Georgia Anne Muldrow

Georgia Anne Muldrow
Also known as	Ms. One,[1] Jyoti[2]
Born	1983 (age 32–33)
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Experimental, funk, blues, electro, jazz fusion, hip hop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist
Years active	2005–present
Labels	SomeOthaShip Connect, Stones Throw Records, Ramp Recordings, Epistophik Peach Sound, Mello Music Group, Animated Cartunes
Associated acts	Dudley Perkins, Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Madlib, Oh No

Georgia Anne Muldrow (born 1983)^[3] is an American musician from Los Angeles, California.^[4] AllMusic described her as "one of the most daring and important (albeit underappreciated) artists of her time".^[5] In 2008, she co-founded the SomeOthaShip Connect record label with her partner Dudley Perkins.^[6]

Life and career

In 2006, Georgia Anne Muldrow released the debut EP, Worthnothings, on Stones Throw Records.^[7] Her first album, Olesi: Fragments of an Earth, was released on the label in that year.^[8][9]

She released Seeds, an album entirely produced by Madlib, on SomeOthaShip Connect in 2012.^[10]

Style and influences

Rapper Mos Def said about Muldrow: "She’s incredible. She’s like Flack, Nina Simone, Ella, she’s something else. She’s like religion. It’s heavy, vibrational music. I’ve never heard a human being sing like this. Her voice is wildly, finely expressive. It’s so singular. It’s hip-hop, the way that she approaches it rhythmically, she’s got so many jazz influences. It’s something else and you can just feel it. With “Georgia Anne Muldrow Presents Ms. One” (Someothaship) she’s like J. Dilla, the legendary producer. She makes her own beats, she rhymes, she sings, and she plays. If people love Amy Winehouse, they’re going to get their minds blown when they hear Georgia Anne Muldrow."^[11]

Discography

Albums

• Olesi: Fragments of an Earth (2006)
• Sagala (2007) (as Pattie Blingh and the Akebulan Five)
• The Message Uni Versa (2007) (with Dudley Perkins)
• Umsindo (2009)
• Early (2009)
• SomeOthaShip (2010) (with Dudley Perkins)
• Ocotea (2010) (as Jyoti)
• Kings Ballad (2010)
• Vweto (2011)
• Owed to Mama Rickie (2011)
• The Blackhouse (2012) (with DJ Romes, as The Blackhouse)
• Seeds (2012)
• Denderah (2013) (as Jyoti)
• The Lighthouse (2013) (with Dudley Perkins)
• Oligarchy Sucks! (2014)
• A Thoughtiverse Unmarred (2015)

Mixtapes

• Beautiful Mindz (2008) (with Dudley Perkins)

EPs

• Worthnothings (2006)
• Heaven or Hell (2010) (with Dudley Perkins)
• Ms. One (2014)

Singles

• "A Requiem for Leroy" (2006)
• "Seeds" (2012)
• "Tell Em (Remix)" (2012) (with Riff Raff McGriff)
• "Popstopper" (2013) (with Dudley Perkins)
• "Akosua" (2013)

Guest appearances

• Platinum Pied Pipers - "Your Day Is Done", "Lights Out", and "One Minute More" from Triple P (2005)
• Eric Lau - "Yet & Still" from Eric Lau Presents Dudley and Friends (2006)
• Oh No - "T. Biggums" from Exodus into Unheard Rhythms (2006)
• Sa-Ra Creative Partners - "Fly Away" from The Hollywood Recordings (2007)
• Mos Def - "Roses" from The Ecstatic (2009)
• Electric Wire Hustle - "This World" from Electric Wire Hustle (2009)
• Oh No - "Improvement" from Disrupted Ads (2013)
• The Black Opera - "Beginning of the End" from The Great Year (2014)
• Akua Naru - "Mr. Brownskin" from The Miner's Canary (2015)
• Declaime - "The Message 2014", "Concentration", and "Flys Eye" from Southside Story (2015)
• J-Zen - "God Music" from Managua (2015)

References

1. Perkins, Brandon (July 29, 2009). "Funk Spirit Rising: Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins' Dueling Soul Excursions". LA Weekly.
2. Bauer, Matt (October 1, 2013). "Georgia Anne Muldrow as "Jyoti" - Denderah". Exclaim!.
3. Brown, Marisa. "Georgia Anne Muldrow - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
4. Madden, Michael (April 6, 2012). "Georgia Anne Muldrow – Seeds". Consequence of Sound.
5. Thomas, Vincent. "Georgia Anne Muldrow - Early". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
6. Stolman, Elissa (June 3, 2011). "Declaime Looks Within For New Album ‘Self Study’". CMJ.
7. Dukes, Will (May 17, 2006). "Georgia Anne Muldrow: The Worthnothings EP". Pitchfork Media.
8. Brown, Marisa. "Olesi: Fragments of an Earth". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
9. Tangari, Joe (November 3, 2006). "Georgia Anne Muldrow: Olesi: Fragments of an Earth". Pitchfork Media.
10. Nguyen, Dean Van (June 18, 2012). "Georgia Anne Muldrow: Seeds". PopMatters.
11. Mos Def (May 8, 2009). "From Hardcore, From Rap, From Jazz, From Life". The New York Times.

External links

• Georgia Anne Muldrow discography at Discogs