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Lonnie Holley - Tonky - Import CD
Lonnie Holley - Tonky - Import CD
CD
World Music
Africa
March 21, 2025
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Catalog No.: JAG468CD
JAN/ISBN: 656605246826
Number of Discs: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
Lonnie Holley
Description:
Tonky is Lonnie Holleys second collaboration with producer/multi-instrumentalist Jacknife Lee, following 2023s Oh Me Oh My, which became the esteemed visual artists most acclaimed recording to date. In general, Tonky covers much of the same lyrical and musical ground as Oh Me Oh My. Holley, 75 years old at the time of the albums release, reflects on his tumultuous life as well as other peoples reactions to his art and music, while offering messages of peace and hope, urging the audience to never give up. The set opens with "Seeds," a nine-minute recollection of the trauma and abuse Holley suffered as a youth, when he did time at the notorious Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children. Though hes endured a lot throughout his life, Holley doesnt sound bitter or vengeful, and is clearly grateful to be alive. "Protest with Love" sounds like his attempt at a radio-ready R&B song, as he sings a simple message of love and perseverance over a sensuous groove. He sings of making the world a better place and turning nothing into something on "The Burden," and he praises the uplifting powers of music on "Strength of a Song." Still, there are moments of harshness, such as the noisy, industrial textures of the brief "Fear the Machine" and the billy woods-featuring "I Looked Over My Shoulder," or the lyrics of "Kings in the Jungle, Slaves in the Field," which describe the destruction of his lifes work by slave masters. The albums most moving moment is "Did I Do Enough?," a relatable questioning of self-worth and significance. On "Thats Not Art, Thats Not Music," Holley lists some of the criticisms hes faced for his work, and expresses the alienation and rejection hes felt. Yet despite all this, he has no choice but to remain optimistic and have faith in humanity, and on the concluding "A Change Is Gonna Come," he asks, "What can we do but help each other?" ~ Paul Simpson
Tracklisting:
1.Seeds
2.Life (with Mary Lattimore)
3.Protest With Love
4.The Burden (with Angel Bat Dawid)
5.The Same Stars (with Joe Minter and Open Mike Eagle)
6.We Was Kings In The Jungle, Slaves In The Field
7.Strength of A Song (with Alabaster de Plume)
8.What's Going On (with Isaac Brock)
9.Fear the Machine
10.I Looked Over My Shoulder (with Billy Woods)
11.Did I Do Enough? (with Jesca Hoop)
12.That's Not Art, That's Not Music
13.Those Stars Are Still Shining (with Saul Williams)
14.A Change Is Gonna Come
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