STORME WARNING

By Stephen Segerman - SA Rock Digest #130

After impressing a lot of people as the dynamic singer for corporate/function band Havana Gas (yeah, I know it�s a terrible pun, but it�s an accurate name for a great party band), Storme has just released her debut album called, um, �Storme�. The songs were written with guitarist Doug Campbell and produced by Brian O�Shea. The musicians called into duty include Concord Nkabinde (bass), Barry van Zyl (drums), Wessel van Rensberg (piano), and Efrain Toro (percussion).

�Storme� is a mature, solid pop album not really aimed at the Britney-pack, although Storme knows how to rock any crowd. The first single release, �Make Love Just To Me�, illustrates Storme�s ease at handling an emotional rock song. There are plenty of other fresh and sparkling pop contenders on �Storme�, like the contemporary R&B groove track �Don�t Be A Stranger� (co-written with O�Shea), the poignant �Children Of Africa�, and the funky dance suss of �Cookie In The Kitchen�, �I Lost The Pieces�, and the autobiographical �My Name Is Storme�.

The album manages to capture some of the "electricity" that usually accompanies Storme�s live performances, and kudos to her for putting out her own original material, when she could have just as easily included some of her well-known cover versions.

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