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June 11, 2023 5:23 AM

Happy Pride Month! It takes over a minute before the funk begins to take hold in Meshell Ndegeocello's [Wikipedia] new single Clear Water [5m], but its claws sink in quickly and the Funk will not be denied. Her new album The Omnichord Real Book comes out next week [Albumism article with links to more songs]. Meshell is joined by Staceyann Chin for an evening of music and spoken word at MCA Chicago in 2020. [1h13m] Meshell talks to Adrian Younge in 2021 about her career and philosophy. [51m]

Bonus: Meshell joins Louis Cato and The Late Show Band for a jammin' Andromeda and the Milky Way. [6m36s]

posted by hippybear (6 comments total)

Perfect listening for this sunny afternoon in London. Thanks!
posted by Paul Slade at 5:43 AM on June 11, 2023

I'm loving alllllll this!
posted by wellifyouinsist at 12:48 PM on June 11, 2023

Thanks for posting. Had no idea she has a new album on the way!
posted by robotmachine at 2:15 PM on June 11, 2023

Her first album on Blue Note, which is a bit of an aspirational label to get issued by!
posted by hippybear at 3:13 PM on June 11, 2023 [1 favorite]

Superb tracks!! Looking forward to the new album.
posted by seawallrunner at 6:44 PM on June 11, 2023

So good. All of your Pride Month posts are excellent, but for me, this is the best one yet.
posted by mumimor at 12:42 AM on June 12, 2023