Album Notes

“Drawing from influences as diverse as Hitchcock, Lovecraft, and Himes, Shrine for the Black Madonna is a shot across the bow; the Next Sound of Rock...” – Vernon Reid, founder/guitarist, Living Colour

Shrine for the Black Madonna proudly supports:
- RAINN: The Rape Abuse Incest National Network
- GRAMEEN FOUNDATION: Empowering the World's Poorest People
For info visit www.rainn.org, and www.grameenfoundation.org.
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SHRINE FOR THE BLACK MADONNA
Jared Hassan Foles (guitars), Meret Koehler (drums), Jairus "Jazz" Odums (bass), Brian Tate (vocals)

INFERNO features guest appearances by Lewis "Flip" Barnes (Burnt Sugar), Sylvia Gordon (Kudu), Satch Hoyt (Burnt Sugar), Julia Kent (Antony and the Johnsons), Tom Mochiach, Neycha, Martha Redbone, Matana Roberts ((Burnt Sugar), and Eric Ronick (Black Gold).

CD cover art by Wangechi Mutu.
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inferno (în-fûr´no) noun

1.A place or condition suggestive of hell, especially with respect to human suffering or death: the inferno of battle.
2.A place of fiery heat or destruction.

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"Atomic weight between 186.2 and 190.2... soars like lark's tongue." - Village Voice

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