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Composer(s) |
Performer(s) |
Length |
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| i tried to forget you |
Sylvester
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Djola Branner
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5:31 |
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| you will be the one |
Djola Branner
Dave Blackburn
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Djola Branner
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4:47 |
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| changes |
Sylvester
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Djola Branner
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3:47 |
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| [real bridge] |
Sylvester
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Djola Branner
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0:47 |
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| I [who have nothing] |
Sylvester
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Djola Branner
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6:38 |
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| someone like you |
Sylvester
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Djola Branner
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4:36 |
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| you are my friend |
Sylvester
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Djola Branner
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3:50 |
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| here is my love |
Sylvester
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Djola Branner
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5:06 |
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| do ya wanna funk |
Sylvester
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Djola Branner
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4:39 |
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| stars |
Sylvester
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Djola Branner
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4:47 |
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| you make me feel (mighty real) |
Sylvester
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Djola Branner
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3:50 |
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| can't stop dancing |
Sylvester
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Djola Branner
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5:26 |
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Mighty Real is part of a stage tribute by Minneapolis performance artist Djola Branner to the great, black, gay disco diva Sylvester. Branner pays musical homage to the legendary 70's singer/songwriter who created such hits as Do Ya Wanna Funk, Can't Stop Dancing and You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real).
Setting the stage for pop icons such as Boy George, RuPaul, and Prince, Sylvester's contributions to contemporary music and pop culture were immeasurable. Branner's smouldering falsetto, with gospel phrasing reminiscent of the late disco vocalist, virtually redefines ten of Sylvester's tunes and adds an original song, You Will Be the One.
The 90s remakes feature such accomplished artists as jazz vocalist Debbie Duncan, pianist Tommy Barbarella, Jeff Bailey, Jared Rush, Jeremy Ylvisaker, Tim Sparks, Aimee Bryant, Eric Gupton, Robert "Eddie" Robinson, and composer/musician Aaron Barnell.
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Stonewall Society
I was extremely pleased when I first learned of "Mighty Real - A Tribute To Sylvester", as I have been a long time enthusiast. Djola Branner not only does justice to the work but breathes new life in classic Sylvester form. Not a duplication of Sylvester, but a true tribute to him, his performance, and technique. Branner brings vibrant energy, and personal attributes combined with a voice which empowers the material with talented understanding and thorough delivery.
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by Len
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Oakland Tribune
Mighty Real is part of a stage tribute by Minneapolis performance artist Djola Branner to the great, black, gay disco diva Sylvester. Branner pays musical homage to the legendary 70's singer/songwriter who created such hits as Do Ya Wanna Funk, Can't Stop Dancing and You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real).
"There are two poles of Sylvester's world, the disco and the church... But unlike Little Richard, Al Green and Prince, Sylvester doesn't see the pleasure of the body and the spirit as opposing forces...
For Sylvester, God is on the dance-floor as he is in Heaven."
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by Barry Walters
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