Artist : Adriana Evans
Album : El Camino
Label : Lexington
Genre : R&B
Bitrate : 169 kbps avg
Source : CD (LP)
Playtime : 01:04:44 (82 MB)
Rls date : 2007-03-21
Store date : 2007-03-27
[Track List]
1. Undercover 3:40
2. Before You 4:21
3. All For Love 4:25
4. Blue Bird In Bahia 3:31
5. Hey Now 3:57
6. Never Knew 4:15
7. Same As I Ever Was 4:43
8. Underneath The Stars 4:47
9. Calling Me 4:22
10.Blue Bird 4:43
11.World On Fire 4:15
12.El Camino 2:36
13.Hey Now (Gota Remix) 6:36
14.Hey Now (Electric Remix) 3:48
15.All For Love (The Backpack Remix) 4:45
Adriana Evans is truly a one of a kind artist, the likes
of which have not been seen since Natalie Cole and Chaka
Khan. She is the daughter of jazz recording artist Mary
Stallings, who sang with Count Basie, Dizzie Gillespie and
Cal Tjader. Adriana was raised in the Haight Ashbury and
Mission District of San Francisco. Exposed early in life
to the sounds of jazz, and blues by her mother and also
the explosive sounds of Afro Cuban music from her father's
culture , she was destined to be a musical sponge. Her
love for soul, rock and hip hop added more to her rich
musical tapestry.
When she was a freshman in college she befriended the
aspiring rapper Dred Scott. This chance encounter led her
to a collaboration on his 1994 A&M records release
"Breaking Combs". Just one year later she and Dred wrote
and recorded her debut self titled album on Capitol. A
political shake up at Capitol landed Adriana and the
record on RCA/Loud Records. The album was thought to be
somewhat revolutionary. It was the first so called "Neo
Soul record" at the time. The use of live instrumentation
combined with the classic sound of Adriana's vocals took a
lot of people off guard. When you think about the musical
landscape in 1995, you understand that this album was
extremely groundbreaking. It was completely devoid of the
synthetic mechanical sounds and stacked vocal stylings of
music from that era.
After the release of her first album she became
disenchanted with the politics of music. She travelled the
world finding an unlimited source of creative inspiration.
She spent much of her time in Latin America feeling at
home in the relaxed musically enriched environment. Brazil
became a home away from home for her spiritually and
musically. Upon her return to the US she began assembling
her second record "Nomadic". This was a project that she
and long-time collaborator "Dred Scott" really enjoyed. It
is an eclectic reflection of her musical journey.
"Nomadic" incorporates the sounds of Latin, rock, soul,
jazz, blues and hip hop. It reflects the variety of
manifestations of black music in the Americas. She states,
"Africans came to North America, South America and the
Caribbean via the slave trade and through some sort of
alchemy turned pain into beauty. They gave the world their
music!" "Nomadic" honors their remarkable contributions.
Her new CD, "El Camino" blends the familiar sounds of her
first recording with the growth of her second CD. The
musical emphasis of this work is based more on the soul
tradition yet it still has eclectic elements that reflect
Adriana's unique perspective. The title "El Camino" means
the road or path in Spanish.