Firstly, some general comments about the album. Pity about the lack of sleeve notes or credits which leaves me clueless as to the identity of the other musicians featured, their contribution is significant. Generally though, I found the disc to be a very lively and vibrant collection of 13 songs. I caught myself thinking of the playing of Johan Asmundsen throughout the review.

The CD opens with the lovely, jaunty up-tempo “Trust No One”. Following that is the hauntingly beautiful “Nontuthuzelo”. The arrangement on this track has a Lee Ritenour type of feel. The composition of the chord structure becomes a little laboured after a few minutes of listening with it’s “All Along the Watchtower” chord progression. Very beautiful piano work on this one.

“Down South” is a hip-hop type of dance tune which would not be out of place in any township jive venue. The muted, ala Al Di Meola, bass guitar soloing is a very impressive piece of playing. The 4th track “Herdman” features some stunningly quick soloing on the bass. Some finger fret-buzz was prevalent on the recording which occurs from time to time throughout the CD.

Recollections of a Mango Groove type of chord progression came to mind listening to “Emkhumbane”. A pleasant tune to listen to but the rather monotonous repitition made me skip to the next track. This is not to detract from the great soloing which obviously the song was composed for. Maybe it’s the constantly changing tempo which gave rise to “Oops”, the name of the next track.

Given the lack of sleeve notes, one can only assume that the vocals on “Phumula” are those of Sipho himself. Lacking the ability to understand the lyrics, much of the intent of the song was obviously lost on me. “Thundershowers” is a stunning song, possibly my favourite on the album. I particularly liked the collective riffing of the various instruments. Great soloing on the bass.

The 9th track “Sithethelele” features the most vocal arrangement on the album. “Dedara” is a rather forgetable track but again I found myself wondering who the synthesizer solo was performed by. “Afternoon Breeze” seems to be on the CD only as a filler. The title track “From Me to You” is a rather sensitive song with a strong dominant melody line played on the bass. Nice balanced chordal composition overall. The last song, “I Thought I Knew You Well”, is a laid-back exit song for the album.