Georgia Anne Muldrow
Georgia Anne Muldrow (born 1983)[3] is an American musician from Los Angeles, California.[4] In 2008, she co-founded the SomeOthaShip Connect record label with fellow artist and former husband Dudley Perkins.[5]
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| Born | 1983 (age 37–38) |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
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Life and career
Georgia Anne Muldrow grew up in a musical environment of her session musician parents, the jazz guitarist Ronald Muldrow and a singer, now Rickie Byars-Beckwith.[6][7][8]
In 2006, Muldrow released the debut EP, Worthnothings, on Stones Throw Records.[9] Her first album, Olesi: Fragments of an Earth, was released on the label in that year.[10][11]
In 2012, she released Seeds, an album entirely produced by Madlib, on SomeOthaShip Connect.[12]
In 2018, she released Overload on Brainfeeder.[13]
Style and influences
In The New York Times article in 2009, rapper Mos Def compared Muldrow's music to Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, and Ella Fitzgerald.[14] AllMusic described her as "one of the most daring and important (albeit underappreciated) artists of her time".[15]
Discography
Studio albums
- Olesi: Fragments of an Earth (2006)
- Sagala (2007) (as Pattie Blingh and the Akebulan Five)
- The Message Uni Versa (2007) (with Dudley Perkins)
- Umsindo (2009)
- Early (2009)
- SomeOthaShip (2010) (with Dudley Perkins)
- Ocotea (2010) (as Jyoti)
- Kings Ballad (2010)
- Vweto (2011)
- Owed to Mama Rickie (2011)
- The Blackhouse (2012) (with DJ Romes, as The Blackhouse)
- Seeds (2012)
- Denderah (2013) (as Jyoti)
- The Lighthouse (2013) (with Dudley Perkins)
- Oligarchy Sucks! (2014)
- A Thoughtiverse Unmarred (2015)
- Overload (2018)
- Vweto II (2019)
- Black Love & War (2019) (with Dudley Perkins)
- Mama, You Can Bet! (2020) (as Jyoti)
Mixtapes
- Beautiful Mindz (2008) (with Dudley Perkins)
EPs
- Worthnothings (2006)
- Heaven or Hell (2010) (with Dudley Perkins)
- Ms. One (2014)
Singles
- "A Requiem for Leroy" (2006)
- "Seeds" (2012)
- "Tell Em (Remix)" (2012) (with Riff Raff McGriff)
- "Popstopper" (2013) (with Dudley Perkins)
- "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 & 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)
- Kidd Mojo - "Pearls" from Dionysia (2020)
References
- Perkins, Brandon (July 29, 2009). "Funk Spirit Rising: Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins' Dueling Soul Excursions". LA Weekly.
- Bauer, Matt (October 1, 2013). "Georgia Anne Muldrow as "Jyoti" - Denderah". Exclaim!.
- Brown, Marisa. "Georgia Anne Muldrow - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- Madden, Michael (April 6, 2012). "Georgia Anne Muldrow – Seeds". Consequence of Sound.
- Stolman, Elissa (June 3, 2011). "Declaime Looks Within For New Album 'Self Study'". CMJ. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- Mao, Jeff (2007). "Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins". Red Bull Music Academy. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- "Georgia Anne Muldrow". Los Angeles Sentinel. 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- Murph, John (14 September 2009). "Georgia Anne Muldrow: On Deliverance". NPR Music. National Public Radio. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- Dukes, Will (May 17, 2006). "Georgia Anne Muldrow: The Worthnothings EP". Pitchfork.
- Brown, Marisa. "Olesi: Fragments of an Earth". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- Tangari, Joe (November 3, 2006). "Georgia Anne Muldrow: Olesi: Fragments of an Earth". Pitchfork.
- Nguyen, Dean Van (June 18, 2012). "Georgia Anne Muldrow: Seeds". PopMatters.
- Blais-Billie, Braudie (September 13, 2018). "Georgia Anne Muldrow Announces New Album for Brainfeeder, Shares Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- Mos Def (May 8, 2009). "From Hardcore, From Rap, From Jazz, From Life". The New York Times.
- Thomas, Vincent. "Georgia Anne Muldrow - Early". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
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