Speak

Composer: Michael Olatuja.Personnel: Michael Olatuja (Fender Rhodes piano, acoustic bass, electric bass); Lynden David Hall, Terri Walker, Andrew Roachford (vocals); Femi Temowo (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Jean Toussaint (soprano saxophone); Jason Rebello (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Moog synthesizer); Luke "Lukvatine" Smith (keyboards); Jerry Brown , Troy Miller (drums); Thomas Dyani-Akuru, Volker Sträter (percussion); Heidi Vogel (background vocals).Audio Mixers: Michael Olatuja; Femi Temowo.Recording information: Electric Vagabond Studios (12/01/2003-05/01/2004); The Premesis Studios (12/01/2003-05/01/2004).Arranger: Michael Olatuja.What a curious cocktail of African music, jazz, soul, and gospel Michael Olatuja has cooked up on Speak. Although the bass player takes a back seat, underpinning the tunes on the disc, his writing skills are very sharp indeed, with some excellent musicians and vocalists to help him out. It all kicks off with a West African groove on "Ma Foya," bu