National Philharmonic- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (CD) Maria Somerville Heart Throb

Heart Throb

Battle at Ellis Island

Champion (Mmxxiii Version)

Double 180gm black vinyl LP pressing

National Philharmonic- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (CD) Maria Somerville Heart Throb'I was drawn to an approach of dealing with the history of slavery within one's family, the ownership of a name and it's 'rebranding' reflecting on the American Slave and how Black Americans deal with creating a sense of pride, familial storytelling and lineage in contemporary America. This notion of 'rebranding' extends to the 'Negro Melody' My intent with these arrangements is to acknowledge the impact of those melodies on current popular culture,