Beautiful is a song written a few years back by N’Dinga Gaba and Jaidene Veda that eventually made itis way on to the singers’ highly acclaimed album ‘Wanderlust’. Global Diplomacy brings this song back with new mixes that really add some spice to the blinding Original.First up is N’Dinga Gaba’s newly mastered version of the song which also appeared on our Unity Through Sound ADE 2015 compilation. Next up on the remix tip is Costa Rica’s Doug Gomez, who has had a superb 2016 with his amazing Merecumbe remixes, he delivers a smoothed out Afro House groover with some genuine Latin influences. England’s Afro connoisseur Jonny Miller steps up to the plate with a haunting Afro Tek remix that has already ripped up dance floors in South Africa and beyond, UK’s Marc Tilley aka Real Deep offers up and stylish Broken Beat remix that further shows the ability of Jaidene’s sultry vocals to fit seamlessly into many different styles. Rounding out the package is the version that started it all, the Veda Vocal featuring Jaidene’s vocal arrangement and N’Dinga’s Production. This is a very BEAUTIFUL record indeed, Doug Gomez’ Mix takes it to another level!
4.5 out of 5
Reviewed by MANNIX
