Ancestry by Samantha Lindo
'Ancestry' uses the stories from Samantha’s family history to explore themes of dual heritage identity, inter-generational healing, climate justice and community.
Her exquisitely produced contemporary soul/rnb sound, spanning spiritual jazz, gospel and progressive folk, is also inspired by classic artists like Marvin Gaye, Carole King and Minnie Riperton as well as contemporaries such as Robert Glasper, Cleo Sol, Sault, and Jordan Rakei.
This compelling album explores the stories from Samantha’s family history, including her great, great grandfather: a black methodist minister who defiantly married a white Scottish teacher in Jamaica in 1880. It also explores the history of his son, the Conservator of forestry of the whole island, who planted and protected the trees that are now under threat from the extreme weather and flooding of the climate crisis, as well as her grandparents who came to the UK in the fifties as part of the Windrush generation.
It was produced by Doug Cave, whose music features regularly on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Worldwide FM and has frequent rotation on Spotify's jazz/leftfield Playlists, and features some of Bristol's finest new wave jazz musicians from Snazzback, Dundundun and Cousin Kula.
It was funded by Arts Council England and the Help Musicians UK MOBO fund.
Tracklist
| 1. | Child in Me | 2:34 |
| 2. | Worthy | 3:19 |
| 3. | Little Songbird | 4:11 |
| 4. | Like Family | 4:55 |
| 5. | Shades of Yellow | 2:16 |
| 6. | Everything I Need is Mine | 3:38 |
| 7. | Feel This Home | 3:28 |
| 8. | Bloodline | 3:12 |
| 9. | Finally Free | 3:37 |
| 10. | Legacy | 1:51 |
| 12. | Bloodline (Marla Kether Remix) | 4:58 |
| 13. | Everything I Need is Mine (Typesun Remix) | 6:10 |
Videos
Credits
Credits
All tracks written by Samantha Lindo,
Alex Veitch and Dylan Lindo Jones
Except ‘Shades of Yellow’, ‘Bloodline’
and ‘Legacy’, written by Samantha Lindo
& Alex Veitch and ‘Feel This Home’,
written by Samantha Lindo
Produced, arranged and mixed by Doug Cave
Strings arranged by David Ridley
and Doug Cave
Mastered by Bill Sellar at TruPeak Audio
Musicians
Samantha Lindo: Lead vocals
and backing vocals
Alex Veitch: Piano & keyboard (Yeti)
Chris Langton: Drums (Snazzback)
Christopher Chikwanah: Bass
Jackson Lapes: Congas & percussion (Worm Disco Club, No Go Stop, Dundundun)
Doug Cave: Saxophone, flute &
backing vocals (Cousin Kula)
David Ridley: Strings
Joe Wilkins: Guitar
Matthew Hill: Trumpet
Will James: Backing vocals
Photography
Matilda Hill-Jenkins
Design
Ash Kayser
Costume
Lucie Bowles
License
All rights reserved.Recommendations
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Samantha Lindo is a multidisciplinary RnB and Soul artist whose sound spans the realms of spiritual jazz, gospel and spoken word.
Her forthcoming album, 'Ancestry', was funded by Arts Council England and the MOBO awards and uses the stories from her family history to explore themes of dual heritage identity, inter-generational healing and climate justice.