Afrodeezia

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Afrodeezia is a jazz-funk album by bassist Marcus Miller that blends African, Caribbean, and American musical influences to explore the African diaspora through contemporary jazz.

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Afrodeezia canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz-funk album
studio album
artist Marcus Miller
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album nomination
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
exploresTheme African diaspora
cultural memory
slavery routes
transatlantic connections
featuresMusicalInfluence African music
American music
Caribbean music
blues
funk
soul
genre contemporary jazz
jazz
jazz-funk
world music
hasInstrumentation bass clarinet
electric bass
guitar
keyboards
percussion
saxophone
vocals
hasPart B's River NERFINISHED
Hylife
Hylife (Radio Edit)
“I Can’t Breathe” (Song of the Year Grammy)
surface form: I Can't Breathe

I Still Believe I Hear (Je crois entendre encore)
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
surface form: Papa Was a Rolling Stone

Preacher's Kid (Song for William H.)
Macbeth, King of Scotland
surface form: Son of Macbeth

The Water Dancer
surface form: Water Dancer

We Were There
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language instrumental music
mainSubject African diaspora
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
partOf Marcus Miller
surface form: Marcus Miller discography
performer Marcus Miller
producer Marcus Miller
publisher Blue Note Records
recordedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
recordLabel Blue Note Records
releaseDate 2015

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Marcus Miller notableWork Afrodeezia
Marcus Miller notableAlbum Afrodeezia