Thousand threads of brilliance

A vibrant memoir from Grammy nominated singer songwriter Nenah Cherry who shares an inside look at her fascinating career and globe traversing journeys in a life of love and music Born in Sweden in 1964 Neneh Cherry s father Ahmadu was a musician from Sierra Leone Her mother Moki was a twenty one year old Swedish textile artist Her parents split up just after Neneh was born and not long afterwards Moki met and fell in love with acclaimed jazz musician Don Cherry Eventually the strong pull New York City in the 1970s drew him them there but they made a home wherever they traveled Neneh and her brother Eagle Eye experienced a life of creativity freedom and of course music In A Thousand Threads Neneh takes readers from the charming old schoolhouse in the woods of Sweden where she grew up to the village in Sierra Leone that was birthplace of her biological father to the early punk scene in London and New York to finding her identity with her stepfather s family in Watts California Neneh has lived an extraordinary life of connectivity and creativity and she recounts in intimate detail how she burst onto the scene as a teenager in the punk band The Slits and went on to release her first album in 1989 with a worldwide hit single Buffalo Stance Neneh s inspiring and deeply compelling memoir both celebrates female empowerment and shines a light on the global music scene and is perfect for anyone interested in the artistic life in all its forms A Thousand Threads A MemoirScribner provided an early galley for review. Book A Thousand threads magazine I would instantly know the cover of this book as it shares the same image as that on her 1989 banger debut album Raw Like Sushi Being very close in age we re just a year apart and thus coming from the same generation I was very interested to know her story. A Thousand Threads epubor As the title states Neneh takes after her mother as she weaves the many threads of her life into a revealing tapestry The first quarter of the book covers in great detail her childhood with her parents and brother bouncing back and forth between Sweden and New York City With age and wisdom she is interpreting those times through adult eyes yet still captures beautifully the essences of youth. Wholesale thousand thread count sheet quality Even before she started making music herself she was gathering in threads of various styles and sounds From her stepfather s jazz connections to her touring along the punk scene to being at the epicenter of the birth of hip hop the elements were layering to build what would be the foundations of her own musical stylings I was very surprised to learn about the punk bands the Slits and Rip Rig Panic that she was a part of during her late teens and early 20 s. A Thousand threadsperchild apache The third part of the book is where she dives into own songs and albums I appreciated the insights into how the music came together and even so that she recorded her debut album while very far along into her second pregnancy Her newborn baby and family all figure prominently in the video for Manchild her debut album s second single The threads of life and family run strong throughout her story. A Thousand Threads booker In the end her story is about family friends and a little bit of fame It is one of life love and of eventual loss I could relate to the general human themes that Neneh was illustrating here in her own life 304 So exciting 304