Georgia Anne Muldrow Explained
Georgia Anne Muldrow |
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Background: | solo_singer |
Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, US |
Years Active: | 2005–present |
Georgia Anne Muldrow (born 1983)[1] is an American soul and hip hop singer, producer, and songwriter from Los Angeles.[2] In 2008, she co-founded the SomeOthaShip Connect record label with fellow artist and former husband Dudley Perkins.[3]
Life and career
Muldrow grew up in a musical environment of her session musician parents, jazz guitarist Ronald Muldrow and singer Rickie Byars.[4] [5] [6]
In 2006, Muldrow released the debut EP, Worthnothings, on Stones Throw Records.[7] Her first album, Olesi: Fragments of an Earth, was released on the label in that year.[8] [9] In 2012, she released Seeds, an album entirely produced by Madlib, on SomeOthaShip Connect.[10] In 2018, she released Overload on Brainfeeder.[11]
Style and influences
In a New York Times article in 2009, rapper Mos Def compared Muldrow's music to Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, and Ella Fitzgerald.[12] AllMusic described her as "one of the most daring and important (albeit underappreciated) artists of her time".[13]
Discography
Studio albums
- Olesi: Fragments of an Earth (2006)
- Sagala (2007)
- The Message Uni Versa (2007)
- Umsindo (2009)
- Early (2009)
- SomeOthaShip (2010)
- Ocotea (2010)
- Kings Ballad (2010)
- Vweto (2011)
- Owed to Mama Rickie (2011)
- The Blackhouse (2012)
- Seeds (2012)
- Denderah (2013)
- The Lighthouse (2013)
- Oligarchy Sucks! (2014)
- A Thoughtiverse Unmarred (2015)
- Overload (2018)
- Vweto II (2019)
- Black Love & War (2019)
- Mama, You Can Bet! (2020)
- VWETO III (2021)
Mixtapes
EPs
- Worthnothings (2006)
- Heaven or Hell (2010)
- Ms. One (2014)
Singles
- "A Requiem for Leroy" (2006)
- "Seeds" (2012)
- "Tell Em (Remix)" (2012)
- "Popstopper" (2013)
- "Akosua" (2013)
Guest appearances
- Platinum Pied Pipers - "Your Day Is Done", "Lights Out", and "One Minute More" from Triple P (2005)
- Eric Lau - "Yet & Still" from Eric Lau Presents Dudley and Friends (2006)
- Oh No - "T. Biggums" from Exodus into Unheard Rhythms (2006)
- Sa-Ra Creative Partners - "Fly Away" from The Hollywood Recordings (2007)
- Erykah Badu - "Master Teacher" from New Amerykah Part One (2008)
- Mos Def - "Roses" from The Ecstatic (2009)
- Electric Wire Hustle - "This World" from Electric Wire Hustle (2009)
- Erykah Badu - "Out My Mind, Just In Time" from New Amerykah Part Two (2010)
- Oh No - "Improvement" from Disrupted Ads (2013)
- The Black Opera - "Beginning of the End" from The Great Year (2014)
- Akua Naru - "Mr. Brownskin" from The Miner's Canary (2015)
- Declaime - "The Message 2014", "Concentration", and "Flys Eye" from Southside Story (2015)
- J-Zen - "God Music" from Managua (2015)
- Miles Davis and Robert Glasper - "Milestones" from Everything's Beautiful (2016)
- Nosizwe - "The Best Drug" from In Fragments (2016)
- Them That Do - "Trying to Say" from Them That Do (2016)
- Eun - "Fox" from Darkness Must Be Beautiful (2018)
- Blood Orange - "Runnin'" from Negro Swan (2018)
- Clever Austin - "You Are All You Need" from Pareidolia (2019)
- Joe Armon-Jones - "Yellow Dandelion" from Turn To Clear View (2019)
- Kidd Mojo - "Pearls" from Dionysia (2020)
- Sons Of The James - "Things I Should Have Said" from Everlasting (2020)
- Seba Kaapstad - "Free" from Konke (2020)[14]
- Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats - "Track07 (Georgia Anne Muldrow Version)" from Unlocked 1.5 (2021)
- Brittany Howard - "History Repeats" (Geemix) from Jaime (Reimagined) (2021)
- Mach-Hommy - "Songe" from
- Richaxxhaitian
(2024)
- Nubya Garcia - "We Walk In Gold" from "Odyssey" (2024)
Notes and References
- Web site: Georgia Anne Muldrow - Biography. AllMusic. Marisa. Brown. February 12, 2015.
- Web site: Georgia Anne Muldrow – Seeds. Consequence of Sound. Michael. Madden. April 6, 2012.
- Web site: Declaime Looks Within For New Album 'Self Study'. CMJ. Elissa. Stolman. June 3, 2011. December 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20150614014812/http://www.cmj.com/news/declaime-looks-within-for-new-album-%E2%80%98self-study%E2%80%99. June 14, 2015. dead.
- Web site: Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins. Red Bull Music Academy. Jeff. Mao. 2007. July 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191101151239/https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/georgia-anne-muldrow-and-dudley-perkins-the-universe-according/. November 1, 2019. live.
- News: Georgia Anne Muldrow . January 24, 2021 . Los Angeles Sentinel . July 5, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20210124230044/https://lasentinel.net/georgia-anne-muldrow.html. January 24, 2021.
- Web site: Murph . John . Georgia Anne Muldrow: On Deliverance . NPR Music . National Public Radio . January 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201211222445/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112812256 . December 11, 2020 . September 14, 2009.
- Web site: Georgia Anne Muldrow: The Worthnothings EP. Pitchfork. Will. Dukes. May 17, 2006.
- Web site: Olesi: Fragments of an Earth. AllMusic. Marisa. Brown. February 12, 2015.
- Web site: Georgia Anne Muldrow: Olesi: Fragments of an Earth. Pitchfork. Joe. Tangari. November 3, 2006.
- Web site: Georgia Anne Muldrow: Seeds. PopMatters. Dean Van. Nguyen. June 18, 2012.
- Web site: Georgia Anne Muldrow Announces New Album for Brainfeeder, Shares Song: Listen. Pitchfork. Braudie. Blais-Billie. September 13, 2018. July 2, 2020.
- Web site: From Hardcore, From Rap, From Jazz, From Life. The New York Times. Mos Def. May 8, 2009.
- Web site: Georgia Anne Muldrow - Early. AllMusic. Vincent. Thomas. April 2, 2015.
- Web site: Konke, by Seba Kaapstad.