Juju Rogers - Pink Guitars / Spaceships N Voodoo Dolls [CD]

JujuRogersreturnswithnewalbumPinkGuitars, SpaceshipsNVoodooDolls-aradicalAfrophunkstatementreimaginingBlackidentity, soundandself-determination. JuJuRogers'forthcomingprojectmarksaboldnewchapterinhisartisticevolution, situatedattheintersectionofmusic, culture, andsocialcommentary. RootedinAfrop(h)unkandinspiredbythepsychedelicfunkofParliament-Funkadelic, theprojectseekstosonicallyreconnecttheBlackDiasporawithitsAfricanorigins. ItreflectsonthehistoryoftheBuffaloSoldiersanddrawsparallelsbetweentheirexperiences, JuJu'sownjourney, andthebroaderrealitiesofBlacklife. InfluencedbythespiritofresistanceembodiedbytheMaroons, aswellasradicalleftskinheadandrudeboyculture, theprojectchallengesracialstereotypesandpromotesadecolonizedself-perceptionthroughacontemporaryAfrofuturistframework. Musically, thealbumisexpansiveandexperimental, featuringcollaboratorssuchasPinkSiifu, MONEYNICCAofSoulGlo, andJamilaWoods. Itblendspunk, hardcore, hip-hop, soul, rock, andfunkintoagenre-defyingsoundscape. Alongsideitspoliticalandculturalthemes, theprojectisdeeplypersonal, addressingself-love, vulnerability, thetensionbetweenoutwardjoyandinnerstruggleandrepresentsasonic, spiritual, andphysicalformofliberation.