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Influences: Her raw and rootsy, soulful mix of blues, country, folk and reggae reflects her
upbringing as the youngest of 6 children whose diverse musical tastes filled their
home with the sounds of Johnny Cash, Bob Marley, The Police, Stevie Wonder, Joan
Armatrading, Prince, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Ray Charles, Dean Martin and
the traditional Maltese Folk songs of her musician father. Having distilled these
influences into a musical style that reflects other, more recent sources of inspiration,
including Gillian Welch, Jolie Holland, Feist, Clare Bowditch, Zap Mama, Erykah
Badu, and Emiliana Torrini, Mama Kin’s musical spirit is richly feminine, but
it pulses to the beat of an unshakeable groove and rhythmic heart.
BIG THANKS FOR MUSICAL INSPIRATION TO::::
Aretha Franklin,
Arrested Development,
Ali Farka Toure,
Amy Winehouse,
The Beatles,
Beck,
Ben Harper,
Billie Holliday,
Blue King Brown,
Bob Marley & The Wailers,
Bobbie McFerrin,
The Budos Band,
Buena Vista Social Club,
Chris Whitley,
Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set,
Coldplay,
Custom Kings,
Damian “Jr. Gong†Marley,
Dan Sultan,
De La Soul,
Desmond Dekker,
Doc Watson,
Dubbel Dub,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Emiliana Torrini,
Ernest Ranglin,
Erykah Badu,
The Ethiopians,
Fat Freddy’s Drop,
Feist,
The Fugees,
G Love and The Special Sauce,
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings,
GIT,
Gurrumul (Geoffrey Yunipingu),
J. J. Cale,
Jack Johnson,
Joan Armatrading,
John Butler Trio,
Johnny Cash,
Jolie Holland,
Kaki King,
Kelly Joe Phelps,
Kev Carmody,
Louis Armstrong,
Louis Prima,
Manu Chau,
Massive Attack,
Michael Franti,
Mista Savona,
Nicole Willis,
Nina Simone,
Nitin Sawhney,
Paul Kelly,
Paul Simon,
Pigram Brothers,
The Police,
Portishead,
Prince,
Radiohead,
Ray Charles,
Red Hot Chilli Peppers,
Regina Spektor,
Rokia Traoré,
The Roots,
Ross Hannaford Trio,
Sister Nancy,
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings,
Son House,
Spearhead,
Stevie Wonder,
Susannah Espie,
Taj Mahal,
Tiddas,
Tommee,
Toots and the Maytals,
Tracey Chapman,
Trinity Roots,
Victoriana Gaye and Raggie,
The Waifs,
Wyclef Jean,
Zap Mama
"Coded Language" Saul Williams (Def Poetry)
"Children Of A Lesser God" Deb Young (Def Poetry)
Erykah Badu on Def Jam Poetry
STOP THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS
ZORBA THE GREEK YOLNGU STYLE
THE STORY OF STUFF
Under Cover of Racist Myth
Its banks secured in the warmth of the southern spring, Australia is not news. It ought to be. An epic scandal of racism, injustice and brutality is being covered up in the manner of apartheid South Africa. Many Australians conspire in this silence, wishing never to reflect upon the truth about their society's Untermenschen, the Aboriginal people. What is unique about Australia is not its sun-baked, derivative society, clinging to the sea, but its first people, the oldest on earth, whose skill and courage in surviving invasion, of which the current onslaught is merely the latest, deserve humanity's support. [John Pilger www.guardian.co.uk ]
Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: Indie