Nikka Costa.
I have to say that if come upon this album cover (or any of her others I’ve seen) that would have been it. No chance.
Luckily I’ve got Mike.
Michael’s been my friend since high school, and he’s always been my most reliable musical guide. Our core tastes aren’t really the same, but we overlap in a lot of different areas, including 70s pop/funk. And, unlike me, he’s a careful, thoughtful listener who gives everything a chance, no matter that a picture’s worth a thousand words. He puts together ruminative compilations for all his friends, finding just the right combinations where his taste and yours are in sync. It was on one of those CDs I found Nikka Costa.
Seems like she’s popular in South America (Jerry Lewis is popular is France; wait, that’s unfair), her husband/producer is an Australian rocker. At first I thought was a Sly Stone side from 1971, but the sampling and the singing gave it away. Give a chance. I did and it made me very happy.
Thanks Mike.
–Fred
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On February 26th, 2006 at 12:00 am
She is really fun and electrifying live..I saw her play at LA Weekly’s “short list” awards a few years back..it was awesome!
On February 26th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Aliki, I should have figured that you’d be the one person I know who’d know her. Excellent!
On February 27th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Yes, I am a music geek. And a music Greek.
On February 27th, 2006 at 12:00 am
she’s has a 2nd album out too, not too shabby either, called “can’tneverdidnothin’ ” with a great track that got some airplay called “Til I Get To U.” its a shame she never got much bigger, even with this second album, but her single “Like A Feather” and its video did get some airtime on MTV way back when.