Nedra Johnson
Nedra's self-titled sophomore release is a joyful mix of R&B, funk, rock and gospel. Honest in integrity to the music as well as the lyrical content, each song
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Working Hard for the Joneses Working Hard for the Joneses
This was live on A Prairie Home Companion with Howard Johnson & Gravity
Ahha (It's A Good Thing) Ahha (It's A Good Thing)
A tribute to the Mothers who have gone before me layered vocally in octaves.
So Good, So Far So Good, So Far
This is Acoustic R&B, Funk or HipHop maybe... It's me questioning how I got to where I am and when I am overwhelmed with the challenges of my life finding sanctuary in unconditional love.
Prozac (So Fun Living, Not A Moment Dull) Prozac (So Fun Living, Not A Moment Dull)
An 'upbeat, cheeky song...The funky beat combined with naively cheerful mandolin strumming and whistling... is clever, political and edgy without proclaiming an overt 'message.' - AfterEllen.com
New Boy Blues New Boy Blues
'impeccably produced...' - PM Entertainment 'like a perfect martini, crisp and a little naughty.' - AfterEllen.com
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in a singer/songwriter multi-instrumentalist born & living in New York City. Her unique style of guitar playing is unmistakibly informed by her many years as a professional bassist and keeps her live solo acoustic performances more on an R&B tip then what one might expect of a "girl with a guitar."
Nedra's self-titled sophomore release is a joyful mix of R&B, funk, rock and gospel. Honest in integrity to the music as well as the lyrical content, each song is a testimony of her experience as a black openly lesbian woman in love, spirituality, community and or politics. From the first song on through to the Maxine Feldman tribute version of , this is proudly womyn's music and a great example of how Nedra has grown as a writer, arranger, producer and musician. Featuring lush background vocals and danceable grooves, had the crowd on its feet and whooping." As a soloist, she has performed in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Oakland, Cleveland, Madison, Chicago, New Caledonia and more!
Whether in front of an intimate audience such as at New York City's Rockwood Music Hall or a large festival audience of 7000 like Michigan Womyn's Music Festival , Nedra has the ability to perform with both a strength and a vulnerability that makes each listener feel like they are getting to know her on a personal level. Her thoughtful choice of words reflect not only who she is but speak to the heart in a way that mirrors emotions most find difficult to express.Have you performed in front of an audience?Yes, definitely. I live in NY so mostly in NY at Rockwood or the Knitting Factory these day. My special moments are mostly from festivals. At fests there are usually larger audiences and for women's festivals in particular it's just so cool to connect with other artists.
Your musical influences
I listen to everything really. You know how some people say that and then go "except country...or opera..." If I had a multi-disc changer you could find me stocked with Jill Scott, Louis Jordan, Sly & The Family Stone, Taj Mahal, Howard Johnson & Gravity, Monk, Nirvana, Tim McGraw, Ferron, Phoebe Snow, 7 Seconds, Social Distortion, Tribe 8, Audio Slave, Verdi Requiem, Ravi Shankar, Bulgarian Women's Choir, Tupac, Transcedence Gospel Choir, I mean alla that is stuff I listen to and can mix randomly and be cool with... and of course there is more... So I've had people listen to my CD and bug out some on the variety genre wise as if there is some unwritten rule that you have to make your whole CD sound just alike from song to song. I think the mix works well and it is very much me...
Bronx, NY
USA
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438449
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Hello Nedra,
I just listen to your music. What a beautiful voice, nice text and very good music. I love that kind of music.
I am John Williams, a country & western singer here in The Neterlands. I have make a link from your music to my HP so all my friends here in The Netherlands can listen to your music. On the right site "New from USA"
http://johnwilliams68.spaces.live.com/
I hope that's right. Let me know what do you think.
Keep it country,
John.
Nedra,
Tis been a while since I've visted you.. Sheshhhh.... I'm so bad....
*Hugs* Hope things are good in your world... wishing you the best gf..take care my music friend..
Randee
Hello Nedra,
Nice to meet you, you are a great singer and I love it. I 've make a link from your soundclick to my spaces hier in the Netherlands, so al my friends can listen to your music. You can vind my space:
http://spaces.msn.com/johnwilliams68/
I also have 3 pages soundclick, if you wil listen to my music:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=510030
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=513756
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=520445
and John Williams 68's station
http://www.soundclick.com/stations/stations.cfm?id=354387
Keep it country and God bless you,
John.
Also,... just to save you some time - I think I'll make some suggestions of songs that I think you are PERFECT for.
01 -All Good
02 - What You Don't Know About Me
03 - Flutter
04 - Misunderstood
Happy Listening
Tyler Adam
AAHHH..Thank-you for getting back to me. I am sooo happy to hear that you are interested in collaborating. Feel free to email once you've had a chance to check out more of the beats. Let me know which tracks you think you could sing on, and we'll go from there. - I'm soo happy to hear from you. Made my day today. Tyler Adam
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