Kanisha K - Bet On Me
Michigan born singer/songwriter Kanisha
K continues her recent run of successful singles with the release of her latest song “Bet on Me”.
Once again working alongside producer and co-writer Joe Vulpis, Kanisha turns
in her most impressive vocal yet with accompanying direct and conversational
lyrics. This song doesn’t just work on one level, however; like all great
music, listeners are allowed to derive any meaning they wish from the content.
She certainly throws herself into the song with equal parts passion and
conviction and the backing band hits all their marks with skill and stylishness
in deep supply. Kanisha’s talents have earned her awards and numerous
endorsement deals, but she isn’t some flash in the pan flavor of the moment;
she’s climbed the ladder of success higher and higher thanks to talent, above
all else, and the discipline to make those talents work for her.
She has an unwavering approach evident
in every line and musical turn. Kanisha, obviously, centers her performance on
the movement of the music and the result is a seamless exchange between
vocalist and musicians that never fail to engage the listener. Her vocal style
is intensely physically – you can literally hear the price she pays to deliver
these lines every time she steps up to the microphone, but the strength of her
voice is such that it never wavers and comes through every time. Studio
confections can’t always be trusted, but Kanisha gives no hint that she
wouldn’t be able to perform this song with the same lung-busting power for a
paying audience. This sort of talent can be refined, but it cannot be taught.
Kanisha sings like someone born for that specific role and there’s not a
syllable of staginess in the way she presents herself. Instead, it’s impossible
to escape the unfettered emotional honesty filling this song and it’s certain
to touch all but the most cynical. The lyrics are, nominally, structured in
such a way to suggest that this is a love song, a yearning plea to be
cherished, but her performance is rich enough that it works in a variety of
ways.
The guitar work is particularly biting
and never hogs too much of the spotlight. The piano and drumming accompanying
Kanisha are equally evocative thanks to the musical restraint shown by the
players and their priceless selection of when to play and when to hold back. It
results in some great, small spaces in the song where music and listeners alike
get a momentary respite to just simply breathe, but it also results in some
memorable crescendos that give the song added dramatic value. This song is
firmly in a pop vein, but Kanisha’s vocal abilities and the accompaniment also
show a strong blues influence that’s ideal for the emotional tone of her
lyrics. “Bet on Me” is Kanisha K’s greatest moment yet and comes to the
listener with its heart in hand; you’ll be hard pressed to not give it the
credit that it so obviously deserves.
Montey Zike
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