MATANA

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Member Since: 9/25/2005
Band Website: matanaroberts.com
Band Members: i play with a lot of different bands and lead a lot of my own projects in the "big (sometimes quite rotten) apple." I work with artists of all types-- dancers, vocalists, MC's, scientists, visual artists, poets, comics,writers,chefs,fashion heads,etc etc etc--if it's inspirationally creative I want to be a part of it......glory be to the creator of all things creative....
Influences: von freeman, Rumsey Fields, fred anderson, dexter gordon, roscoe mitchell, bill evans, maceo parker, both betty davises, charlie parker, cannonball adderley,moms mabely, cecil taylor, nas, joe henderson, fiona apple,,sonny criss, godspeed you!black emperor,carmen mcrae, jdilla,elvin jones, joe williams,antipop consortium, evan parker, billie holiday, cooper-moore,queen,steve lacy,hildegard von bingen, foxy brown,david bowie,johann sebastian bach, mf doom, muhammad ali, etta james and jones,rob mazurek, Paul Mooney,vi redd, nina simone, tupac and afeni shakur, wutang,ethiopiques,Phyllis Hyman,nachitoches louisiana, eric dolphy,town and country,inga musico, albert ayler,azita,sam prekop,crazy horse,john,alice, ravi coltrane,xanadu,planet asia,gwen stefani,charles ives,memphis tenessee,sam cooke,joe sacco, bjork,musiq soulchild,ray brown,jilly from philly, biggie,deadprez, william parker,jimi hendrix,bad brains,duke ellington,pinky,stevie nicks, lennie tristano,lene lovich, max roach, silver mtzion,james taylor,janis joplin,angie stone, new orleans lousiana,the wire,emma goldman,anthony braxton, joni mitchell,horace silver, odb,flashdance,joe maneri,velvet underground,wayne shorter, Irene Aebi, rent, lee scratch perry,ice castles,paul mooney, kool herc,sweeney todd, lil kim,royal trux, frank lowe,luther vandross,crimethinc,pink, bill dixon,janet jackson,tv on the radio, iggy pop,shirley horn, michael jackson (1963-1987),lenny bruce,me'shell ndegeocello, steve coleman,sabir mateen,blondie, Ntozake Shange, Melvin Van peebles,debbie harry,black power,keyshia cole,pippi longstocking,outkast, angela davis,mahoghany,rolling stones, common and kanye,SARA,susan sontag,twlya tharp, the middle passage, alexander mcqueen, bikini kill,erykah badu, sunra,g.s. herren and g.s. herron, fugazi, bill withers, mary j,prince, prince prince and prince,assata,black star, Paul Auster, dexter gordon,steve albini,shirley chisolm,bela bartok,bix biederbecke, daniel carter,cane river, nikki giovanni,sonny simmons, charles gayle,red garland,fat albert,harriet tubman, sonny rollins,Marie Thereze CoinCoin Metoyer,stevie wonder, frank zappa,Lars Von Trier, perry robinson,gladys knight, john lewis,jill scott, nina simone, the roots, andres segovia,basquiat, canton mississippi,freddie hubbard, the gap band, kara walker,jmac, bad brains,sojourner truth, e.t.,louie malle,billy bang,sly stone,muppets take manhattan, david murray, jd yancey,nicole mitchell,fraggles, pj harvey,ll cool j, justin timberlake,roscoe mitchell, tribe called quest, black ox,chicago illinois,gabriel garica marquez,wolfgang amadeus mozart,phillip glass,jean lee, aaron elliot "cometbus",ran blake,the wiz, jerry bergonzi, electric company,fame, rev. john roberts,harry partch,rudy van gelder, george garzone,bootsy,muhal richard abrams,jimmy cobb,tamar kali, max roach, munchichis,bahamadia, george russell, jack johnson,dorthy dandridge,bob brookmeyer,3rd wave, david axelrod,miles,jayne cortez, paul motian,herbie,nas,gerard a. smith,gregory stephen tate, angela davis,debussy, red mitchell, art ensemble of chicago,red foxx,peaches, georgia o'keefe,marvin gaye, thelonious Monk,outkast,jeff parker, ani difranco, curtis mayfield, john gilmore, my mom and my grannies, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois ,chet baker,jimi hendrix, oliver lake, stevie wonder,whitney houston singing the national anthem, doris, fat albert,timbaland,loretta lynn,erykah,hova, teo, fidel castro,sonic youth, mc lyte, jim baker,jayne cortez, trail of tears,albert ayler, eugene chadbourne, malcom x,wayne shorter,barry adamson,W.E.B.,benjamin britten,dinah washington,J.A. Rogers, amina claudine meyers,blackalicious,danilo perez, ron carter,idris muhammad,joan jett, rah diggah, irma thompson,bootsy,bill evans,jane goodall, david axelrod,gremlins, chaka kahn,satchmo,lee konitz,bud powell, chris connor,freddie hubbard, vi redd,universal soul circus,cecil taylor, stravinsky,gloria"i'm ready for mycloseup mr demille"swanson, rudresh mahanthappa,cyndi lauper,george lewis,copland,the real roxanne,betty carter,mouse on mars,chi-lites,queen latifah, vijay iyer, patti smith,johnny hodges,shaft, ran blake,big daddy kane, jimmy smith, al green, bartok, queen N'zinga, mary j blige,judy chicago, the international sweethearts of ryhthm, lauryn hill, cooley high, last poets,king crimson, freddy krueger, james brown, ike and tina, jeffrey eugenides,bob dylan,paul robeson,muddy waters, god(the female version thank you very much).
Sounds Like: MATANA
Record Label: Central Control International
Type of Label: Indie