Sharief En Burgundy's album "Bubby's Luv" is a solid set of songs 10 tracks 2 bonus tracks of a live cut and a acoustic version of song it's a mixture of soul/r&B/funk with the guitar up high in the mix.



Picture the influences of
Shuggie Otis/Jimi/Womack/Syl Johnson/Al Green/Prince/Jimi/Curtis/Brothers Johnson/Isley Brothers

This guy can play and sing. And he can also write a good tune as well. Aint no neo lite here. He knows when to play and he knows when to shut up. On Lead and Rhythm he can hold it down.



A nice soulful organic effort with some edgy guitar in the mix as well and even a guitar instrumental that alot guitar fans will dig that he put on there.

If you like the following artists
Van Hunt,Martin Luther,Cody,Prince,David Ryan Harris etc

I got to reccomend this. Hear for yourself and you pass or play

I give it 3 n half stars. I think alot axe heads will dig this. The guy has great chord ability and a nice on the solos. Most of the production is cool.

Here's a link to listen
and a Link to Buy:

http://cdbaby.com/cd/shariefinburgundy

He's played with a gang of people too:

Stage and Studio Credits:

Alicia Keys, Amandla, Ananda Acoustic Root, Angledust, Bilal, Brook Valentine, Camille Yarbrough, Carl Hancock Rux, Ceelo, Chocolate Genius, Citizen Cope, Common, D'Angelo, Devo Springsteen, DJ Scratch, Eryka Badu, Hub Moore, Jack Herrera, Jaguar Wright, Jazzyfatnastees, John Legend, Kanye West, Kecia, Kindred and the Family Soul Band, Lauryn Hill, Liz Fields, Macy Gray, Maxwell, Me'shell N'degeocello, Miho, Musiq Soulchild, Peven Everette, Stephan Smith, Steve Harvey, The Last Poets, The Roots Crew, The Soul Diggaz, Toshi Regan, Vivian Green, Ween


Bio:

Sharief is a 21st century soul man par excellence. For this reason one shouldn't confuse his art and craft with anything called 'neo-soul' or any other trendy label.
As Sharief himself has inquired why does it have to be 'neo', why cant it just be Soul?''


Sharief is a man that knows of what he speaks. You can tell where he's coming from in a heartbeat anytime you catch him in support mode on gigs for artists as diverse as Chocolate Genius and Vivian Green, holding it down with his guitar-slinging, bass-thumping, vocalizing, and harmonizing.

What you may not have heard is the sound of his own soul singing, his straight out from the core material. Sure, all the classic influences are in play-Curtis, Jimi, Sly, The Brothers Johnson, and Prince - but there's also wit and a charm and sensuous edge that are uniquely Sharief's. You can also hear a lack of fear. He takes his time, building things slowly from the ground up, delivering on soul's major themes - love and heartbreak, sadness and sexual healing. What you hear in Sharief's sound is emotion taking precedence over fashion and solid groove given more significance than overly clever fussiness.

Soul is also a music that demands innovation, invention, and melodic surprise. Sharief is a young artist who, like his forbearers, knows how to craft a song that can stand on its two feet and not overshadow the deep feeling of the music. Sharief's solo work has been a long time in coming. Call it a necessary extension of the house of rhythm and blues.

Stage and Studio Credits:

Alicia Keys, Amandla, Ananda Acoustic Root, Angledust, Bilal, Brook Valentine, Camille Yarbrough, Carl Hancock Rux, Ceelo, Chocolate Genius, Citizen Cope, Common, D'Angelo, Devo Springsteen, DJ Scratch, Eryka Badu, Hub Moore, Jack Herrera, Jaguar Wright, Jazzyfatnastees, John Legend, Kanye West, Kecia, Kindred and the Family Soul Band, Lauryn Hill, Liz Fields, Macy Gray, Maxwell, Me'shell N'degeocello, Miho, Musiq Soulchild, Peven Everette, Stephan Smith, Steve Harvey, The Last Poets, The Roots Crew, The Soul Diggaz, Toshi Regan, Vivian Green, Ween







I will be back tommorrow with a review and if you aint got speakers when reading this.
[Edited 12/28/05 22:49pm]

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Just checked out his website, he's tight. Where is he from?