Robert Glasper

Released: February 28, 2012

Featuring: Erykah Badu

Songwriter: Mongo Santamaria

Producer: Robert Glasper

[Verse]
Dream of a land, my soul is from
I hear a hand, stroke on a drum
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue

Elegant boy, beautiful girl
Dancing for joy, delicate whirl
Shades of delight cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue

[Hook]
Two lovers dance face to face with undulating grace
They gently sway then slip away to some secluded place
Shades of delight cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue

[Verse]
Dream of a land, my soul is from
I hear a hand, stroke on a drum
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue

Elegant boy, beautiful girl
Dancing for joy, delicate whirl
Shades of delight cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue

[Hook]
Two lovers dance face to face with undulating grace
They gently sway then slip away to some secluded place
Shades of delight cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue

Robert Glasper is an award winning producer, songwriter, and pianist from Houston, Texas. He is leader and main instrumentalist for modern jazz group The Robert Glasper Experiment.

In 2012 he achieved massive success and much more exposure with The Experiment’s debut studio album Black Radio. He received 3 Grammy’s and was nominated for 7. Black Radio not only put jazz back in the spotlight, but also gave it some new names to add to the genre..

After the record’s release, Glasper began to expand his horizons, working with artists such as 9th wonder, Common, and Bilal. After his 2013 Experiment sophomore album Black Radio 2 surfaced, he was given the oppurtunity to work with rapper Kendrick Lamar on his platinum selling To Pimp A Butterfly. He also collaborated with Common on 2016’s Black America Again, and with Big Krit in 2017 on his critically acclaimed 4eva Is A Mighty Long Time.

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