The stunning artwork for Althea Rene's new EP 18 KARAT reveals her all smiles on a majestic golden throne holding a golden flute - an image that perfectly captures her glorious refined funk/soul/jazz and the hard, work, resilience and refinement she's put into her electrifying recordings and performances for over 25 years. With tracks produced by veteran keyboardists Kevin Flournoy and Greg Manning, the EP showcases Althea's vast stylistic range with an artful balance of original, rhythmically and melodically infectious, high-octane bangers and lush, warmly atmospheric instrumental re-imaginings of classic ballads by late greats Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross.
