Vocalist and producer Nona Hendryx shares her Afrofuturism playlist
Vocalist and producer Nona Hendryx shares her Mothers of Invention: Afrofuturism playlist with songs by Betty Davis, Janelle Monae, The Brides of Funkenstein, plus many more.
Vocalist, songwriter, producer, author and actress Nona Hendryx was a member of the pioneering girl group Labelle in the 1960s and 1970s. Since then, her avant-garde solo career has taken in everything from hard rock to RnB to house music, and she intends to become a cyborg and still make music.
Her playlist called Mothers of Invention: Afrofuturism features songs by Betty Davis, Janelle Monae, The Brides of Funkenstein, plus many more.
Music Played
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Betty Davis
They Say I鈥檓 Different
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June Tyson and Sun Ra & his Myth Science Arkestra
We Travel The Spaceways
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Janelle Mon谩e
Dirty Computer
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The Brides of Funkenstein
Smoke Signals
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Labelle
Space Children
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Nona Hendryx
Women Who Fly
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