Danny K - This is My Time

Multimedia: - Play the MP3 of our interview podcast

- Watch the album launch video (broadband)

When listening to most popular R&B soul, you would be forgiven for wondering why it's called "soul" and not "crotch" or maybe "ass". Danny K's stuff is no different. Every track on the album is about sex - trying to get sex, getting sex or hoping that the person across the room in a club is keen on some.

A few songs, like the title track (“Ambition and Hope”) and the flowery but likeable "Unfrozen", deviate from the theme, but that's not what makes this album such a sure thing. What raises This is My Time out of the soul pile destined for next month's bargain bin are Danny K's collaborations with top SA and international talent. Kabelo kicks off on the disco-flavoured but catchy title track. The loveably cheeky "Shorty" and the danceable, honest but deeply derivative "One night" both feature Whistlejacket, and the slavering "Clothes off" co-stars Buckshot.

Danny K is probably destined for greatness, and not least because he's not too much of a coward to rub shoulders with it for fear of disappearing in its shadow. His collaboration with Mandoza, the brilliantly titled Same Difference was one of the best beach drive albums of summer 2004.

Don't expect poetic lyrics, original concepts or a peak into anyone's soul. This is more of a look down the pants - and an aural treat. The production is as clean and sweet as the lyrics and grooves are dirty.

- Jean Barker