundtrack!