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PRESS QUOTES:

"It's astonishing to hear Ndegeocello deconstruct these 14 songs that cut across Simone's deep discography. Whereas Simone would typically boil, Ndegeocello mostly prefers to simmer. "Turn Me On" and "Feeling Good," seductive and slow as molasses, sound like something Sade would record."
- The Boston Globe

"Recording and releasing a covers album is a tricky situation… However, if there's any musician out there versatile enough to hold down all the demands of making a truly mesmerizing and significant tribute album, it's the supremely talented Meshell Ndegeocello."
- Pop Matters

"Known for her refusal to adhere to genre conventions, her progressive approach to pop music, and her fierce political activism, Simone is a clear artistic forbearer for Ndegeocello, and Pour Une Âme Souveraine both honors Simone's legacy while allowing Ndegeocello to build on her own… Pour Une Âme Souveraine's focus on independence and self-discovery honors the attributes that have made Simone such an enduring icon."
- Slant Magazine

"Pour…done in collaboration with a who's who of underrated indie singers like Cody Chestnutt, Lizz Wright, Toshi Reagon, Sinead O'Connor and Valerie June - arrives in the midst of an especially fertile, muscular period in Ndegeocello's own career. Having traversed R&B, rock, jazz, blues, hip-hop, electronica, new wave and folk, she effortlessly synthesizes all influences and experimentation into a sound that sits outside any specific genre."
- Philadelphia Weekly

"Ndegeocello's Pour une Âme Souveraine offers honest and innovative reflection upon the sound that Simone left behind."
- WNYC

"a singer-songwriter of searching candor and an electric bassist of mesmerizing skill."
- New York Times