Phil King
October 29, 2015
Hear 
Amana Melome
“ICARUS” (the OPOLOPO Remix)
Lock And Key
What a smooth, jazzy voice. Melome sounds like Sade with a Latin American samba beat. I love this sound. ICARUS transports you on the wings of Melome’s voice to those smoky Argentine bars where the tango originated, or maybe a nice, smooth New Orleans jazz bar. Amana’s passion for all types of music is evident in her Lock and Key EP; however, the Euro-Caribbean-American artist’s roots are in jazz, having had her grandfather Jimmy Woode record with such greats as Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald. I can see her singing with Ellington, maybe in one of those Harlem bars. I love her voice so much.
