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Meshell Ndegeocello

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Also known as Michelle Lynn Johnson, Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur, Me'Shell Ndegéocello

American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist (born 1968)

Person · Open Library

Born
1969
Works
2

Top works

  • Please Wait to Be Tasted
  • Ventriloquism

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
New York
Active from
1968-08-29
contemporary r&bfunkjazzneo soulqueerr&b

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
173,055
Total plays
2,217,587

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soulfunkNeo-Souljazzfemale vocalists

Me'Shell Ndegéocello is a stylisation of Meshell Ndegeocello, a pseudonym of Michelle Lynn Johnson (b. 29 Aug 1968) is a singer, bassist, and multi-instrumentalist. She was born Michelle Johnson to Army lieutenant (and saxophonist) father Jacques Johnson and her mother, Helen in Berlin, Germany. Raised in Washington, D.C., Meshell Suhaila Bashir Shakur (as she became known) adopted the surname Ndegéocello, which means "free like a bird", while still in her teens. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mu

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.meshell.com
Image
Meshell Ndegeocello at Istanbul Jazz Festival 20250708 (5).jpg
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birth name
Michelle Lynn Johnson
Commons category
Meshell Ndegeocello
date of birth
1968-08-29
pseudonym
Me'Shell Ndegéocello
start of work period
1993-00-00
social media followers
57000
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