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Ursula Rucker: Ma' at Mama

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Non deve essere facile, per una poetessa di grande valore e sensibilità come Ursula Rucker, riuscire a trovare sempre l'ambiente sonoro giusto su cui sciogliere la splendida qualità vocale, sia nel parlato che nelle parti più cantate. Chi era rimasto folgorato da Supa Sista - il suo debutto del 2001 - e “contento ma non troppo" alla prova del successivo [ottimo, ma non immediato] Silver and Lead, ritroverà probabilmente l'entusiasmo di un tempo con il percorso disegnato da questo nuovo ...

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Ursula Rucker: Supa Sista

Read "Supa Sista" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Rucker’s seductive tones have appeared on albums by artists from King Britt to the Roots and Josh Wink. Part of the ever-burgeoning Philly scene, Rucker’s is the voice of social consciousness and truth that hip-hop has become too egomaniacal to express. Her spoken word is intimate, startling, and powerful. Stripped of all useless posturing or needless rhymes, she comes with a pure flow that is intensely honest. The musical backing is a fusion of jazz, hip-hop and soul. 4Hero’s jazz ...


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