Sister Gertrude Morgan

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Sister Gertrude Morgan (1900-1980) was a painter, singer, and self-proclaimed "bride of Christ" whose visually explosive folk art is celebrated on the museum circuit world-wide. But her one album, made in New Orleans in the 1960s, is one of black gospel music's secret relics. Those recordings were unearthed and a limited number of copies were released to unanimous and widespread critical acclaim in 2003. Ropeadope has procured the master rights and enlisted internationally acclaimed DJ and Producer King Britt to create an entirely new and ground breaking work, putting musical tracks behind the Sister's previously unaccompanied vocals. In the studio for over 12 months working on this project, King hired a crew of stellar musicians to create the ultimate backing band and produce one of 2005's most promising releases. The cycle of ten songs mixes gospel hymns with funk and soul melodies and Britt's deep percussive beats. The live ensemble will tour this unique project with a full multimedia performance featuring live video accompaniment October through November of 2005. Sister Gertrude Morgan's music wasn't remarkable for its beauty, its message, or its sophistication. Nevertheless, through a single album -- 1970s Let's Make a Record, recorded in New Orleans -- the eccentric figure best known for roaming the streets of the French Quarter in the 1950s and '60s and shouting invented spirituals through a megaphone made musical history, and not only within the narrow confines of go

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Lets Make a Record

Let's Make A Record

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Let's Make A Record (True Believer Records LB-1)

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Ropeadope Respects...Black Music

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Selma (Music from the Motion Picture)

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Selma - Music from the Motion Picture

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Heavens Radio - 2004 Sinner's Crossroads Premium

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The Future Blues Club Night - Part 2

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365 Days Project

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King Britt Presents Sister Gertrude Morgan

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King Britt Presents: Sister Gertrude Morgan

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Let Us Make A Record

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