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Matana Roberts

Matana Roberts
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About the artist

Matana Roberts is a jazz saxophonist, composer and improviser based in New York City, United States. They are a past member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). The Jazz Journalists Association selected Roberts as a finalist nominee for the 2008 Up and Coming Musician of the Year award (which Lionel Loueke ultimately won). Born in Chicago, United States, Roberts was raised on the city's South Side and studied classical clarinet during their youth.

Top songs

  1. Jewels Of The Sky: Inscription
  2. Rise
  3. Pov Piti
  4. Amma Jerusalem School
  5. As Far As the Eye Can See
  6. Song for Eulalie
  7. Kersaia
  8. libation for Mr. Brown: Bid em in...
  9. I Am
  10. How Much Would You Cost?
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  1. Trail Of The Smiling Sphinx
  2. Piddling
  3. Shoes Of Gold
  4. Her Mighty Waters Run
  5. Invocation
  6. Wild Fire Bare
  7. Fit To Be Tied
  8. All Is Written
  9. All Things Beautiful
  10. Raise Yourself Up
  11. In The Fold
  12. Humility Draws Down Blue
  13. Backbone Once More
  14. How Bright They Shine
  15. Twelve Sighed
  16. Spares Of The World
  17. The Good Book Says
  18. Lulla/Bye
  19. Clothed To The Land, Worn By The Sea
  20. Lulla / Bye
  21. River Ruby Dues
  22. Secret Covens
  23. Dreamer Of Dreams
  24. Confessor Haste
  25. For This Is
  26. Always Say Your Name
  27. Was The Sacred Day
  28. Responsory
  29. Nema, Nema, Nema
  30. The Labor Of Their Lips
  31. Woman Red Racked
  32. As Years Roll By
  33. Lesson
  34. Thanks Be You
  35. A Single Man O' War
  36. This Land Is Yours
  37. Humility Draws Down New
  38. Benediction
  39. we said
  40. J.P.
  41. Come Away
  42. With Me Seek
  43. different rings
  44. unbeknownst
  45. predestined confessions
  46. how prophetic
  47. a caged dance
  48. shake my bones
  49. kersalia
  50. i have long been fascinated
  51. enthralled not by her curious blend
  52. but i never heard a sound so long
  53. a(way) is not an option
  54. no way chastened
  55. the promise
  56. for they do not know
  57. others each
  58. ...ain't i. ...your mystery is our history
  59. Exchange
  60. Thrills
  61. Birdhouse 1
  62. Nomra
  63. Love Call
  64. Birdhouse 2
  65. South By West
  66. Birdhouse 3
  67. For Razi
  68. My Sistr
  69. we said / different rings / unbeknownst
  70. Turning the Mark
  71. Pieces of We
  72. her mighty waters run / wild fire bare / fit to be tied
  73. Equally Strong
  74. Turn It Around
  75. Glass
  76. Oska T
  77. All Nations
  78. Lose My Number
  79. Suhassani
  80. Sons of Slaves
  81. End of the Game
  82. As Far As Eyes Can See
  83. Spaces
  84. Usetosay
  85. The Truth, Pt. 1
  86. Hannibul
  87. Salvador
  88. Spicer
  89. "Raise Yourself Up" / "Backbone Once More" / "How Bright They Shine"
  90. The Truth, Pt. 2

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