Coin Coin chapter two : Mississippi moonchile

"Even in its relative gentleness, Mississippi Moonchile asks more provocative questions than its predecessor--offering a view of family history and the struggles in juxtaposing thwe African American Experience with "freedom" inside the American Dream. Both albums are parts of a coded memorial quilt, that critically examines the racist design of "official" history, even as it reveals attempts to sublimate it in the veneer of the present era".

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"Neither the size and standardization of this ensemble nor the focus of Roberts' timeline make Mississippi Moonchile less audacious than its predecessor. Instead, this set runs uninterrupted for 49 minutes through 18 tracks, a compositional feat made more impressive by the way the suite moves so fluidly between the segmented past of its jazz predecessors".

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"In the second part of her ongoing 'Coin Coin' project, composer and alto saxophonist Matana Roberts tackles the complex subjects of race, gender and ancestry, combining jazz, avant-garde, opera, folk songs and spoken word. Despite the wide range of elements here, the music maintains coherence".