Name: Strage Medicine
Brand: Kaia Kater

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DIRTLP0117

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Black

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-05-17

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Standard:20

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877746011719

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Black LP

DIRTCD0117

877746011726

Artist

Kaia Kater

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Country / Americana

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Free Dirt

<p>Free Dirt is a Grammy-nominated independent record label founded by John Smith and Erica J. Haskell in 2006. Over the years, Free Dirt has released music from talented artists such as *Pokey LaFarge*, *Anna & Elizabeth*, *Hackensaw Boys*, *Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge* (Grammy-nominated), *Cahalen Morrison*, *Dori Freeman*, *JP Harris*, and *The Two Man Gentlemen Band*. In addition to their impressive roster, Free Dirt collaborates with PM Press to co-release spoken word and folk music, featuring lectures by Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn, as well as music from Chumbawamba, Leon Rosselson, Robb Johnson, and more. Furthermore, Free Dirt serves as a distributor for several other roots labels including Jalopy (Brooklyn), Big Muddy (St. Louis), Hi-Style (Nashville), and Mashed Potato (New Orleans).</p>

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On <i>Strange Medicine</i>, acclaimed roots musician Kaia Kater succeeds in the act of transformation, alchemizing grief into joy, sorrow into hope.

 Fiercely defiant toward an industry that silences Black women, Kater's captivating songs celebrate the power of oppressed people and act as an antidote to centuries of exploitation, fear, and greed. This collection of ten songs --featuring appearances by today's finest roots musicians such as Allison Russell, Aoife O'Donovan, and Taj Mahal--showcase Kater's biting topical songwriting and deft arranging chops. 'Strange Medicine's ' intricate orchestrations were inspired by diverse sources: composer Steve Reich's propulsive minimalism, the frenetic jazz drumming of Brian Blade, the unsettling orchestral scores of film composer Jonny Greenwood, and the spiralling rhythms of the West African kora. Furthermore, Kater's delicate yet robust banjo playing charts new territory well beyond what's expected of the instrument. With 'Strange Medicine', Kater taps into the full kaleidoscope of her artistry, creating an outlet for our collective grief and celebration and inviting the ancestors to a place of honor at the table.

Strage Medicine

Music GB

Discover Strange Medicine by Kaia Kater on Free Dirt. A transformative album celebrating Black women's power with captivating songs. Vinyl records available.