Jyoti

A little less based in funk and hip-hop than the many works credited to her birth name, <a href="spotify:artist:2RdnkH5txHb9c4vGwq0I31">Georgia Anne Muldrow</a>'s recordings as Jyoti have emphasized soul-jazz and experimental electronic music, two other forms instilled in her since childhood. All three albums <a href="spotify:artist:2RdnkH5txHb9c4vGwq0I31">Muldrow</a> has released under the name -- Ocotea (2010), Denderah (2013), and Mama, You Can Bet! (2020) -- have been issued through <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22SomeOthaShip%22">SomeOthaShip</a>, the independent label operated by the Grammy-nominated musician and her partner, <a href="spotify:artist:08xLtQbGdIZfVfk6QTgYIW">Dudley Perkins</a>.

<a href="spotify:artist:2RdnkH5txHb9c4vGwq0I31">Muldrow</a>'s discography was already deep by the time singer, rapper, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer debuted Jyoti, a name given to her by family friend <a href="spotify:artist:0oKYiTD5CdNbrofRvM1dIr">Alice Coltrane</a>. Ocotea introduced Jyoti in June 2010 with <a href="spotify:artist:2RdnkH5txHb9c4vGwq0I31">Muldrow</a> the composer and performer of each element. The album won Jazz Album of the Year at BBC DJ <a href="spotify:artist:4fH73bVIwM24QrBqjTrhAA">Gilles Peterson</a>'s annual Worldwide Awards ceremony the following January. Amid <a href="spotify:artist:2RdnkH5txHb9c4vGwq0I31">Muldrow</a>'s constant stream of new recordings, Denderah arrived as the second Jyoti album in September 2013, and was likewise instrumental but came across more like an avant-jazz beat tape.

After another series of <a href="spotify:artist:2RdnkH5txHb9c4vGwq0I31">Georgia Anne Muldrow</a> releases highlighted by the Grammy-nominated Overload, <a href="spotify:artist:2RdnkH5txHb9c4vGwq0I31">Muldrow</a> dusted off Jyoti in 2020 and released Mama, You Can Bet! that August. The LP broke from Jyoti tradition by incorporating <a href="spotify:artist:2RdnkH5txHb9c4vGwq0I31">Muldrow</a>'s vocals and input from another musician, namely saxophonist <a href="spotify:artist:6hvjxbUASJd6bHds2Teaul">Lakecia Benjamin</a>, who was featured on "Ra's Noise (Thukumbado)." Also included were remixes of two <a href="spotify:artist:1W8TbFzNS15VwsempfY12H">Charles Mingus</a> tracks originally commissioned by <a href="spotify:artist:7g3iwvP459BN53F7CDxemI">Jason Moran</a> and the Kennedy Center. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi