Jamila Woods annoncerer nyt album, Legacy! Legacy!, der udkommer d. 10. maj

Den Chicago-baserede soulsanger, poet, lærer og aktivist Jamila Woods har netop annonceret, at hendes anden LP LEGACY! LEGACY! bliver udgivet den 10. maj, via Jagjaguwar / Playground Music i Norden. Tracklisten for hendes første projekt, siden albumdebuten HEAVEN, er tydeligt influeret af de mange mennesker, der har inspireret Woods gennem hendes liv.

Som poeten Hanif Abdurraqib pointerer I sin biografi:
“More than just giving the song titles the names of historical black and brown icons of literature, art, and music, Jamila Woods builds a sonic and lyrical monument to the various modes of how these icons tried to push beyond the margins a country had assigned to them…. And so, Legacy! Legacy! A song for Zora! Zora, who gave so much to a culture before she died alone and longing. A song for Octavia and her huge and savage conscience! A song for Miles! One for Jean-Michel and one for my man Jimmy Baldwin!”.
 
Albummet indeholder produktioner fra Oddcouple og Peter Cottontale (som Woods har arbejdet sammen med tidligere) og den nytilkomne Chicago-producer Slot-A, med yderligere indslag fra Saba, Nico Segal, theMIND og Nitty Scott.
 
Du kan se og høre den nye sang 'ZORA' fra albummet nu. Se videoen nederst i indlægget.
Videoen er instrueret af Vincent Martell fra VAM STUDIO og filmet i The Johnson Publishing Archives ved Chicagos Stoney Island Arts Bank. Videoen viser Jamilla, der synger en fantastisk live version af sangen, omringet af kulturgenstande fra det historiske forlag.

Om sangen siger Jamila:
”My weaponry is my energy... An antidote for the feeling of being judged on first glance. A salve for when people think they know you better than you know yourself. It's about refusing to be essentialized and not allowing your identity to be put in a box. You contain multitudes. You are ever-evolving. A song to get free from stereotypes and assumptions, inspired by the writing of Zora Neale-Hurston.” Instruktør Vincent Martell tilføjer: "In our society, a black body unapologetically taking up space is revolutionary in itself. Jamila goes even further by rocking out to a song named after Zora Neale Hurston in a library filled with hundred of thousands of pieces of black literature. The production is a celebration of black people living in their essence and that undeniable energy transmits on camera."

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