If I ask you to name a power couple you would more than likely say Jay-Z and Beyonce, maybe President Obama and First Lady Obama or some other high profile couple. From the surface fame and fortune makes power couple appointment relatively easy. However, I believe power couples are those that can take negative situations and turn them into positive opportunities. In my opinion it’s not the fame and fortune that makes a power couple but the willingness to stay together no matter what you go through, the ability to forgive and grow and the realization that their is nothing on this earth stronger than the bond of a family.
   
I spoke with Kayrn and Mingo Allen and realized there was a great story with this couple which includes growth, loss, hope and most importantly a tight family bond. Kayrn, an aspiring singer and her husband Mingo who manages their newly formed entertainment group, Gifted Pen Entertainment, have jumped into the music industry full time. This energetic “power couple” has discovered that their professional success is deeply rooted in their ability to work and live togeth

- Russ McClinton
  Urbanham.com

If Karyn Allen were an insurance agent, she could easily sell honesty as the company's best policy. Fortunately for soul music fans, Allen as a singer/songwriter is all about honesty. The intro for her debut The Karyn Allen Experience says it all as she iterates: "The entire album seems like a story." Whether relaying her own story or someone else's, Allyn's brutally honest lyrics reveal a wide open book. And there are plenty of emotions that she lays out for the listener to experience.

The Karyn Allyn Experience also offers wall-to-wall classic soul sensibility seamlessly blended with a contemporary R&B flavor. Allyn's influences like Maze and Patti LaBelle are impressively captured by her producer - the appropriately named Soulman Mathematix. With lyrics that cut to the quick and music with a soulful substance, The Karyn Allen Experience absolutely sells the urban music fan on a solid insurance policy.

Notable Tracks: Forever Lover, Joyride, So Tired, It's Over, The Way Life Goes

Vocals: 3.5 stars
Lyrics: 3.5 stars
Music: 3.5 stars
Production: 3.0 stars
SoulTracks Call: Highly Recommended

By Peggy Oliver
soultracks.com