Meshell Ndegeocello – No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin at Door Community Auditorium

“An irresistible genre blender… always creating a mood around the music that puts rhythm, harmony, and melody in delicious orbits. It casts a spell on you.” – Pitchfork

Meshell Ndegeocello is an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer, and musical visionary. A Grammy winner and 11-time nominee, Ndegeocello has built a reputation as an uncompromising artist whose deliriously funky and soulful work provides a powerful commentary on race, gender, and LGBTQ+ rights. The Berlin-born Ndegeocello cut her teeth on Washington, D.C.’s explosive go-go circuit in the 1980s; her landmark neo-soul album?Plantation Lullabies?was released on Madonna’s Maverick Records label in 1993 and included her blockbuster hit single “If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night).” Ndegeocello’s recent jazz-influenced album?The Omnichord Real Book?(2023) marks a new chapter in her unpredictable, trailblazing career.