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Vicky

VICKY - ZION (JERUSALEM)

 

KORA and SAMA nominee Vicky Vilakazi’s new album, Zion-Jerusalem, demonstrates the coming of age of one of South Africa’s most outstanding voices. Known by many as the soulful gospel singer famous for her fresh contemporary sounds, Vicky has broadened her horizons with her new album.
 
Zion-Jerusalem is truly a milestone in Vicky’s recording history. For many years she has been confined by some critics to contemporary gospel. But this time around she has displayed her versatility by spreading her wings, experimenting with different sounds and a much wider vocal range. The result is a breathtaking re-invention of Vicky, showcasing her ability as singer, composer and producer in a whole new light. This is Vicky as you have never heard her before! By introducing the traditional gospel experience, without overlooking her signature contemporary sound, she is bound to penetrate a whole new market.
 
The album opens with the title track Jerusalem, Vicky’s remake of the popular traditional hymn. Her wide ranging vocal delivery makes this version stand shoulders above the rest. This soul stirring and moving song is about Jerusalem, where in the Biblical sense is our spiritual home that we look forward to; where there will be no more pain and suffering and where all God’s children will always be celebrating and worshipping the Lord.
 
Vicky has decided to dedicate the track Moya Oyingcwele (Holy Spirit) tothe late Steven Zulu and his two teenage children who he left behind. Bra Steve, as hewas affectionately known, co-wrote and played the guitar on the song before he passed away during a recent European tour.
 
Ke na le Modisa is based on the famous Psalm 23. Vicky declares that with the Lord as her Shepherd, all her needs are catered for and that all will be well. It is an uplifting song that inspires those that are in need of reassurance that all will be well.
 
Other tracks on the album include Nxa Ebizwa Amagama, Ke habile leholimong (a Sotho hymn) and Akekh’ Ozovala as well as Lead me Oh Lord.
 
This album contains a good blend of sounds and each song flows into the next in perfect harmony. Despite Vicky’s many international travels, most of the songs on the album were inspired locally. Although the album is quite different from her previous releases, it accurately depicts her growth and maturity as an artist. “Moving away from what I was used to was quite difficult and challenging for me at first,” Vicky admits, “But once I got the feel of it, I was amazed to discover how naturally it came.” But when one listens to the recording, Vicky sounds at ease, herself and of course, natural. This is Vicky at her best!
 

She has always been intensively involved in all her recordings and her latest is no different. Having produced the album herself, as well as composing and re-arranging most of the songs, one can lay back and allow the soothing sounds of her voice and Spirit-filled songs to wash over their troubled soul and minister to them, as only Vicky can do.