Jennifer Saran’s 2017 release, Wake Up, is a remarkable musical statement that grows in meaning with each listen. On the rousing and uplifting hit title track, she’s joined by guitar legend Carlos Santana and the iconic South African male choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo for a message of global unity and action. Throughout the album’s 15 tracks, Saran and creative partner Narada Michael Walden weave impactful themes of faith, love and positivity. There are luminous originals like “Too Young to Know,” “Grace is the Champion” and “Look At Me Fly” (a crackling duet with Walden), and on a quartet of tracks Saran pays heartfelt tribute to George Michael, Patti Paige, Bill Withers and Doris Day, making her own personal discoveries as she explores some of their best-loved songs. The dramatic closer, a shimmering reading of the mantra “Aad Guray,” will leave listeners breathless as they luxuriate in the expansive beauty of Saran’s radiant vocals.
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