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Raw Like Sushi (Album) by Neneh Cherry

Artist Biography For Neneh Cherry

Neneh Cherry Born Neneh Marianne Karlsson On 10 March 1964 In Stockholm Sweden Is A Two-Time Grammy Award-Nominated And MTV Europe Music Award-Winning Swedish Singer-Songwriter And Rapper. Cherry Is Also An Occasional DJ And Broadcaster. Born Of Swedish And Sierra Leonean Parentage Neneh Cherry Spent Most Of Her Formative Years In Europe And North America. Her Stepfather Is Trumpeter Don Cherry. Early In Her Career She Was A Member Of Rip Rig & Panic And New Age Steppers 1980 . As A Solo Artist She Released A Number Of Albums In The Late 80's And Early-To-Mid 90's To Critical And Commercial Acclaim Raw Like Sushi 1988 Homebrew 1992 Man 1996 . Neneh Is The Half-Sister Of Singer Eagle-Eye Cherry Although She Has Participated In The Odd Production Here And There She Has Remained Relatively Quiet Since Then Appearing As A Guest Vocalist On The Groove Armada Album Lovebox In 2002 And The Gorillaz Album Demon Days In 2005. Cherry Announced The Formation Of Her New Band CirKus. In 2006. Her Husband Burt Ford Aka Boogabear Aka Cameron McVey Is Also In The Band. The Band's First Album Laylow Was Released In France In 2006 Which Was Followed By Medicine In 2009. During 2010-2011 She Did A Few "secret" Live Performance In A Few European Cities. Late In 2011 News Came That She Was Working On A New Project This Is Now Known As Neneh Cherry & The Thing. They Will Release An Album The Cherry Thing In June 2012. In April 2013 She Announced The Release Of A New Studio Album With The Track "Nina Ft. Afrika Baby Bam ". Produced By Kieran Hebden Aka Four Tet The Album Also Features Appearances By Robyn And RocketNumberNine Due For Release On Smalltown Supersound In Early 2014. Cherry Was Nominated For A Grammy Award In 1990 In The Best New Artist Category Due To Success Of "Buffalo Stance" But She Lost Out To Milli Vanilli Who Later Had Their Grammy Revoked When It Was Discovered That They Had Not Performed On Their Recording. She Received Her Second Grammy Nomination In 1994 For The Youssou N'Dour Duet "7 Seconds." The Single Received Worldwide Acclaim But Did Not Win The Grammy Award. MTV Europe Music Awards 1995 "7 Seconds" Winner Best Song

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Raw Like Sushi

Raw Like Sushi Is The Debut Album Of Rapper Neneh Cherry Released May 2 1989 On Virgin Records. An Early Version Of "Buffalo Stance" Appeared On The B-Side Of The Morgan McVey Single "Looking Good Diving". The Single Was Not Successful However The B-Side Was Re-Recorded With Tim Simenon Of Bomb The Bass Fame And "Buffalo Stance" Was Born Becoming A Worldwide Hit Reaching #3 In The UK #3 In The Billboard Hot 100 And Even Reached #1 For Two Weeks In The Netherlands. The Album Also Contained The #10 US And #20 UK Hit "Kisses On The Wind" And The #5 UK Hit "Manchild" Did Not Chart In The US . The Lyrics On The Album Are Sometimes Autobiographical Talking About School Years. They Are Also Influenced By Neneh's Motherhood. Others Speak Of Women Allegedly Trying To Steal A Man From Another Woman. All Players And Programmers Are Credited In This Album However Cameron McVey Cherry's Husband Appears As Booga Bear. Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja Co-Wrote "Manchild" And Fellow Member Andrew Vowles Aka DJ Mushroom Performs On "Kisses On The Wind" "The Next Generation" And "So Here I Come". "My Bitch" Is A Vocal Duet With Gilly G. The Cover And Inner Photos Were Shot By Renowned Fashion Photographer Jean-Baptiste Mondino.