9ice (pronounced nice) burst onto the Nigerian and world music stage with the chart-topping Gongo Aso. His rough and gritty vocals are not only unique, but refreshing—especially against the backdrop of the plethora of synthesized, electronic sounds that today drown out the pureness, rawness and soul of the unspoiled human voice. 9ice, certainly, is one to look out for. —C. Oyibo, bornAfrican.com.