Petite Afrique, the new album from superb jazz chanteuse Somi, is a song cycle inspired by the vibrant African immigrant community that has become a vital part of Harlem s cultural dimension and to New York City as a whole. The historic uptown neighborhood fondly boasts of West 116th Street as "Little Africa," where passersby can find any number of African immigrant shops sel...(展开全部) Petite Afrique, the new album from superb jazz chanteuse Somi, is a song cycle inspired by the vibrant African immigrant community that has become a vital part of Harlem s cultural dimension and to New York City as a whole. The historic uptown neighborhood fondly boasts of West 116th Street as "Little Africa," where passersby can find any number of African immigrant shops selling a vast array of products and food. Over the last decade, gentrification has crept deeper into Harlem, pushing the African immigrants out. With Petite Afrique, Somi ensures that the stories and struggles of New York City's largest African community do not disappear without having ever been told. The songs on the album are based on Somi's conversations with diverse members of the Harlem community reflecting on themes of transnationalism, cultural difference, assimilation and gentrification. Blending modern jazz, African music and the singer-songwriter tradition, Petite Afrique is an amalgamation of the musical and cultural worlds that resonate with Somi as an African AND American woman and a proud Harlemite.
0 有用 蕉 2021-06-17 22:16:18
这张在自我认同上深入探索,从肤色和移民的角度出发,律动和旋律都偶尔有出彩的地方,英国人在纽约翻的不错
0 有用 幻影刺客 2017-10-03 23:43:00
蛮耐听的一张专辑,女声很厚实,低音和假声都很好听。
0 有用 wangzhy 2018-05-10 03:42:57
Outstanding Vocal
0 有用 水星祝福 2023-08-21 17:43:44 加拿大
cut: black enough / the gentry
0 有用 水星祝福 2023-08-21 17:43:44 加拿大
cut: black enough / the gentry
0 有用 wangzhy 2018-05-10 03:42:57
Outstanding Vocal
0 有用 蕉 2021-06-17 22:16:18
这张在自我认同上深入探索,从肤色和移民的角度出发,律动和旋律都偶尔有出彩的地方,英国人在纽约翻的不错
0 有用 幻影刺客 2017-10-03 23:43:00
蛮耐听的一张专辑,女声很厚实,低音和假声都很好听。