Give Me Hope

Description

Even if his own life has been anything but smooth sailing, Burundian-born soul singer JP Bimeni radiates optimism in his second album, Give Me Hope. A royal refugee who escaped death more than once and found his musical calling in the UK, Bimeni manages, in his latest album, to channel the groove of his hero Otis Redding while meditating on ambition, community, and love. Give Me Hope oscillates between classic 60s Motown and Stax-inspired soul, psychedelia, and Afro-funk. Inspired by leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and James Stern (the namesake of a funky, powerful track) and propelled by the wisdom of prolific creators like Lee Scratch Perry, Bimeni's deep consciousness and vulnerability are on full display without losing his pop sensibility.