After two decades recording and performing, Meshell Ndegeocello no longer has any illusions about the way music publicity works. "You need those generalizations to create a marketing scheme," the ...

In the 2002 documentary classic Standing in the Shadows of Motown, there’s a memorable scene where Meshell Ndegeocello asks Funk Brothers bassist Bob Babbitt if he felt any racial tension as a White ...

It's also her first album on the legendary Blue Note label, featuring some well-established heavyweights and rising stars in the jazz world like Jason Moran, Mark Guiliana, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel ...

The bassist, singer and composer’s 1993 debut jolted the industry — then she decided to change. Now she is releasing a powerful album inspired by James Baldwin. Meshell Ndegeocello’s 14th album, “No ...

Meshell Ndegeocello is a modern master of electric bass. Her playing never calls undue attention to itself, yet her songs would fall apart without it. Bouncing between just two notes, she exudes ...

It goes on for a few minutes. You could imagine it going forever, like the “inner groove” at the end of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” It stays in the mind, regardless. “That’s my brother, ...

Meshell Ndegeocello has announced her second album for Blue Note Records. The new album is a tribute to James Baldwin and will be released on the 100th anniversary of the iconic author’s birth, August ...

Angelique Kidjo and MeShell Ndegeocello will perform together at Ravinia in Highland Park on August 8, promising an evening filled with music and beauty. Kidjo, a Grammy-winning artist, is known for ...

This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans who’ve paved the way for what we hear today in ...