The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance Of The Infidel
Me'Shell NdegéOcello
- Artist
- Me'Shell NdegéOcello
- Label
- Universal Music Jazz France
- Catalog number
- 982673-5
- Released
- 2005
- Country
- France
- Format
- Album
- Barcode
- 602498267356
What’s on it
The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance Of The Infidel has 8 tracks, about 1:02:00 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
1Mu-Min
- Horns
- Don Byron, Joshua Roseman, Oliver Lake
- Keyboards
- Michael Cain
- Programmed By
- Me'Shell NdegéOcello
- Written-By
- Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur, Oliver Lake
2Al-Falaq 113
- Drums
- Gene Lake
- Guitar
- Brandon Ross
- Harmonica
- Gregoire Maret
- Horns
- Wallace Roney
- Keyboards
- Didi Gutman
- Percussion
- Mino Cinelu
- Written-By
- Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur
3Aquarium
- Drums [Clay Drum]
- Dan Rieser
- Horns
- Ron Blake
- Keyboards
- Didi Gutman
- Piano
- Sabina Sciubba
- Programmed By
- Ari Raskin, Didi Gutman, Me'Shell NdegéOcello, Takuya Nakamura
4Papillon
- Keyboards
- Frederico González Peña
- Written-By
- Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur
5Dance Of The Infidel
- Horns
- Oran Coltrane
- Keyboards
- Neal Evans
- Written-By
- Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur, Oran Coltrane
6The Chosen
- Drums
- Gene Lake
- Guitar
- Brandon Ross
- Vocals
- Cassandra Wilson
- Written-By
- Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur
7Luqman
- Drums
- Jack DeJohnette
- Guitar
- Brandon Ross
- Horns
- Don Byron, Gregoire Maret, Oliver Lake, Wallace Roney
- Percussion
- Mino Cinelu, Pedrito Martinez
8Heaven
- Keyboards
- Michael Cain
- Piano
- Neal Evans
- Vocals
- Lalah Hathaway
- Written-By
- Richard Whiting, Walter Bullock
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Where it came from
The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel, released in 2005 by Universal Music Jazz France, represents a pivotal shift in Me'Shell NdegéOcello's discography. Moving away from the neo-soul fusion that defined her earlier work, the album emerged from her immersion in the jazz fusion and experimental music scenes of the mid-2000s. It was conceived as a collaborative project, heavily influenced by the improvisational spirit of jazz and a desire to explore complex, spiritual, and political themes through a more abstract sonic lens.
The album's design and sound were orchestrated to reflect a departure from commercial R&B structures, favoring extended instrumental passages and deep, groove-oriented compositions. NdegéOcello worked closely with an ensemble of seasoned jazz musicians to achieve a cohesive, organic texture that bridged the gap between funk, jazz, and soul. Upon its release, it was received as a challenging and introspective work, earning critical praise for its artistic bravery and technical ambition, even as it marked a distinct transition in her career trajectory.
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