It would be better to say that he is made of music, a wholly universal expression of human joie de vivre in musical form. “Calling Bobby McFerrin a musician seems like an injustice. “Encounter” is good “epiphany” better.” – Joseph Miller, Santa Barbara Independent “Concert” is an inadequate word to describe a McFerrin performance. “fresh perspectives on songs that are by now part of our collective DNA” – Jeff Moehlis, Noozhawk Santa Barbara
“There are essentially two categories of singers in this world: McFerrin and everyone else.” – Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune Then you open up a place where grace can come in.” Lift your voice, open your heart, and sing along. I don’t want the audience to be blown away by what I do, I want them to have this sense of real joy, from the depths of their being. What I want everyone to experience at the end of my concerts is. “I couldn’t open up my eyes, I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t speak, I couldn’t sing. “I couldn’t do anything without faith,” he says. Spirit you all is a deeply personal statement for Bobby McFerrin. The spirituals are about liberation and courage, the human condition, the pioneering spirit, the search for strength in the face of adversity, and the journey toward a better place, and Bobby’s versions reach for new territory. Three of the traditional numbers featured on spirit you all -the opening track “Every Time I Feel the Spirit,” “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” and “Fix Me Jesus”-also appeared on the senior McFerrin’s 1957 album Deep River, but similarities end there. I think the idea has been kicking around for at least a couple of decades. ” I always thought that someday I’d sing these songs,” Bobby says, “and that I’d have to find a way of doing it that was completely different from my father’s approach. The project honors the legacy of Bobby’s father, the great operatic baritone Robert McFerrin, Sr., the first African-American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera Company and a renowned interpreter of the American Negro Spiritual. But as in so many great American tales, sometimes it turns out that everything one is searching for is in one’s own backyard. Spirit you all continues Bobby’s life-long quest to integrate all the influences of the musical universe. Bobby loves to sing this music, and it shows: spirityouall raises the roof with joyful grooves. He moves seamlessly between lyrics and wordless lines, trading phrases with his band, inviting the audience to sing along. This project embraces Bobby’s folk, rock, and blues influences without abandoning his fearless improvisational approach or his never-ending exploration of the human voice. The new material ranges from a celebratory hoedown (“Rest”) to a polemic anthem (“Woe”), to a down and dirty blues setting of Psalm 25:15. Spirit you all features beloved familiar tunes like “He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands” and “Every Time I Feel The Spirit” alongside original songs which explore Bobby’s everyday search for grace, wisdom, and freedom.
He invites us back to the great folk tradition of lifting our voices to sing together through life’s trials and triumphs. Now Bobby invites us to sit on the stoop awhile and listen as he throws some unexpected new ingredients into the melting pot and reinvents Americana. I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t speak, I couldn’t sing.” – Bobby McFerrinīobby McFerrin surprises us again, bringing it all back home with his new album, spirit you all.
“His serious faith doesn’t rule out fun.” – Jon Pareles, The New York Times The riches that make up spirityouall cannot be overestimated. “These time-tested songs shine like liquid mercury exploding.
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