Trouble funk

Maverick bass player and composer in funky but fraught summit with fearless analyst of American racism. By Mark Cooper.

Meshell Ndegeocello No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin BLUE NOTE. CD/DL/LP STARTING OUT as a teenager on Washington DC’s go-go scene, Meshell Ndegeocello has been bravely pursuing her own independent identity ever since. Her adopted surname means ‘free like a bird’ in Swahili and she’s never been one to be typecast. Launched in the bear pop market of the ’90s, she’s always been profoundly immersed in bass culture both past and present, a black queer woman unafraid to stare down America’s racial and gender inequities while determinedly carving out her own musical space. Now in her mid-fifties, Ndegeocello has clearly found a new head of steam. Last year’s Blue Note debut, The Omnichord Real Book, was her first album of originals in nearly a decade, swiftly followed by…

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