Multi-instrumentalist producer Sly5thAve presents his 'Black beauty' playlist
Sylvester Onyejiaka with a selection of songs by his heroes that have found a way to carve out something beautiful in the presence of so much injustice.
Sylvester Onyejiaka, a.k.a. Sly5thAve, is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and arranger whose compositions are shaped by his faith in Hip Hop and a deep understanding of Soul, R&B, Jazz, and West African music. He has performed alongside Prince, and worked with Stevie Wonder, Janelle Mon谩e and Quantic. In 2017 he released an orchestral album in tribute to Dr Dre, who congratulated his arrangement live on stage.
Sly5thAve takes us through a playlist he鈥檚 called 'Black beauty' 鈥� a selection of songs by his heroes that have found a way to carve out something beautiful in the presence of so much injustice, hatred, and oppression directed towards them. Featuring music from Gil Scott-Heron, John Coltrane, and Nina Simone.
Credit: 麻豆社
Music Played
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John Coltrane
Alabama
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Aretha Franklin
Young, Gifted and Black
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Gil Scott鈥怘eron
Home Is Where The Hatred Is
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Nina Simone
Baltimore
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Sly5thAve
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