Author: Ndege'ocello, Me'shell

Features:

• PLANTATION LULLABIES MUSIC

Release Date: 19-10-1993

Details: Product description Plantation Lullabies Amazon.ca Raucous funk, jazz soul, hip-hop blues—the debut album from this young African-American bassist wastes no time in shaking up well-established categories, serving as a perfect illustration of what is meant by the controlled designation "Great Black Music." Released on Madonna's label, Maverick, in 1993, Plantation Lullabies invites young jazz tenors (saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Geri Allen), fine practitioners of eclectic rhythm and blues (guitarists Dave Fiuczynski and Wah Wah Watson), and a New York rap guru (DJ Premier) to commune around a dark, haunting groove. For all that, the artist whose nickname NdegéOcello means "Free like a bird" in Swahili handles the bulk of the instrumental and vocal parts herself, asserting herself immediately as a strong personality with offbeat lyrics that favor subtext over the straight lines of official discourse. The result includes an unstoppable hit ("I'm Diggin' You") and a ballad brimming with swing ("Dred Loc"). --Jacques Denis

UPC: 009362453332

EAN: 0009362453332

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood