MUSIC - Sonya Kitchell, "Words Came Back to Me"

Is there anything bad I can say about Sonya Kitchell, really? She's seventeen. She's a musical prodigy. She understands rhythm; she has passion; and she's quickly expanded beyond the folk of Joni Mitchell to R&B and sultry jazz. And, hey, guess what? She writes the stuff herself. There are plenty of talented young singers out there, especially of the feminine persuasion, but they're talented at regurgitating (in occasionally unflattering kareoke tones, as on American Idol). Sonya Kitchell is talented at music, too. So no, there's nothing bad I can say about Sonya Kitchell. And I have nothing but praise for her debut album, Words Came Back To Me. Well, almost nothing.

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