Jamila Woods
- HEAVN [Closed Sessions, 2016] **
- Legacy! Legacy! [Jagjaguwar, 2019] B+
Consumer Guide Reviews:
HEAVN [Closed Sessions, 2016]
Articulate enough on race, startlingly eloquent on solitude and self-love ("Holy," "Way Up") **
Legacy! Legacy! [Jagjaguwar, 2019]
This poetry-with-sophistofunk tribute to a sharp selection of 20th-century African-American art heroes plus Frida Kahlo will always be a tad too atmospheric and impressionistic to suit me. But it does both flow and signify. I highly recommend the dippy keybs that flavor "Miles," the futuristic electrothump that grounds "Muddy," the Malvina Reynolds lift that situates "Zora," and how pissed off "Basquiat" sounds. B+
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