Ahmir

There are a couple of people on the album that you would definitely know, but I'm not going to mention them until their parts are actually recorded. laughs But so far, we have Ahmir aka Questlove from The Roots playing, Christian McBride, an amazing bass player, Regina Carter on violin, and Steve Vai is playing guitar on a couple of tracks.

Mike Ragogna: Chatting With Joe Jackson And Earl Klugh, Plus Mick Harvey's "The Ballad Of Jay Givens" Video Exclusive Mike Ragogna 2011

There are a couple of people on the album that you would definitely know, but I'm not going to mention them until their parts are actually recorded. laughs But so far, we have Ahmir aka Questlove from The Roots playing, Christian McBride, an amazing bass player, Regina Carter on violin, and Steve Vai is playing guitar on a couple of tracks.

Mike Ragogna: Chatting With Joe Jackson And Earl Klugh, Plus Mick Harvey's "The Ballad Of Jay Givens" Video Exclusive Mike Ragogna 2011

He said, "Ahmir, just take it one diva at a time."

Questlove: What Is Soul?: Hamhocks, Cornflakes & Divas Questlove 2011

He said, "Ahmir, just take it one diva at a time."

Questlove: What Is Soul?: Hamhocks, Cornflakes & Divas Questlove 2011

It's not frontman Black Thought or bandleader Ahmir "? uestlove" Thompson's drum kit but Amber Coffman, Angel Deradoorian and Haley Dekle - the trio of female singers from the Dirty Projectors '"Bitte Orca" - who set the LP's tone with the predominantly a cappella intro, "A Peace of Light."

Album review: The Roots, "How I Got Over" 2010

Well, not according to musician Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, the 70's-era-afro'd drummer for the band The Roots and the Jimmy Fallon show, who apparently equates fried chicken with the "N" word.

Black NBC Cook's Menu is Racist, Implies Black Drummer Questlove. And I Thought White People Were Crazy 2010

They took the stage late in the afternoon, propelled by Ahmir "? uestlove" Thompson's firecracker drumming and Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter's dexterous rhymes.

Earth Day Climate Rally features music, speeches and an assist from Mother Nature 2010

Just for fun, Ahmir considered checking what the straight media was saying about all this.

Starfight (working title) 2010

They took the stage late in the afternoon, propelled by Ahmir "? uestlove" Thompson's firecracker drumming and Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter's dexterous rhymes.

Earth Day Climate Rally features music, speeches and an assist from Mother Nature 2010

They took the stage late in the afternoon, propelled by Ahmir "? uestlove" Thompson's firecracker drumming and Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter's dexterous rhymes.

Earth Day's moment in the sun 2010