Meshell Ndegeocello "She's All That And More"

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANTHONY ALDEN:

Michelle Lynn Johnson was the name given to her at birth, but adopted her surname Ndegeocello at the age of 17, which she says means "free like a bird" in Swahili. Ndegeocello honed her skills on the D.C. go-go circuit in the late 1980's with the bands Prophecy.

Ndegeocello live performance magically seduces you with her sultry and inviting voice that filled the night air with reggae, folk punk-infused rhythm and blues tracks.

Meshell Ndegeocello is a extraordinary talented artist. She defies definition. She isn't rock, she isn't pop, she isn't hip hop, she isn't jazz, she isn't blues....she's all of it and more.