Meshell Ndegeocello has spent three decades reshaping what bass-driven music can mean, moving fluidly between funk, soul, folk, and avant-garde jazz while never losing her singular voice. Synonym continues her deep engagement with interpretation and collaboration, a practice she's refined across projects that reexamine Black musical tradition and queer identity with equal rigor. The guest list here reads like a constellation of artists who, like Ndegeocello herself, resist easy categorization. Meshell Ndegeocello returns with Synonym, her third Blue Note album, featuring stunning duets on beloved songs that span genres, moods, and eras. Exploring themes of love, identity, friendship, and selfhood, each track pairs two singers of the same gender for striking musical chemistry. Featuring Cynthia Erivo, Cat Power, Robert Glasper, Chaka Khan, Brandi Carlile, Lianne La Havas, Moses Sumney, Anohni, Willow, and more. UPC: 881061026105Label: Blue Note RecordsRelease Date: 10.2.26Format: CD
