Ndidi Onukwulu Discography of CDs

Ndidi Onukwulu songs Recorded in six days at Black Box - "a studio near Angers where we could all live and vibrate together"- during sessions that produced seventeen songs in total, twelve of which are featured here This album benefits from the presence of Craig Street in the cabin. "He was very enthusiastic about the project right from the beginning. He listened to my ideas and helped me explore all my abilities." Street has benefited other voices (Cassandra Wilson, Norah Jones...) He and Ndidi brought together a team equal to the situation, all of them with references that speak for themselves: the ...

Ndidi Onukwulu CD discography Arranger: Jesse Zubot. Personnel: Ndidi Onukwulu (vocals, background vocals); Steve Dawson , Paul Pigat (guitar, background vocals); Jesse Zubot (strings, background vocals); JP Carter (trumpet); Bill Runge, Derry Byrne (horns); Chris Gestrin (pump organ); Roey Shemesh, Barry Mirochnick (background vocals). Recording information: The Factory Studios.

Ndidi Onukwulu albums Singer and songwriter Ndidi Onukwulu (pron. In-DEE-dee On-OOK-whoo-loo) is a newcomer to blues scene in Toronto, Canada. She brings the contemporary rhythms of Africa to the blues. Ndidi, who was born in British Columbia, grew up listening to her Nigerian-born father play drums. Onukwulu's mother recognized her daughter's extraordinary vocal gifts early and encouraged her. "My mother thought I was pretty decent and entered me into competitions," she says. Onukwulu was seven when she began singing in regional talent contests in small towns in southern and northern B.C.Ndidi is in the process of building a repertoire of traditional blues, combined ...

Ndidi Onukwulu CD discography The Mississippi Sheiks were a short-lived but popular acoustic string band that recorded approximately 70 songs during the first half of the 1930s before receding into history. Built around guitarist/singer Walter Vinson and fiddler Lonnie Chatmon, with other musicians (notably Lonnie's guitarist brothers Bo Carter and Sam Chatmon), the Sheiks left their influence on numerous folk, country, blues, and even rock performers in later decades -- their best-known song, "Sitting on Top of the World," was recorded by a long list of artists including Howlin' Wolf, Ray Charles, Chet Atkins, Cream, Bob Dylan, and the Grateful Dead. For this ...

Ndidi Onukwulu albums After pleasing fans with the dance-rock feel on "Understanding the New Violence," this Toronto-area group has returned with more of a heavier, guitar-oriented sound. The quartet makes the most of a winding, indie-rock style nugget with "Dark Horse" which sets this album off in a great direction. Big but not over the top, the song's chorus and fabulous homestretch is a forerunner of what's to ensue. The soft-then-loud approach also enables a tune like "Hideaway" to be another early pleaser, although this one leans more towards the dance-rock feel as drummer Jon Drew occasionally goes overboard on the hi-hat. Perhaps what works best on Modern Currencies is how the momentum is never stifled, especially with the gorgeous "New Cities" that sounds a bit like a blending of the Killers, U2 and Joy Division that opens up with strong guitar work for the homestretch. Things take a slight detour with the murky and challenging "Out of ...