Dionne Farris

After lending her vocal talents to Arrested Development's hit single "Tennessee," Dionne Farris released this strong debut solo album in 1994. A genre bending hodgepodge of raw soul crooning and fuzzed-out alt-rock, with just a touch of left field hip-hop, Wild Seed - Wild Flower remains a cult favorite. The blissfully funky "11th Hour" is a must-hear.

Atlanta soul retrolutionaries Joi and Dionne Farris do things the old fashioned way: raw, full
of ardor, completely from the heart. Their debut albums reject the synthetic,
straightening-comb funk that has cheapened R&B, blowing the genre out to its heartfelt
origins. These two sistas with voices are fully aware that spontaneity takes place in the
present tense. Joi is a smoldering seductress with a dynamic range: As she desc... More >