Me'Shell Ndegeocello
North Sea Jazz Festival
The Hague, Netherlands
1996.07.13

Soundboard recording (A+)
SBD>??>CDR>EAC>FLAC8 (Trader's Little Helper)

Me'Shell Ndegeocello - Bass, Vocals
Alan Cato - Guitar
Frederico Gonzales Pena - Keyboards
Michael Anthony Neal - Bass
Dabiel Sadownick - Percussion
Arif St. Michael - Vocals
Biti Strauchn - Vocals
Oliver Gene Lake - Drums

Special Guests:

Steve Coleman - Sax on 04
Bernard Wright - Bass on 11


01 - Intro
02 - Step Into The Projects
03 - The Way
04 - Deuteronomy: Niggerman
05 - If That's your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)
06 - Two Lonely Hearts (On The Subway)
07 - Ecclesiastes: Free My Heart
08 - Outside Your Door
09 - Shootin Up And Gettin High
10 - I'm Diggin' You (Like An Old Soul Record)
11 - Leviticous: Faggot


I cannot stress enough how much this recording needs to be spread around. Until Me'Shell came along I thought I knew what the term "new music" meant. She is always pushing forward and we are fortunate to see this relatively early snapshot in her career at a time when this take on Soul, Jazz and Funk fell upon the deaf ears of the "mainstream". Her albums Plantation Lullabies, Peace Beyond Passion, and Bitter were some of the final strokes of musical genius in the 20th Century. This is an artist who deserves your support. Do your part in seeding this significant recording, and please purchase Me'Shell's albums...most of all you owe it to yourself to open your ears wide and experience her newest musical explorations live. There is no substitute!


Me'Shell on the Web:
http://www.freemyheart.com/ (Main Site)
http://www.freemyheart.com/discography/albums.html (album info with purchase links)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshell_Ndegeocello (Me'Shell's Story)
http://tinyurl.com/meshell-tour (Tour Dates)

Peace...

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