Me'shell Ndegeocello

Me'shell Ndegeocello is an African-American singer, bassist, and multi-instrumentalist. Born in the late 1960s in Berlin, but raised in Washington, D.C., Meshell Suihailia Bashir Shakur adopted the name Ndegeocello, which means "free like a bird", while still in her teens. She has been hailed in the music press as a redeemer of soul music. Her music incorporates funk, soul, hip-hop, reggae, rock and jazz. She has been nominated for 9 Grammys. She has frequently toured with Lilith Fair.

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African-American - Singer - Bassist - 1960s - Berlin - Washington, D.C. - Soul music - Funk - Hip-hop - Reggae - Rock - Jazz - Grammys - Lilith Fair

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Ndegeocello honed her chops on the D.C. Go go circuit in the late 1980s before venturing out as a solo artist. She emerged as a recording artist in 1993 on Maverick/Sire Records with her debut, Plantation Lullabies. This recording presented a distinctly androgynous persona. Her music has been featured in a number of film soundtracks including How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Batman and Robin as well as on recordings by Basement Jaxx and The Blind Boys of Alabama, among others. Her biggest hit is a duet with John Mellencamp, a cover version of Van Morrison's "Wild Night", which reached #3 on the Billboard charts.

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Go go - 1980s - 1993 - Maverick - Sire Records - Androgynous - Film - Soundtrack - How Stella Got Her Groove Back - Batman and Robin - Basement Jaxx - The Blind Boys of Alabama - John Mellencamp - Cover version - Van Morrison - Wild Night - Billboard

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Her singles "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)", "Leviticus: Faggot", and "Who Is He and What Is He To You?" have all charted in the Billboard top 20. Ndegeocello is bisexual. She sang background vocals on the song "I'd Rather be Your Lover" by Madonna, on her album Bedtime Stories.

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Bisexual - Madonna - Bedtime Stories

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