This Nashville artist has a voice so achingly beautiful
it makes a dove's coo seem like a drill sergeant's bark.
Plus Amanfu knows how to craft flavorful, funky,
modern folk tunes and melancholy, introspective ballads."


In the May 1, 1999, Tennessean
Music City: Entertainment "Today's Hot Spots":
"Nineteen-year-old Nashville singer Ruby Amanfu has a voice that could make the gods sigh - or turn them lime-green with envy. Amanfu is going to get compared a lot to Tracy Chapman or Jewel, but she may end up eclipsing both those artists. Yes, Amanfu is that amazing."


In the March 11th, 1999, Tennessean:
"And as a direct result of her Extravaganza appearance, "multiple labels are salivating" over Amanfu, one insider said...She's one of those amazing discoveries out of Extravaganza."



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In the February 14, 1999, Tennessean:
"Nineteen-year-old Nashville singer Ruby Amanfu deserved
a Zeus-sized "Wow!" for her Saturday night performance
at 328 Performance Hall. And she did it with a set of funky,
soulful folk delivered by her gorgeously quivering voice,
which sounded like the sighs of a dove.
One of Extravaganza's absolute highlights."


In the October 23, 1998 issue of Music Row magazine, 
Robert K. Oermann wrote:
"This ranks as one of the finest discoveries I've made all year long.
Ruby's literate songwriting, acoustic-pop production, and Joan Armatrading/Tracy Chapman sensibilities are equally ear tickling."


In the November 13th Tennessean, Rick de Yampert
(Tennessean music writer) wrote:
"...such Amanfu songs as 'Aaron' and 'Empty' are polished
modern pop tunes that showcase her robust yet siren-like voice
-- think of current sensation Natalie Imbruglia.
Meanwhile, such songs as 'Mr. Cunningham', 'Because of Love',
and 'Simplicity' find Ruby doing the folkie, Gen-X
Joni Mitchell thing, and doing it quite alluringly."