Name: The Way I Feel
Brand: Nikki Giovanni

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-MH-8246C

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "LP-MH-8246C"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Colour

Colour details

Opaque Red Vinyl

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "Opaque Red Vinyl"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-12-10

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

090771824615

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "090771824615"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / red

CD-MH-246

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "CD-MH-246"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Extended format: No

2021-10-29

090771824622

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "090771824622"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Nikki Giovanni

Genre US

Funk / Soul

Label US

Modern Harmonic

Nikki Giovanni, born on June 7th, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a renowned humanitarian whose impactful written work, recordings, and teachings have greatly influenced black culture for over four decades. With numerous honorary doctorates from esteemed institutions like College of Mount Saint Joseph (Ohio), Fisk University, Indiana University, and Otterbein College (Ohio), she has established herself as an authoritative figure in the literary world.

Her contributions to black culture have made her a revered artist in her field. Nikki Giovanni's work resonates with audiences seeking inspiration and empowerment. Her artistry can be likened to other influential figures such as Sonia Sanchez, Margaret Walker, Langston Hughes, The Watts Prophets, Maya Angelou, The Last Poets and many more.

Through her powerful words and unwavering commitment to social justice issues,Nikki Giovanni continues to leave an indelible mark on the world. Her legacy is one that will forever inspire future generations of artists and activists alike.

First reissue of this powerful blend of funk, soul, &amp; poetry. Pressed on opaque red vinyl and packaged in striking new artwork with liner notes by Camae Ayewa (Moor Mother). 

"What does it mean to be a Black woman poet in America writing for liberation? “I am black alive looking back at you” June Jordan so masterfully said and it speaks volumes to what so many Black women poets in the 70’s and 80’s did for the culture of poetry, speaking volumes to the legacies they built that we can stand on with pride and more agency to express ourselves and for that we are forever thankful. Nikki Giovanni would go on to inspire many great poets and would in her work provide a landscape for future visioning of a better self and world. Here, she shows us what can be done with words on record. Cultivating liberation and healing within the world of poetry live on a record that will stand the test of time." – Camae Ayewa (Moor Mother, Irreversible Entanglements)

The Way I Feel

Music US

Buy Nikki Giovanni - The Way I Feel (Vinyl, CD) now from Rough Trade - independent purveyors of great music, since 1976.