NAOMI SHELTON & THE GOSPEL QUEENS ''WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, MY BROTHER?'' (USA,2009) @ [320k]

NAOMI SHELTON & THE GOSPEL QUEENS

''WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, MY BROTHER?''

(USA, 2009) @

No todo lo que sale a la arena de la música negra clásica ha de ser encajonado con la etiqueta de revival deep funk. Creo que es importante distinguir entre grupos que miran atrás buscando el sonido de otros (que tampoco tiene nada malo) y gente que sencillamente continúa la senda de una tradición, ejecutando la que es, sin duda, su música.

Este es el caso de Naomi Shelton, the Gospel Queens y su pianista y director musical, Cliff Driver. Curtidos en escenarios e iglesias, su música se apoya por igual en el góspel y el soul. Y nos llega por cortesía de Bosco Mann, cabeza pensante de Daptone Records y músico-compositor de primera.

El álbum, su debut en largo, bajo el título de su primer y exitoso sencillo, consigue un equilibrio maravilloso entre la formación e intención clásica de sus protagonistas y la manufactura de soul contemporáneo de su equipo de producción. Temas propios, tradicionales góspel y una versión de "A Change Is Gonna Come" de Sam Cooke que os pondrán de rodillas ante estas reinas.

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Press Release:

Naomi Shelton is no ordinary gospel singer. Though she, like many others, grew up singing with her sisters in their Alabama church, she has also spent much of her life in the soul clubs around New York, and her 45s, "41st St. Breakdown" and "Wind Your Clock" b/w "Talking 'Bout a Good Thing, " have long been revered and prized by funk DJs around the globe. Now, with her first official full-length release coming this May, it's clear that her singing is equally influenced by both facets of her life. This is soul music - informed by the church, perhaps, but soul music nonetheless, relatable to all. Which means that What Have You Done, My Brother?, an uplifting record that conveys Naomi's energy, her excitement, her love of music, her compassion, is no ordinary album.

This humility, this generosity of spirit, is also on display at her live shows. From her weekly Friday-night gigs at New York's Fat Cat, where former James-Brown bassist Fred Thomas helps to fill out the Driver-led ensemble, to special performances at Daptone Revu's, great care is taken to make sure everyone in the audience feels connected to the music, and in turn, to Naomi herself.

What Have You Done, My Brother? is an extraordinary album by a woman who sings directly from her soul, whose experience cannot be duplicated, whose authenticity cannot be disputed. It's an album whose positivity, no matter your beliefs, is immediately felt. An album that exudes a happiness, and a hopefulness, that is necessary now more than ever.

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Track list:1. What Is This (3:13)2. What More Can I Do? (4:23)3. I'll Take The Long Road (2:56)4. What Have You Done (3:46)5. I Need You To Hold My Hand (3:21)6. Trouble In My Way (2:55)7. Jordan River (2:31)8. He Knows My Heart (2:38)9. Am I Asking Too Much? (4:02)10. By Your Side (2:53)11. Lift My Burdens (3:05)12. A Change Is Gonna Come (3:49)