Ndegeocello, Meshell - No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin

Meshell Ndegeocello follows her GRAMMY-winning Blue Note debut The Omnichord Real Book with No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, another visionary album that pays homage to the eminent writer and activist James Baldwin and will be released on his centennial: August 2, 2024. Meshell's transformative music and collaborative spirit ignites this genre-bending work that is at once a musical experience, a church service, a celebration, a testimonial, and a call to action, creating a shared space for reflection, conversation, and social change. Co-produced by Meshell and guitarist Chris Bruce, No More Water also features frequent collaborators Justin Hicks, Kenita Miller, Abe Rounds, Jake Sherman, Jebin Bruni, and Julius Rodriguez, as well as powerful spoken word performances by Jamaican poet and activist Staceyann Chin. 2 LP set on tangerine vinyl.

1 Travel
2 On the Mountain
3 Baldwin Manifesto I
4 Raise the Roof
5 The Price of the Ticket

1 What Did Do?
2 Pride I
3 Pride II
4 Eyes

1 Trouble
2 Thus Sayeth the Lorde
3 Love
4 Hatred

1 Tsunami Rising
2 Another Country
3 Baldwin Manifesto II
4 Down at the Cross