Member Since: 2/8/2006
Band Website: imaniuzuri.com
Band Members: I am blessed to be in a community of amazing musicians/collaborators. HER HOLY WATER: A BLACK GIRL'S ROCK OPERA album credits include:
Imani Uzuri-Vocals, Arrangements,Co-Producer
Vijay Iyer - Piano, Keyboard, Arrangements,Co-Producer
Swiss Chris - Drums
Maximina Juson - Electric Bass, Arrangements
Kirk Douglas - Electric Guitar, Arrangements
Marvin Sewell - Acoustic Guitar, Arrangements
Tarrah Reynolds - Violin, String Arrangements
Jeannie Oliver - Viola, String Arrangements
James D. Coleman-Viola
Julia Kent-Cello
Nioka Workman-Cello
Brad Jones-Upright Bass
Graham Haynes-Cornet
Daniel Moreno-Percussion
Thom Loubet - Electric Guitar
Jeremiah Hosea - Electric Bass
Scotty Hard-Engineer/Co-Producer
Peter Karl-Engineer
Michael Fossenkemper-Turtletone Studio-Mastering
ALBUM COVER PHOTOGRAPHY-Larry Link
ALBUM COVER DESIGN-Charlotte Taylor
Influences: INSPIRATIONS AND INFLUENCES:
Bjork, Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, 4Hero, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Dianne Reeves, Carleen Anderson, 80's Music, Betty Davis, Om Kalthoum, fragrant incense, Maxayn, Bessie Smith, North Carolina, John Coltrane, Octavia Butler, God, World Music, Nina Simone, healing energy and light, Supertramp, Queen, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Minnie Ripperton, The Clark Sisters, Barbra, Julie Andrews,Carol Burnett, Millie Jackson, Laurie Anderson, Bette Midler, rainy windy days, Marian Makeba, Aung San Su Kyi, beautiful flowers (tulips, lillies, birds of paradise, baby's breath),Virgen De Guadelupe, Latch Drom (The Film), Frida Kahlo, Rigoberta Menchu, Paul Robeson, Sojourner Truth, Mary Pickford, Harriet Tubman, Freedom Fighters, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Karen Carpenter, Northern California, Alice Coltrane, Grace Jones, tempetuous oceans, Jessye Norman, Julie Taymor, Ntozake Shange, Shirley Horn, Zora Neale Hurston, traveling this beautiful earth, The Green Tara, Malcolm X, Freedom Songs, Roberta Flack, Mary Crow Dog, Mary J. Blige, Sade, delicious food, Mercedes Sosa, Virginia Rodriguez, wind,Mary McCloud Bethune,blood oranges,Black Girls, Sandra Cisneros, Toni Morrison, silence,Betty Carter, 70's classic soft rock, Chavela Vargas, Ray Charles,Tina Turner, Fela Kuti, collard greens, cayenne pepper, okra, pecans, blackeyed peas, lima beans, sweet potatoes and yams, granny, Bayard Rustin, MLK jr, Sarah Vaughan, Assata Shakur, Kathleen Battle, Beverly Sills, Judith Jamison, Dusty Springfield, Wangari Matthai, sun,moon, stars,clouds, love, loss, joy,pain, faith, victory, eternal life, Jesus, sufism, buddhism, islam, mysticism, ancestors, orishas, Donny Hathaway, Judy Blume, Winnie Mandela, the universe, Oumou Sangare, Anne Frank, Hair (The Musical), Simon and Garfunkel, Trance and Sacred Music, family, friends, my world community, the Holy Spirit, my fellow artists, the children in my life/world, meditation and prayer truth,justice,integrity,sweetness,grace,healing,compassion,l
ove,freedom, forever, illuminating light and The Sound of Music (The Musical)-the hills are indeed alive!!!
Record Label: HER HOLY WATER MUSIC
Type of Label: Indie