Brother Ali - Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color (10 Year Anniversary Colour Vinyl)

Brother Ali - Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color (10 Year Anniversary Red/White/Blue Colour Vinyl)

Vinyl packaging includes a custom-built slash case with an illustrated flag, a 12" full-color jacket housing tri-colour red/white/blue galaxy effect 2xLP vinyl, printed record sleeves and a 4-panel lyric booklet.

Originally released in 2012 following unprecedented changes in the music industry, Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color found Brother Ali reborn and rejuvenated. Teaming up with famed platinum-selling producer Jake One (Drake, J. Cole, Wiz Khalifa, MF DOOM), Brother Ali was prepared to tell the American story from a very different viewpoint. Inspired by his first trip to Mecca, the 2011 uprisings in the Middle East, and the Occupy movements that were building steam worldwide, Ali linked with Jake during a two-month sabbatical in Seattle to create this brave new phase in his remarkable discography. The album presented a scathingly honest critique of America and its many flaws while simultaneously presenting a hopeful outlook for the future and its possibilities. At a time when many felt powerless against an overreaching government with all its militarist and corporate interests, Mourning In America and Dreaming In Color provided the voice of a critical American consciousness, as well as a beacon of hope for those that hold fast to its ideals and potential.

Tracklisting

   1. Letter To My Countrymen (feat. Dr. Cornel West)
   2. Only Life I Know
   3. Stop the Press
   4. Mourning In America
   5. Gather Round (feat. Amir Sulaiman)
   6. Work Everyday
   7. Need a Knot
   8. Won More Hit
   9. Say Amen
   10. Fajr
   11. Namesake
   12. All You Need
   13. My Beloved (feat. Choklate and Tone Trezure)
   14. Singing This Song