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Got another world debut for you guys today – this time its yet another from the multi-talented, Georgia Anne Muldrow, with an exclusive sneak peak into her upcoming solo album, Umsindo. The album is a dedication to the African ancestors (Umsindo means “sound” in Zulu) and the song I have for you today, entitled “E.S.P.,” is a heartfelt tribute to her partner Dudley Perkins’ daughter, and the ancestors that live on within her. Musically, Umsindo is a return-to-form of sorts, for those of us who were lucky enough to hear Georgia’s pre-Worthnothings demo/sampler – this is her closest work to that since then, but with all the added growth and upped production skills to boot.

This, of course, is coming hot off the heels of “Roses,” Georgia’s recent noteworthy contribution to Mos Def’s new album, The Ecstatic. For those who aren’t up – “Roses” was a solo song that Georgia had completed for Umsindo and that I had first debuted here back in March. Mos later heard the song and loved it so much that he added his adlibs and a verse to it and after getting Georgia & Dudley’s permission, insisted on including on his new album. For more on how the song came to be, be sure to check out a first hand account from the forever on-point, Frolab – both tracks have been included below so you can compare & contrast. “E.S.P.” and the solo version of “Roses” will both appear on Umsindo when it hits stores everywhere on July 14th, through Georgia & Dudley’s new label deal, SomeOthaShip, with E1 (formerly known as Koch).

In other Georgia news – along with just releasing the Ms.One compilation (which featured her producing for a slew of artists, mainly those in her Epistrophik Peach Sound crew), she has also recently produced a new album for her mother, Rickie Byars Beckwith, entitled The LOVE Project. An industry veteran, Mrs. Beckwith is currently the leader of the the Agape International Choir, and has worked with everyone from Pharoah Sanders to John Legend. Rickie & Georgia’s LOVE Project drops later on this years, but I’ve included the video for “Allie-Alleluia,” a song off their first album together, Supreme Inspiration for your viewing pleasure after the jump.

Georgia Anne Muldrow “Roses”
from Umsondi

Georgia Anne Muldrow w/ Mos Def “Roses”
from The Ecstatic

DOWNLOAD: Georgia Anne Muldrow “E.S.P.”

SUPPORT: Georgia Anne Muldrow – Umsindo in stores July 14th

BONUS VIDEO: Rickie Byars Beckwith “Allie-Alleluia” (prod. Georgia Anne Muldrow)

Rickie Byars Beckwith “Allie-Alleluia”
The LOVE Project (prod. Georgia Anne Muldrow) coming soon