Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black BottomMa Rainey was the first real blues singer to record and her performances done in the early twenties distinguish her from the other early female blues vocalists in that she had the real rural sound born of exposure to great traditional styles rather than the watered down Tin Pan Alley and Vaudeville constructs of her competitors. She was extremely popular in the early twenties both in live performances and record sales. Presented here are her finest

4/C Gatefold Jacket

friendship and finances entangled

2021 via City Slang / Greco-Roman)

it’s an exercise in “what if’s

On the closer

a satire about gluttony and Fela's first major hit across West Africa

A bit of very light ring wear on the back

as well as number 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart

effectively creating a 'new' LP for each set

Fold and Manipulate

I was excited to get into the studio again with the challenge of pushing the sound for this record

is a deeply human collection of songs full of prolonged moments of sonic transcendency Ð a record that clearly exhibits its maturity but still regards the world with a childlike wonder