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Sekou Sundiata
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Sekou Sundiata

Genre: R&B, Urban, Jazz-Pop
Origin: U.S.A
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Biography

Hailing from Harlem, Sekou Sundiata ranked among New York’s most incisive and talented voices shaping poetry around African-American identity. While holding a post teaching English literature at the New School for Social Research, he also carved out a stage presence by fronting a band for regular club engagements that echoed the styles of June Jordan, Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones), and Quincy Troupe. Turning toward musical theater, he unveiled The Mystery of Love in 1994 after enlisting Doug Booth for songwriting assistance. The pair later collaborated on Sundiata’s first record, The Blue Oneness of Dreams, where Booth supplied both material and his own soulful vocals; Polygram issued the album in 1997. Early 2000 brought the follow-up A Long Story Short. The next year Sundiata appeared alongside Ani DiFranco on the “Rhythm and News” tour even as he maintained his faculty role in the New School’s writing program. Heart failure claimed his life in July 2007.

Top Songs

  1. The Blue Oneness Of DreamsHarlem, A Letter HomeThe Blue Oneness Of Dreams · 1997The Blue Oneness Of Dreams2:54
  2. The Blue Oneness Of DreamsBombs From BullshitThe Blue Oneness Of Dreams · 1997The Blue Oneness Of Dreams1:26
  3. The Blue Oneness Of Dreams15 Bullets, 15 Dead, 20 WoundedThe Blue Oneness Of Dreams · 1997The Blue Oneness Of Dreams5:55
  4. The Blue Oneness Of DreamsThe Blue Oneness Of DreamsThe Blue Oneness Of Dreams · 1997The Blue Oneness Of Dreams4:54
  5. The Blue Oneness Of DreamsBlink Your EyesThe Blue Oneness Of Dreams · 1997The Blue Oneness Of Dreams4:02
  6. The Blue Oneness Of DreamsSpace: A MonologueThe Blue Oneness Of Dreams · 1997The Blue Oneness Of Dreams6:31
  7. The Blue Oneness Of DreamsSweet ToothThe Blue Oneness Of Dreams · 1997The Blue Oneness Of Dreams5:33
  8. The Blue Oneness Of DreamsPhilosophy Of The CoolThe Blue Oneness Of Dreams · 1997The Blue Oneness Of Dreams5:36
  9. The Blue Oneness Of DreamsA Kiss In Deep TimeThe Blue Oneness Of Dreams · 1997The Blue Oneness Of Dreams4:50
  10. The Blue Oneness Of DreamsOpen HeartThe Blue Oneness Of Dreams · 1997The Blue Oneness Of Dreams4:42
  11. The Blue Oneness Of DreamsEar TrainingThe Blue Oneness Of Dreams · 1997The Blue Oneness Of Dreams4:54
  12. The Blue Oneness Of DreamsForsaken SeaThe Blue Oneness Of Dreams · 1997The Blue Oneness Of Dreams4:17
  13. The Blue Oneness Of DreamsDays Going By In Broken EnglishThe Blue Oneness Of Dreams · 1997The Blue Oneness Of Dreams4:55
  14. The Blue Oneness Of DreamsShout OutThe Blue Oneness Of Dreams · 1997The Blue Oneness Of Dreams2:53

Albums

The Blue Oneness Of Dreams

The Blue Oneness Of Dreams

1997
The Blue Oneness Of Dreams
Sekou Sundiata · Album · 1997
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  1. Shout OutSekou Sundiata2:53
  2. Days Going By In Broken EnglishSekou Sundiata4:55
  3. Forsaken SeaSekou Sundiata4:17
  4. Ear TrainingSekou Sundiata4:54
  5. Open HeartSekou Sundiata4:42
  6. A Kiss In Deep TimeSekou Sundiata4:50
  7. Harlem, A Letter HomeSekou Sundiata2:54
  8. Bombs From BullshitSekou Sundiata1:26
  9. 15 Bullets, 15 Dead, 20 WoundedSekou Sundiata5:55
  10. The Blue Oneness Of DreamsSekou Sundiata4:54
  11. Blink Your EyesSekou Sundiata4:02
  12. Space: A MonologueSekou Sundiata6:31
  13. Sweet ToothSekou Sundiata5:33
  14. Philosophy Of The CoolSekou Sundiata5:36