Jimetta Rose

A Beat Happening

This week on A Beat Happening we are very happy to welcome Jimetta Rose: a singer, songwriter, and community activist whose radiance and energy has powered the LA scene for over a decade. The South Central native began her career in the late 2000s collaborating with the likes of Shafiq Husayn and Georgia Anne Muldrow, before self-releasing her debut in 2010. She spent most of that decade as a go-to vocalist, working with House Shoes, Blu, Quelle Chris, Quantic and many more. In 2016 she reunited with Georgia for a second album, and just this year she released an album with Shoes' Street Corner Music and the debut from her new project, The Voices of Creation. Inspired by the transformative power of music, The Voices of Creation is a choir led by Jimetta that combines the spiritual jazz, gospel, and soul music that have all been integral to her solo work and now find themselves amplified through community. Jimetta's dedication to the late Ras G, I Met A Mountain, as performed by the choir is a poignant and essential tribute that speaks to the deep spiritual roots that run across the LA underground but are rarely highlighted. A true lodestar of soul music, Jimetta Rose continues to shine a light for us all to follow.

This episode was edited and produced by Laurent Fintoni. Intro and outro music by Duke Westlake. Artwork by Kutmah. Design assistance by Paper Resistance and Brandy Flower. This show is a labor of love and if you enjoy what you hear and would like to support us in being able to continue, you can donate via PayPal at https://paypal.me/abeathappening.

In this episode we discuss...

• Sketchbook days
• Beginnings and first collaborations
• Soul music past and present and its relationship to beat culture
• Growing up in South Central
• Founding the Voices of Creation and working in the community
• Writing I Met A Mountain for Ras G
• Collaborating
• Los Angeles and creativity

Tracklist:

• SA-RA Creative Partners - Glorious (instrumental)
• The Voices of Creation - Let the Sun Shine In
• The Voices of Creation - I Met A Mountain
• Jimetta Rose - Might Could Be Nice
• Jimetta Rose - Emerald City

Links:

• Jimetta Rose Bandcamp
• The Voices of Creation