Author Archives: Shirlette

  PBS American Masters Series, UNLADYLIKE2020 celebrates the unsung contribution of women throughout American history. From the UNLADYLIKE2020 website: From March 4 through August 26, 2020, UNLADYLIKE2020 will be releasing 26 short films and a broadcast hour on PBS American … Continue reading →

Purchase  shirlette’s 2016 album Language Barrier (Churchkey Records, SugarQube Records), featuring guest appearances from Meshell Ndegeocello, The Indigo Girls, Amelia Meath, Median, Hiss Golden Messenger, sookee, Phil Cook, and H.C. McEntire HERE. Purchase shirlette’s 2015 album, Twilight for Gladys Bentley … Continue reading →

shirlette ammons on collaborating with Indigo Girls & Meshell Ndegeocello for “Language Barrier” By Anne Alexander on February 3, 2016 ShareTweetEmail Durham, North Carolina-based shirlette ammons is master of the backslash—that is to say she’s a poet/musician/activist. One of those busy few with a … Continue reading →

My crew and I had a great time recording an in-studio session for NPR’s World Music Cafe Sense of Place series. Thanks to Overdub Studios for hosting us!

via Afropunk: AFROPUNK PREMIERE: “Dear Nora” by Poet/Musician Shirlette Ammons ft. Meshell Ndegeocello offers a dose of hopefulness by Sound Check 19 hours ago “For me, Meshell Ndegeocello is the musician who best represents a genuine creative freedom, without fear of … Continue reading →

via Paste Magazine: By Paste Staff  |  December 23, 2015  |  11:00am shirlette ammons is premiering the video for her track “Earth Intro” off of her upcoming full-length album Language Barrier, to be released February 5, 2016 via Churchkey and SugarQube Records. “The … Continue reading →

November 13, 2015 From Culture Collide: As a poet and musician, Durham, North Carolina-based wordsmith shirlette ammons is well-versed on the robust and all-encompassing power of lyricism. In anticipation of Language Barrier, her sophomore album and riotous ode to verse (out on February … Continue reading →

Durham, NC-based poet and musician shirlette ammons partners with twin sister, Shorlette Ammons, launch SugarQube Records. shirlette says, “Our goal is to create a platform that supports artists who blur genre lines by making music that pushes the bounds of … Continue reading →

Language Barrier Tour | Germany Summer 2015 Shirlette Ammons Tour Dates

done dyin (lyrics) [original lyrics, music by outkast: idlewild blues (dontchu worry bout me)] something’s on my mind gotta tell you now got my feet heavy got my mind worried got my soul searching i’m done dyin now more closed curtain pussyfootin haul-tailing got my storytelling i’m done dyin something’s on my mind … Continue reading →