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Pionnière du hip hop féminin (elle fut membre du groupe Sequence sur le label Sugarhill, respect !), Angie Stone s'est récemment reconvertie à soul. Son premier album,
Black Diamond , a été un succès total couronné par 2 Lady Of Soul awards, et ce
Black Mahogany emprunte le même chemin d'une soul authentique et intemporelle. Raphael Saadiq et Ali Shaheed Muhammed (A Tribe Called Quest , Lucy Pearl) apportent leur touche à cet édifice nu-soul, écho respectueux et inspiré de légendes comme Betty Wright, Curtis Mayfield ou Marvin Gaye. "Snowflakes", léger comme l'air, "Wish I Didn't Miss You", aux accents très blaxploitation, ou "The Ingredients Of Love" en duo avec Musiq Soulchild sont quelques unes des pépites qui constellent cet opus de soul sans âge. A noter enfin le remix caché de "Brotha", agrementé par une prestation de la prodigieuse Alicia Keys et de la rappeuse Eve. Superbe.
--Julien Silk
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CD Mahogany Soul Perfectly Describes The Rich, Deep, And Lived-In Music Angie Stone Makes. This Veteran Singer/Songwriter, Who Was One-Third Of Rap Trio Sequence, Led Acid-Jazz Combo Vertical Hold, And Had A Major Hand In Creating D'Angelo'S Brown Sugar, Follows Up 1999'S Critically Acclaimed Black Diamond With Another Collection Of Grown-Up R&B That'S Sexy, Satisfying, And Smart. Along With (Wo)Manning The Helm Herself, Stone Links Up With Like-Minded Visionaries. Chief Among Them Are Raphael Saadiq, Who Produced The Single "Brotha" Which Moves With A Purposeful, Rugged, Old-Soul Swagger, And Andrea Martin, Co-Producer With Swizz Beatz On The Vibrant And Aching "Wish I Didn'T Miss You" Which Features A Dope "Backstabbers" Loop And Stone'S Husky Vocals. At 17 Cuts, There'S A Bit Of Drag, But Not Enough To Deter You From Stone'S Wise And Determined Ease, And On The Gritty "Twenty Dollars" Stone Gives All Those R&B Princesses Something To Really Chew On. --Amy Linden By The Time Angie Stone Released Her Second Album, Mahogany Soul In 2001, She Brought Some 20 Years Experience To Her Work. Stone Had Been An Accomplished Session Vocalist As Well As Singing With The Sequence And Vertical Hold. The Follow-Up To 1999'S Black Diamond, Mahogany Soul Is A Confident Musical Statement Of What It Means To Be African-American And Came To Define The Neo-Soul Movement Of The Early 21St Century Rootsy And Real, It Sets Out Its Stall With Soul Insurance. Opening With The Refrain From Lady Marmalade, The Album Bathes In The Hard-Won Glory Of R&B'S Past. Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Roberta Flack And Donny Hathaway Are All Evoked Throughout, But It Is Not Merely A Hotch-Potch Of Influences. Working With Raphael Saadiq, Musiq Soulchild, Alicia Keys And Calvin, It Is Stone'S Vocal Arrangements And Fender Rhodes, Percussion And Bass Contributions That Give The Album Its Slinky Unity. Pissed Off Is Sleek, Urban Soul. Wish I Didn'T Miss You Was The Standout And The Hit-Single. Taki