Quick! Name 5 Black female rock singers!

[Sumayyah Talibah]

I'm doing some research and I'm uncovering lesser known (at least in some circles) Black female rock singers. I've come up with

Skin (from Skunk Anasie (sp?))
Danielia Cotton
Fe Fe Dobson
Santi White
And the female from Suffrajet (wait? is she Black?)

And then people who can cross genres, such as Anjelique Kidjo, Tina Turner, and... then I started running out of names. Help me out, please! Please?

[Moya]

Tamar Kali
Janelle Monae
Nayrock
Meshell Ndegeocello
Joi?
Res?

[Sumayyah Talibah]

Can they be considered rock? Well, yes, I guess they can. Thanks. I'll add them to my list.

Moya said:

Tamar Kali
Janelle Monae
Nayrock
Meshell Ndegeocello
Joi?
Res?

[Moya]

QBG Lex just sent this out!

how timely.

Archives of African American Music and Culture

Presents the Conference

Reclaiming the Right to Rock: Black Experiences in
Rock Music

*Schedule of Events

For
updates visit our conference website at:
http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc/br/brconf_2009.html OR email:
[e-mail]

Friday, Nov. 13, 2009
·
Session 1
(3:00-5:00pm): "What is
Rock: Definitions and Roots" (Neal-Marshall Grand Hall)

Panelists:
Kandia Crazy Horse (rock critic);
Stew (songwriter, vocals--The Negro Problem; wrote lyrics, book, and performed
in Broadway rock musical Passing Strange); Ike Willis (former lead
singer, guitar--Frank Zappa)

Moderator: Andrew
Hollinden, Senior Lecturer, IU Jacobs School of Music
·
Mixer/Reception
(5:15-6:30pm) (Bridgwaters Lounge,
Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center)

Dinner
(6:30-8:15pm) (On your own)
·
Film Screening
of Afro-Punk (8:30-10:30pm) (Woodburn
#101)
A documentary that explores race identity within the punk scene. Directed
by James Spooner; featuring Tamar-kali and Moe Mitchell. Q&A with James
Spooner following the film

Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009

Session 2
(10:00am-12:00noon): "The
Politics of Black Rock: Race, Class, Gender, Generation" (Neal-Marshall
Grand Hall)
·
Panelists: Tamar-kali (songwriter, vocals, guitar); Moe Mitchell
(lead singer--Cipher); Greg Tate (writer, musician); Linda Tillery
(vocals, percussion; former lead singer--The Loading Zone)

Moderator: Reebee Garofalo, Professor, University of
Massachusetts-Boston
·
Lunch
(12:00noon-1:45pm) (On your own)

Session 3
(2:00-4:00pm): "The
Face of Rock in the 21st Century" (Neal-

Marshall Grand Hall)
·
Panelist: Rob Fields (rock critic); Kamara Thomas (songwriter,
vocals, bass, guitar--Earl Greyhound & Ghost Gamblers); Netic (MC--Game
Rebellion); Suzanne Thomas (songwriter,
guitar, vocals--Suzanne & The Blues Church)

Moderator: Maureen Mahon, Associate Professor of Music, New York
University
·
Dinner
(5:30-7:30pm) (On your own)"

Concert: IU
Soul Revue, Suzanne & The Blues Church, Tamar-kali (8:00pm-11:30pm)
(Rawles Hall # 100) Free to IU students with current
student ID; $15.00 at the door for non-IU students and the general public

*Conference Registration
Fees:

- Seating is Limited and
Early Bird Registration is strongly recommended!

- Concert is extra for non-IU students and the general
public and is NOT included with conference registration

- Friday reception/mixer is NOT
included with "Saturday Only" registration

- Friday evening film
screening and Q&A session is free and open to everyone

2-day conference (Includes
all conference sessions, plus Friday reception/mixer):


Early
Bird Full Conference (payment received by October 30, 2009):

Students with valid ID - $15.00

General Public - $35.00

After October 30, 2009 (must pay onsite at registration desk)

Students with valid ID - $20.00

General Public - $45.00

Per day ("Friday
Only" includes Session 1 & Friday reception/mixer; "Saturday
Only" includes Sessions 2&3):

Early
Bird Single Day:

Students with valid ID - $10.00

General Public - $20.00

After October 30, 2009 (must pay onsite at registration desk)

Students with valid ID -$10.00

General Public - $25.00


For
updates visit our conference website at:
http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc/br/brconf_2009.html OR email:
[e-mail]

[Sumayyah Talibah]

*sigh*

WHY do i live in Michigan of all places? NOTHING ever happens here!! I want to go to this thing!

[Tiffany]

Toshi Reagon

[Sumayyah Talibah]

I'm listening to one of her songs right now. Hurray for the blues, however odd that may sound.

Tiffany said:

Toshi Reagon

[Tiffany]

I heard some of her stuff before. I also read where she has written and produced some songs for Lizz Wright.

Sumayyah Talibah said:

I'm listening to one of her songs right now. Hurray for the blues, however odd that may sound.

Tiffany said:

Toshi Reagon

[Sumayyah Talibah]

I love Lizz Wright. I'm going to have such an awesome playlist after this.

[Neon Lime Green]

Shingai Shoniwa from the Noisettes... Go england! O.o
I gotta think for any others that nobody's said yet...