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After her acclaimed nu-jazz album Dance Of The Infidel, incredible bassist and
singer Meshell Ndegeocello returns to her songwriting roots with a powerful album
that is direct response to the tubulent times we live in. Crossing through many
styles and moods, the album is at times angry, and at times tender, but always
emotional. Joined by many superb musicians including top African singer Oumou
Sangare and jazz guitar legend Pat Metheny, this is Meshell's most powerful album
to date.
Canonized, marginalized or just scrutinized, Meshell Ndegeocello has given up with
the politics of explaining herself. After 20 years in an industry that has called
her everything from avant garde to a dying breed, what unquestionably remains is
the fearsome bassist, prolific songwriter and the creativity and curiosity of an
authentic musical force. With that, she has earned critical acclaim, the unfailing
respect of fellow players, songwriters and composers, and the dedication of her
diverse, unclassifiable fans. For the sake of setting the record straight, a few
brass tacks remain: Meshell was born in Germany, raised in DC, signed at 23, and
has been nominated for 9 Grammy awards.
With the upcoming release of The World Has Made Me The Man Of My Dreams, Ndegeocello
releases her 7th musical wonder to the world. With it, Meshell questions the
inevitable, inconceivable brutality of the world with an arsenal of familiar themes:
faith, rage, despair, fleeting joy and nagging doubt. For those who jones for the
devastating bass lines and aching lyrics of prior releases, The World Has Made Me
The Man Of My Dreams does not disappoint. A continuation of the journey, it is a
quest for truth, a plea for beauty, and an elegy for former selves. That said, the
truest hallmark of a Meshell Ndegeocello record is in its honest evolution from the
last, from any before, and as another stop on the way to transcendence. Let good
music prevail.
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