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Meshell Ndegeocello: No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin review – an inspiring homage
Part church service, part exploration of Black identity, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter’s tribute to Baldwin revisits his writing in the light of Black Lives Matter
Of particular note is Jamaican-born poet Staceyann Chin, whose voice and incendiary words ignite tracks such as Raise the Roof and Tsunami Rising. Elsewhere, singer Justin Hicks’s more mellifluous tones soar and mourn, often in tandem with Ndegeocello’s. The funk is brought by Ndegeocello’s bass, never more physically than on Pride II, one of many reckonings here with white violence on Black bodies.
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