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- Mausiki Scales & The Common Ground Collective, Endless Summers & Southern Porches (Soul/Jazz/Blues) – Spectacular follow-up to Remembrance Has Not Left Us. This album is still rooted in the spirit of Sankofa, however, Mausiki and the band explore the Southern origins of Black music. Old-time Blues and Jazz stylings permeate the 11 songs on this album, but the band didn’t lose their world perspective with a couple of Caribbean/World Beat offerings included, as well.
- Mausiki Scales & The Common Ground Collective, Remembrance Has Not Left Us
(Soul/Jazz/Afro-Beat) - In their debut CD, Remembrance Has Not Left Us, Mausiki Scales leads a "mosse" (much more than a posse) of musicians and vocalists on a journey back to the African Ancestors, travelling on Jazz, Soul and World Beat grooves. This warm musical experience, steeped in the spirit of Sankofa (returning to one's past to understand the present and future) is a fitting musical offering to the Ancestors.
- Julie Dexter, Peace of Mind
(Neo-Classic Soul/Acid Jazz) - a cookbook for the creation of organic music, consisting of tracks as diverse as Ms. Dexter's growing international fan base. Dubbed the "Queen of U.K. Soul" by her fans, Ms. Dexter has a vocal style that is somewhere between Jazz and Soul. Anyone who loves good music that is unpretentious will enjoy this album.
- Anthony David, Acoustic Mix Tape
(Acoustic Soul/Hip-Hop) - Using poetic lyrics, funky guitar grooves, and his signature, husky tenor voice as catalysts, Anthony David effortlessly transforms the ancient elements of Blues, Folk and Hip-Hop into eclectic, 21st Century Soul music.
The Seventh Sun, Full Mental Jacket (Poetry) - a thought-provoking book of poetry that presents social, economic, political and religious issues encountered in our modern, global society in a laid back poetic-prose format. Written by one of the most dynamic young spoken word artists of our time, this work of art is sure to open your third-eye.
- The Seventh Sun, Psychlone on the High Plains: Legend of an Urban Griot
(Poetry) – The Seventh Sun’s sophomore book of poetry. Filled with biographical references, Sun tells a story based on his life experiences in the context of larger social and political issues, ranging from love and longing to the effects of drugs on the community. Psychlone on the High Plains is scheduled for a September 2001 release.
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