About the Authors
Labi Siffre is an English poet, musician, songwriter & singer. His 1st book, "Nigger", published in `93, his 2nd, "Blood on the Page" in `95 & his 3rd, "Monument", in `97.
His work has been compared to William Blake's "Songs of innocence and Experience" & described as "compassionate and often succinct and aphoristic", "multi-layered, often challenging their own apparent stereotypes and preconceptions".
Musically, Siffre is best known as the writer & singer of "(Something Inside) So Strong", "It Must Be Love" & "I Got The ..." His music sampled to successful use by the likes of, Jay-Z who used Siffre's "I Got The ..." for "Streets Iz Watching" & the rhythm track with Siffre on electric piano is the basis of Eminem's "My Name Is". Siffre's music & voice were sampled by Kanye West for "I Wonder" & Fat Boy Slim & Wu Tang Clan have also used his work.
"Living without faith requires more courage. The struggle never ends"... LS
Labi Siffre is an English poet, musician, songwriter & singer with three published poetry books: "Nigger" in `93, "Blood on the Page" in `95 and "Monument" in `97. His work has been compared to William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and Experience" and described as "compassionate, multi-layered, succinct, aphoristic, often challenging their own apparent stereotypes and preconceptions".
Musically, Siffre is best known as the writer & singer of "(Something Inside) So Strong", "It Must Be Love" & "I Got The ..." sampled to successful use by the likes of Jay-Z who used it for "Streets Iz Watching" & the rhythm track with Siffre on electric piano is the basis of Eminem's "My Name Is". Siffre's music & voice on his "My Song" were sampled by Kanye West for "I Wonder" & Fat Boy Slim & Wu Tang Clan have also used his work.
"Living without faith requires more courage. The struggle continues"... LS
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