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COPYRIGHT 2003 Curve Magazine, Outspoken Enterprises, San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 863-6538
With the release of the lyrical Comfort Woman this fall and the instrumental Dance of the Infields next month, Meshell Ndegeocello is once again in the spotlight. A cozy conversation with the funky soul diva herself.
Ever since she was "discovered" in the early 1990s and signed to the nascent Maverick label by none other than Madonna herself, Meshell Ndegeocello has been working steadily to critical acclaim. Her debut album, Plantation Lullabies (1993), earned her three Grammy nominations. With subsequent albums Peace Beyond Passion (1996), Bitter (1999) and Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape (2002), she continued to develop a loyal following. Ndegeocello's latest, Comfort Woman, released last October by Maverick, is full of passionate love songs written to her ex, Rebecca Walker. Now living in New York City, Ndegeocello is also releasing an instrumental jazz album called Dance o[' the Infidels January 13, on Verve Records.
A Q&A With Meshell Ndegeocello:
Your album Comfort Woman came out this fall--what does "comfort" mean to you?
Comfort's always nice.
Where do you find it?
Time spent with myself. Prayer, things like that.
How does family life fit into all of this?
Well, right now I'm going through a relationship transition. So, I can only look back in hindsight. Family was free time--you know, time I could be myself, pretty much. Just be and sleep and hang out, do regular things.
And then, I can't help but notice that the album seems to be a bit of a love letter.
Yeah, it's definitely to a specific person.
Is it to Rebecca [Walker]?
Yeah, yeah.
So, is it kind of tricky emotionally to be going on the road now with this material?
Oh no, not at all. I'd probably sing to her every night.... [Some]...
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