Nikki Giovanni - Like A Ripple On A Pond

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Nikki Giovanni's debut LP Truth Is On Its Way

Modern Harmonic brings you the euphonic triad of Nikki's earliest albums!

First-ever LP reissue of this powerful blend of funk, soul and poetry!

Opaque blue vinyl mastered and pressed at Third Man Record Pressing

Striking new artwork plus liner notes by Camae Ayewa (a.k.a Moor Mother)

"Niki Giovanni speaks to the need for more compassion and understanding. Nikki Giovanni takes us on a journey and it is beautiful and honest. We are blessed to experience and learn from this magnificent body of work." — Camae Ayewa (a.k.a. Moor Mother) Irreversible Entanglements

Wonder what it takes to be a poem whispering inspiration inside the ears of the world? Nikki Giovanni is bold, honest and unrelenting in her poetic performance. Giovanni is a master poet who has not taken the easy road toward the formation of truth on paper. She is a poet whose knowledge and sensitivities run deep and are tied to this world. Her words are tied alongside the hands of the people, who are shifting times. The truth exists in the world and it is the job of the poet to pull the truth out of violentical air and place it with care upon the page to be casted from the mouth to the hearts of the people. Poetry is a body thing and bodily experience, it pulses and heals and transmits information that runs through the body.

 

Side A

1. Conversation - How I Got Over

2. Communication - Sing A Song

3. Prison Poem - Give It To Jesus

4. Africa II - He's Sweet I Know

5. My House - To My Father's House

Side B

1. Like A Ripple On A Pond - I'm Glad

2. Legacies - Pass Me Not

3. Mothers - Deep River

4. Scrapbooks - Cristor Redenter (Christ The Redeemer)

5. Straight Talk - Why Can't I Wait On The Lord

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