The American Negro (CD)
Adrian Younge
Amoeba Review
Producer Adrian Younge has released a timely multimedia project consisting of a short film, podcast and the album The American Negro. The latter is ambitious and fiercely intelligent, pairing intense spoken word with chorused vocals to address racism in America. Younge performed all the instruments and vocals himself, except for the orchestra/chorus, and the music is exuberant soul and jazz with a vintage flair. Both "Revolutionize" and the title track feature syncopated, mesmerizing beats with solid bass grooves and soaring strings and voices.
Track Listing
Disc 1 Titles |
Artist |
Length |
---|---|---|
1.
Revisionist History
|
Adrian Younge | 01:30 |
2.
The American Negro
|
Adrian Younge | 04:36 |
3.
The Black Broadcast
|
Adrian Younge | 00:45 |
4.
Revolutionize
|
Adrian Younge | 03:22 |
5.
Double Consciousness
|
Adrian Younge | 00:38 |
6.
Watch the Children
|
Adrian Younge | 01:55 |
7.
Dying on the Run
|
Adrian Younge | 02:31 |
8.
Intransigence of the Blind
|
Adrian Younge | 00:56 |
9.
James Mincey Jr
|
Adrian Younge | 02:41 |
10.
Disadvantaged Without a Title
|
Adrian Younge | 00:39 |
11.
Mama (You Will Make It)
|
Adrian Younge | 01:50 |
12.
The Black Queen
|
Adrian Younge | 00:07 |
13.
Margaret Garner
|
Adrian Younge | 02:56 |
14.
Race is a Fallacy
|
Adrian Younge | 01:50 |
15.
Light on the Horizon
|
Adrian Younge | 03:07 |
16.
A Symphony for Sahara
|
Adrian Younge | 03:05 |
17.
America is Listening
|
Adrian Younge | 00:27 |
18.
The March on America
|
Adrian Younge | 02:19 |
19.
Paradox of the Positive
|
Adrian Younge | 00:07 |
20.
The Death March
|
Adrian Younge | 02:09 |
21.
Black Lives Matter
|
Adrian Younge | 01:20 |
22.
Rotten Roses
|
Adrian Younge | 03:07 |
23.
Jim Crow's Dance
|
Adrian Younge | 01:14 |
24.
Patriotic Portraits
|
Adrian Younge | 02:12 |
25.
George Stinney Jr.
|
Adrian Younge | 05:02 |
26.
Sullen Countenance
|
Adrian Younge | 02:16 |