Last year, I was

very impressed by a track from a South London duo called Sista Strange. S

till in their teens they are Chariz Calanday and Jesley Faye Fantolgo. Writ

ing about ‘Friday Evening’ I commented ‘I hear electronica, soul, hip-hop and drum’n’bass, served up as a kick-ass tune.‘

It still is, take note. Somehow I missed out on the slightly darker-sounding ‘Lust’ – but I’m enjoying making up for lost time. You should, too.

In the last week, they have unveiled ‘Ride’ which shows that they have developed further. In what seems to be -charmingly – typical of the Sista Strange sound, it goes places you don’t expect. Not least because my first thought was ‘Wow! They’ve gone more soulful on this one.’ It is, however, like a much needed ray of sunshine

i

n this freezing cold weather. Utterly fantastic.

https://

soundcloud.com/sista-strange/ride