I was just wondering whatever happened to her yesterday.

She is so awesome. And while I don't like this record quite as much as I loved her last masterpiece, 'The Cherry Thing,' it is still better than almost everything else ever. When is she coming to Seattle?!?

@2 The Cherry Thing is so underrated. Even if it wasn't a "proper" solo album, I kinda dig it more, too. For whatever reason, Cherry has always kept her Stateside appearances to a minimum, though she will be playing this year's Pitchfork Music Festival.

Rip Rig and Panic's "God."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7zkM6Vv…

Neenah was 17.

Yeah, it's been a while since I've heard Neneh. You threw when you wrote Neneh is "Swedish-Searra Leonean", as she is the daughter of Don Cherry, the American-born jazz trumpeter. However, she is the stepdaughter of the late Don Cherry. He's a great musician in his own right. I don't know much about the percussionist and Serra Leonean father, Ahmadu Jah.

@5 Her mother took his name, so people assume they're related (Eagle-Eye Cherry is his birth son). I get the impression that she was closer to him than her birth father. I mentioned Sierra Leone because the Cherry connection also implies that she's part American (to add to the confusion, she lived in London for years).

@4: Rip, Rig & Panic is the first thing I think of when I see "Neneh Cherry." My favorite band of the 80s.

Also: great video, great music.

God I've missed her.

@7 Same here. I'm not crazy about Raw Like Sushi, even if it made her rep in the US. I prefer her pre-solo stuff and more recent material. Still need to catch up with Float Up CP at some point.