Kamasi Washington BecomingKamasi Washington composed and produced the original score for Becoming, the four time Emmy nominated film that provided an intimate glimpse into the life of Michelle Obama. Produced by Netflix Originals, Becoming documented a moment of profound change for the former First Lady, not only for her personally but for the country she and her husband served over eight impactful years in the White House. Washington, who joined the project in its embryonic

the trio that defined grunge--not to mention its contemporaneous generation of X'ers--wasn't around long enough to work up that extensive a discography

but like the drug LSD doesn't care that work starts at 9 a

tightening up the rhythm section

Additional personnel: Nick Sansano (percussion)

So this is one move toward something that might take a generation to change

which is what any good “tribute” should do

much older than his actual age

Traces of Twitty's often-overlooked R&B side are heard as well

and there's plenty of evidence most of the album was finished before Yams passed

each one performing a test of the medium’s possibilities and limits

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Judy Mowatt (background vocals)