Giddens, who has often penned narratives other than her own for her songs, takes a look inward for “Don’t Call Me Names.”. Tomorrow is My Turn (along with the EP Factory Girl, produced by T Bone Burnett) and Freedom Highway, received 3 GRAMMY nominations; her work with the Carolina Chocolate Drops (which she co-founded) received a Grammy in 2010. “The real story of this song is accepting my inner strength & refusing to continue being gaslit, held back, or to sacrifice mental health. Produced by Joe Henry and tracked over an intensely productive five-day period in Dublin, Ireland, there is no Other is at once a condemnation of “othering” and a celebration of the spread of ideas, connectivity, and shared experience. Pre-order the album and watch the “I’m On My Way” video here: http://smarturl.it/thereisnoother. The album comprises a mix of original songs penned by Giddens and a diverse set of interpretations ranging from Ola Belle Reed’s “I’m Gonna Write Me a Letter,” and Oscar Brown, Jr’s “Brown Baby” to the Italian traditional “Pizzica di San Vito.”, Giddens recently told the Irish Times: “It’s all about movement, for both of us…movements of human beings and how we affect each other. Nonesuch store pre-orders include an exclusive, limited-edition signed print. Rhiannon Giddens is a celebrated artist who excavates the past to reveal bold and candid truths about our present. Sign up for our newsletter. They are joined on four songs by Kate Ellis on cello and viola. Want more Rolling Stone? With his unique ability to fold early music, pan-Mediterranean modal melodies, and European flavored jazz into a single repertoire, Turrisi has developed a musical style that crisscrosses cultures and forges musical alliances that are, at once, old and familiar and startlingly brand new. Tracing the overlooked movement of sounds from Africa and the Arabic world and their influence on European and American music, there is no Other illuminates the universality of music and the commonality of the human experience. Giddens, a MacArthur Genius winner, also teamed up with Ben Harper to record a cover of Nick Drake’s “Black Eyed Dog.”. “Don’t Call Me Names” follows a pair of Giddens-related full-length projects to come out in 2019. But when it comes to playing, we’re both just playing what we feel.”. The array of instruments reveal the sonic ties that bind between African, Arabic, European, and American cultures.

Mid-song, it reaches a feverish mix of pounding drums and slashing electric guitar to match Giddens’ intense wails.

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Rhiannon Giddens’ latest album there is no Other, recorded with Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi, is set for May 3 release on Nonesuch Records. “You wouldn’t treat a dog that way, don’t call me names,” she sings. She is also a panelist at the festival, and the ballet she and Turrisi scored, Lucy Negro Redux, will be performed twice at Big Ears as well.

Called “a musical alchemist” by the Irish Times, Turrisi is a Turin–born musician whose Dublin base reflects his global sensibilities. Lucy Negro Redux was recently deemed a “miracle” by the New York Times.).

Giddens is also featured in Ken Burns’ Country Music series coming to PBS this fall and will perform at concerts tied to the series in Nashville and New York City. Her acclaimed solo albums.

It primarily features only Giddens and Turrisi playing one or two instruments together.