By Donald Gwasira
EMPAWA 100 finalist Cleo Arie has broken her 3-year musical
silence with the release of her latest offering titled ‘Jah Bless’.
Produced by Victor Enlisted, the song highlights Cleo’s
guitar skills which she says is a journey to discover her perfect spot in this
evolving music industry.
In an exclusive interview with Zimbuzz in Harare recently
she revealed that adding an acoustic sound has pushed her to find a perfect
sound that suits her voice.
“In terms of sound what has changed is the fact that I
have incorporated the guitar into my music, I did not have the consciousness to
know what sets me apart from other female artists, now that I have embraced
being a guitarist, I have decided to add more acoustic sound to my Afro-pop
journey, so at the beginning of the song you hear the acoustic stings”, said
Cleo.
Jah Bless has got various street interpretations such as
lining all the goals according to plan and asking for guidance and protection
from God in case the enemies want to derail you.
When asked what was going on in her life the moment she
was writing the ‘Jah Bless’ piece the songbird said she wrote it from a place
of prayer.
“When I wrote Jah Bless I was in a space I felt I could
not do it on my own as a guitarist, I wrote it in place of prayer because I was
having some alone time and I figured out that people need God in their day to
day lives because it’s a cold world out there.
The song talks about God blessing our day-to-day dealings
in order to take care of the families”, she explained
Following her three-year break from the music scene, Cleo Arie
has assured us that she is now more serious than before with her music.
“I’m still trying to learn my way around this industry
because I have been out of the game for some time so I’m just experimenting
with sounds like Amapiano, Afro-pop, and house music to find which sound best
suits my voice I’m learning myself as an artist as well”, she emphasized.
“I really look forward to working with Nutty O, Tammy
Moyo, Ammara Brown, Anita Jackson, Nyasha David, and obviously the Big man
Winky D”, she said with a smile.
Below is the new visualizer to Cleo Arie's new
track titled “Jah Bless” produced by Victor Enlisted.
🔗This article was first published on Zimbuzz.
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