Afro Blue
E1020072
"Afro Blue" is a jazz-influenced track best known for Robert Glasper's collaboration with Erykah Badu on his genre-blending album "Black Radio."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afro Blue canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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song ⓘ song recording ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| arranger | Robert Glasper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Afro Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Mongo Santamaría NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | praised for innovative reinterpretation of a jazz standard ⓘ |
| featuredArtist | Erykah Badu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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R&B ⓘ R&B ⓘ hip hop-influenced jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ neo soul ⓘ neo soul ⓘ neo soul ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
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drums ⓘ electronic effects ⓘ piano ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersion | Afro Blue (Robert Glasper feat. Erykah Badu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
Abbey Lincoln
NERFINISHED
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Dee Dee Bridgewater NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Glasper Experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTrack | Afro Blue (Robert Glasper feat. Erykah Badu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | modern jazz ⓘ |
| lyricist | Oscar Brown Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | genre-blending jazz, soul, and hip hop elements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Black Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Erykah Badu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Glasper NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Glasper Experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArtist | Robert Glasper Experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Chris Dave
NERFINISHED
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Derrick Hodge NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Glasper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Blue Note Records ⓘ |
| releaseContext | Black Radio studio album campaign ⓘ |
| timeSignature | triple meter ⓘ |
| vocalist | Erykah Badu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | improvisational jazz phrasing ⓘ |
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