The Soulquarians | |
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Background information | |
Origin | U.S. |
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Years active | Late 1990s – early 2000s |
Spinoffs | |
Spinoff of | Native Tongues |
Past members |
The Soulquarians were a rotating collective of experimental Black music artists active during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Initially formed by singer multi-instrumentalist D'Angelo, drummer, composer and producer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and record producer, composer and rapper J Dilla. They were later joined by singer-songwriter Erykah Badu, trumpeter Roy Hargrove, keyboardist James Poyser, singer Bilal, bassist Pino Palladino, and rapper-producers Q-Tip, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, Slum Village.[1] Prior to its formation, Q-Tip, Common, Mos Def, and Talib Kweli were members of the Native Tongues collective[citation needed], whilst Q-Tip's original group A Tribe Called Quest served as another inspiration behind the Soulquarians.
Stylistically, the collective's music has been variously described as neo soul, alternative hip hop,[2] progressive soul,[3] avant-garde, soul, conscious rap, and jazz fusion.[4] Their members often collaborated on each other's recordings, holding extensive and innovative sessions at Electric Lady Studios in New York, which produced several well-received albums.[1] Questlove, of the hip hop band The Roots, acted as the "musical powerhouse" behind several of the collective's projects, including The Roots' Things Fall Apart (1999), D'Angelo's Voodoo (2000), Badu's Mama's Gun (2000), and Common's Like Water for Chocolate (2000).[5][6] Reflecting on their recordings, Common told Spin in 2008: "It was one of those time periods that you don't even realize when you're going through it that it's powerful".[6]
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