Ventriloquism
Tackling a range of R&B radio hits from the 1980s and 1990s, Meshell Ndegeocello treats the practice of covering another’s songs as an act of intimacy and empathy.
At the heart of Creep Show’s singular aesthetic is the contrast between John Grant’s upholstered croon and Stephen Mallinder’s more fragmentary vocals
Covers have been part of Meshell Ndegeocello album sessions since 1996, when the masterful bassist and undervalued vocalist updated Bill Withers' "Who Is He and What Is He to You."
How do you improve upon classics by Prince, Sade and George Clinton? In most cases, you don't. But Meshell Ndegeocello's Ventriloquism is a...
Meshell Ndegeocello’s Ventriloquism turns commonly held conceptions of canon on their head.
From this listener's perspective, the ideal cover album balances out three types of songs.