THE AMADOU PROJECT "mAster-Wel Presents The Price of Freedom"

Presented by the jazz legend, Weldon Irvine a. k. a. Master-Wel, to respond to the shooting of Amadou Diallo, the album is consisted of 24 tracks of deep, soulful jazz / hip hop / funk by the artists such as Mos Def, Q-tip, Talib Kweli, Don Blackman, Rha-Goddess etc. and, of cource, Weldon himself. Released in 1999. The artwork cover is kinda ..., though, the sound is dope enough.

Weldon Irvine (1943-2002) - R. I. P.

Tracklisting:

1. RICH MEDIHA, RHA-GODDESS, DON BLACKMAN, CARLA COOK, WELDON IRVINE, KADIADOU DIALLO "Amadou"
2. MOS DEF & TALIB KWELI "Hip Hop Speaks"
3. BLACK STAR & Q-TIP "Make It All Better"
4. L.G., MASTE-WEL, MR. LIVE, MUMS THE SCHEMER DON BLACKMAN, DANNY WALSH "Prankster Gangster [Re-mix]"
5. REVEREND WOODSON HOPEWELL "Prayer for Peace"
6. JAMES MTUMES, JUDGE BOB PICKETT, CHARLES W. ETHERIDGE "A Plan Don't Get Up"
7. FUTURE HEADS (PUNCHANELLO & TODD B.) "No Laughing Matter"
8. FUTURE HEADS (PUNCHANELLO, MASTER-WEL, C-O, CARLA COOK, DEAN BROWN, DAVID LEE JONES) "Break Bread"
9. DON BLACKMAN Solo Piano "Hollow Points"
10. JAMES MTUMES, WELDON IRVINE "Beyond Belief"
11. WELDON IRVINE (Dramatic recitation by JACKIE ALEXANDER) "Said & Done"
12. WELDON IRVINE (Sung by CARLA COOK) "Pressure-Pain-And-Me"
13. RHA-GODDESS "Unify"
14. JOSELYN MIRABAL "Love Supreme"
15. WELDON IRVINE - DON BLACKMAN Piano Duet "Blues For Amadou"
16. WELDON IRVINE (Dramatic recitation by MUMS THE SCHEMER) "My DNA's OK"
17. MASTER-WEL "Descended From Kings"
18. SISTER NZINGA "Motha Goddess"
19. SOUL KID CLICK (STORM & G-CLEF) "You & I-Verse"
20. WELDON IRVINE (Dramatic recitation by RAMEESHA PERRY) "Destiny's Finger"
21. TREE "Black Male"
22. MUMS THE SCHEMER "Sun Drops"
23. NGOMA "Tears For Amadou"
24. DON BLACKMAN Solo Piano "Amadou's Journey"

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