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LaChelle Chrysanne's avatar

Love love loved this! Kelela is such a special artist. I got put onto her on the Saint Heron compilation album Solange released in 2013 and Cut 4 Me came out shortly after that, which is wild because it sounds like it came out today. I played "Bank Head", "Go All Night" and "Send Me Out" into the ground but "Cherry Coffee" has turned out to be one of those songs I revisit and will play on repeat the most and I think it's for a lot of the reasons you mentioned about her understanding of musical resonance. I also love the connection she has with her audience, aside from being captivating on the stage, she sees us. I saw her at Gov Ball in 2018 and the crowd, like at most festivals was a little "ehh", she performed "Rewind" and I was the only one dancing, bopping around and singing along and she pointed at me and said "YES! YOU GIRL" I love her so much and I'm so glad to see her get her flowers!

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Antonia George's avatar

I loooove this!! A really great introduction into her artistry with connections to other versatile artists. I also enjoyed your take on how her intent in her work impacts us too as listeners. So so so good

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