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Some good news from Ottawa for once! Cheza is a very
welcome and impressive addition to Canada's steadily
growing stock of talented and entertaining 'world' music
bands.
William Bain
CFFF Radio, Chimes of Freedom
Hot pepper music that won't sting your eyes
John Lyttle
Ottawa Xpress
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Un disque plein d'énergie et de variété,
qui nous fait lever de nos chaise et danser? Le bonheur!
Claudette Gravel
MusiMonde, Radio Canada
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Upbeat and energenic.
Wes Smiderle
Ottawa Citizen
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Reminiscent of Johnny Clegg's Savuka-era recordings…wonderfully
fun and danceable album.
Dirty Linen Magazine
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The tracks "Pili Pili," "Sokomoto"
and "Mziki wa dunia" spring from African roots,
but soon branch out into rap, jazz and blues. As you
listen to the music, it dawns on you that the apparently
simple, even repetitive lyrics are overlaid with rich
and complex melody. Far from being Franken-music, it's
a smoothly conceived and executed album that can only
come from paying the utmost respect for music from all
corners of the world.
Opiyo Oliya
Rootsworld Magazine
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Their music bubbles with the sparkling
sound of soukous and swings to the buoyant beat of mbaqanga
. . . Cheza can hold its own with any number of African
based acts.
Nicholas Jennings
Eye Music, Toronto
Cheza's unique blend of African and western
music is a truly enlightening experience.
Derek DeBeer
drummer
Johnny Clegg and Savuka
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"Cheza," in Swahili, means to dance and play.
With this debut disc there's little else you can do!
Dirty Linen Magazine
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The exhuberant spirit of African pop music has been
captured on the first album by the Ottawa band Cheza.
Lynn Saxberg
The Ottawa Citizen
This is the debut party album from Ottawa's premier
world beat band. Get out of your seat.
Phil Jenkins
Soundtracks
The Ottawa Citizen
Cheza demeure vivant. Un brin de gaieté
sur disque.
Zambo
EQOH du futur
Montreal Music Publication
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Monday, August 20, 2007
The band's
bright choral harmonies, booty-shaking rhythms and fluid
guitars had virtually everyone on their feet.
Cheza was smart programming by festival organizers and
the ideal finish to a night of solid sit-down
entertainment.
Patrick Langston
The Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Folk Festival Review
Cheza's world beat rhythms, thought provoking
lyrics, and ability to work the crowd into a frenzied
mass of flailing arms and legs, prove that this band
has caught on to something unique.
Jennifer Edwards
Artistic Director
Dawson City Music Festival
Cheza is pure excitement. At the evening
main stage, the audience was on its feet dancing from
the moment Cheza started playing. The enthusiastic festival
crowd wouldn't let them stop playing!
Chris White
Artistic Director
Ottawa Folk Festival
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Cheza's world beat rhythms, thought provoking lyrics,
and ability to work the crowd into a frenzied mass of
flailing arms and legs, prove that this band has caught
on to something unique.
Jennifer Edwards
Artistic Director
Dawson City Music Festival
Cheza's infectious blend of guitar grooves had them
dancing and smiling into the evening.
Todd Fraracci
CBC Producer
Afrofest, Toronto
In an era of sound-alike world beat bands, Cheza manages
to combine African sounds with a strong pop sensibility.
Bart Keaves
Winnipeg Sun
Winnipeg Folk Fest Review
Colourful, exciting, very alive on stage, they warmed
up the crowd in no time.
Rene Moisan
Bros Distribution
Montreal Jazz Fest Review
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