The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel
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| The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel | ||
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| Studio album by Me'shell Ndegeocello | ||
| Released | February 14, 2005 | |
| Recorded | March 1 – March 4, 2003 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Label | Universal | |
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| Me'shell Ndegeocello chronology | ||
| Comfort Woman (2003) |
The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel (2005) |
The Article 3 (2006) |
The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel is the sixth album by American multi-instrumentalist Me'shell Ndegeocello, initially released in France on Universal France on February 14, 2005, and then subsequently on the Shanachie label in the United States on June 21 of the same year (see 2005 in music).
The album is Ndegeocello's first after leaving Maverick Records, her label of 10 years between 1993 and 2003. The album is completely jazz-based and features a number of noted jazz musicians.
[edit] Track listing
- "Mu Min" – 1:54
- "Al Falaq 13" – 11:47
- "Aquarium" – 4:43
- Featuring Sabina Scuibba
- "Papillon" – 11:32
- "Dance Of The Infidel" – 7:27
- "The Chosen" – 6:34
- Featuring Cassandra Wilson
- "Luqman" – 11:55
- "Heaven" – 6:07
- Featuring Lalah Hathaway
[edit] Personnel
- Me'shell Ndegeocello – multi-instrumentalist, arranger, producer, art direction
- Brandon Ross – guitar
- Michael Cain – piano, arranger, keyboards
- Neal Evans – piano, keyboards
- Federico Gonzalez Peña – keyboards
- Didi Gutman – keyboards, programming
- Ron Blake – horn
- Don Byron – horn
- Wallace Roney – horn
- Josh Roseman – horn
- Oran Coltrane – horn
- Oliver Lake – horn
- Kenny Garrett – horn
- Gregoire Maret – harmonica
- Chris Dave – drums
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Gene Lake – drums
- Dan Reiser – clay drums
- Pedro Martinez – percussion
- Yosvany Terry – percussion
- Mino Cinelu – percussion
- Lalah Hathaway – vocals
- Cassandra Wilson – vocals
- Sabina Sciubba – vocals
- Matt Garrison – bass
- Dave Meshell – bass, programming
- Takuya Nakamura – programming
- Bob Power – producer, engineer, mixing
- Ari Raskin – programming, engineer, mixing
- Zeke Zima – engineer
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- William Miller – production assistant
- Brian Montgomery – assistant
- Ross Peterson – assistant
- David Swope – assistant
- Dexter Story – management
- Marsha Black – administration
- Kofi Toha – executive producer
- Jason Olaine – A&R
- Rebecca Meek – artwork, art direction, package design
