Robert Glasper - Black Radio (CD)

Black Radio', is a future landmark album that boldly stakes out new musical territory and transcends any notion of genre, drawing from jazz, hip hop, R&B and rock, but refusing to be pinned down by any one tag.

The first full-length album from the GRAMMY-nominated keyboardists electric Experiment bandsaxist Casey Benjamin, bassist Derrick Hodge, and drummer Chris Dave 'Black Radio' also features many collaborations from the spectrum of urban music, seamlessly incorporating appearances from a jaw-dropping line up of special guests including Erykah Badu, Bilal, Lupe Fiasco, Lalah Hathaway, Shafiq Husayn (Sa-Ra), KING, Ledisi, Chrisette Michele, Mos Def, Musiq Soulchild, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Stokley Williams (Mint Condition).

Throughout the album 'Black Radio' wears its eclecticism on its sleeve, presenting new originals and surprising cover songs. They transform the Afro-Cuban standard Afro Blue with Erykah Badu, Sades Cherish The Day with Lalah Hathaway, David Bowies Letter to Hermione with Bilal, and Nirvanas Smells Like Teen Spirit with Casey Benjamins vocoder vocal.