Name: Freedom Highway
Brand: Rhiannon Giddens

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A 558805

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2017-02-24

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WEA /­ ADA

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Sales:8.875

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075597939620

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Artist

Rhiannon Giddens

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Nonesuch

Rhiannon Giddens, born on 21 February 1977 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, is a founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops. She is a talented multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. With her diverse musical skills and captivating songwriting abilities, Rhiannon has made a significant impact on the music industry.

Having grown up in North Carolina, Rhiannon developed a deep appreciation for traditional American music. Her passion for this genre led her to co-found the renowned group Carolina Chocolate Drops. Through their performances and recordings, they have revived and celebrated African-American string band traditions.

In addition to being an accomplished musician, Rhiannon is also known for her powerful vocals that effortlessly blend folk, blues, gospel, and other genres. Her unique sound resonates with audiences worldwide and has earned her critical acclaim as well as numerous awards.

Freedom Highway, Grammy Award-winner and 2017 Grammy nominee Rhiannon Giddens' follow-up to her highly praised debut album Tomorrow Is My Turn, is released by Nonesuch Records. The record includes nine original songs Giddens wrote or co-wrote while she and her band toured after Tomorrow Is My Turn's 2015 release, along with a traditional song and two civil rights-era songs, Birmingham Sunday and Staple Singers' well-known Freedom Highway, from which the album takes its name. Giddens' writing for Freedom Highway is a departure from Tomorrow Is My Turn, which included one original song, with the rest being her interpretations of songs written or performed by a wide variety of female musicians. Giddens co-produced Freedom Highway with multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell in his Breaux Bridge, Louisiana studio, with the bulk of recording done in wooden rooms built prior to the Civil War. As producers, Giddens and Powell sought to release the stories already in the walls, allowing the space to be a voice in itself. This approach allowed for an emotional fearlessness and presence not always easy to achieve in the studio. Together they assembled the players, which included her superb touring band, local musicians from the bayou, a soulful horn section from New York, and talented family members. The principle recording was done over an intense eight day period. The result is an album that is rawer and more personal than its predecessor.

Freedom Highway

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