and was not accepted outside of those communities until the spark of black pride
but this album made the breakthrough and mighty Warner Brothers were behind it
We worked with the band to finally get this one out there (and had LTJ’s own Roger Lima remaster it for vinyl)…it sports a killer gatefold jacket (wait till you see the inner spread) and a “grape” vinyl pressing
Nice Up The Function (with Roots Manuva) C1
and piano -- while "Hip Hop Kids" (one of the two songs they kept and re-recorded) isn't
Shemekia Copeland Uncivil War 4 panel insert and was not accepted outsideUncivil War finds Shemekia blazing an exhilarating roots music trail, with many of the songs reflecting the spirit of our turbulent times. Her passion packed singing breathes fire into solemn, gospel drenched anthems, lowdown blues, crunching rockers and frisky New Orleans R&B. On captivating original songs and invigorating new takes on tracks by the Rolling Stones, Junior Parker and her father, famed bluesman Johnny Clyde Copeland, she commands