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amandla
Rock / Alternative / Soul

"soul farmer; ween drummer"

Ringoes, New Jersey
United States

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Last Login:  7/8/2008
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Member Since4/21/2005
Band Websiteamandlanet.com
Band MembersAll songs/music written, performed, recorded and produced by Claude Coleman Jr.

Trombone on Down By They Way, the incomparable Art Baron

Live Band:

Eli Ward: bass, vox
John Hadfield: drums
Dave Gilbert: guitar, vox
Greg Davis: keys, vox
Claude Coleman Jr: guitar, vox

The Full Catastrophe - the new Amandla record, is now on sale!!

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   About amandla
Amandla is from the language of Zulu, meaning - power.

Claude Coleman Jr. is best known as the perversely versatile live/studio drummer for cult-rock gods Ween. For more than fourteen years his acrobatic drumming talents have dazzled audiences around the globe, with powerfully dynamic performances that have helped to elevate Ween's status as a live band. He has also been well employed by many other artists including Eagles of Death Metal, Chocolate Genius, and Elysian Fields,.

Amandla is the name of his group, of which is entirely all Coleman on record, singing and performing his songs on every instrument as well as doing the engineering and producing.

On his second independent release The Full Catastrophe, Coleman continues his leaping across boundaries of style and sound. There is still a steady current of rock, pop, folk and soul, resting a natural bed of psychedelica, now stretching a bit further into jazz territories, and further into limitless expression of every influence.

It is the product of a four year journey back from the brink of living, in which he had to reclaim control of his body and life well enough to finish the work.

During the time of creating what would result to be The Full Catastrophe, Coleman survived a near-fatal car accident in which he suffered multiple pelvic fractures and severe trauma and brain injuries, resulting in partial paralysis of the left side of the body. After a 35-day hospitalization stay and extensive surgery, he was then confined to a wheelchair for two entire months. The traumatic pain was so immobilizing and debilitating; he couldn't raise his arm for four months, let alone play anything.

The same truck driver responsible for this accident would four years later, go on to cause an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike causing four fatalities. In August, 2006, in an eerily similar rear-end accident, his load of bricks capsized, crushing several cars and causing a multi-car pileup.

With months of intensive cognitive and physical therapy ahead of him, Coleman worked ceaselessly to rehabilitate himself. He worked outside of the five days a week of cognitive, occupational and physical therapy he was already receiving at The Kessler Institute and hired occupational therapist Robert Fieramusco.

Coleman's recovery since then has been nothing short of amazing. Told by a neurologist he would have to work twice as hard to gain back the specialized motor skills needed for musicianship, Coleman has done just that. He performs and records with numbness and residual paralysis, living his life through chronic pain, and playing has become his therapy to regain the lost, finer dexterity.

A personal triumph of the fullness of the living experience: The Full Catastrophe. Lyrically powerful, it embraces a holistic response to his experiences: not just with one emotion burdened by itself, but with the full spectrum of all emotions and all sensations.

Catch Amandla live throughout 2008 touring nationally.

http://www.amandlanet.com

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MATHU





Jul 2 2008 9:20 AM

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Graven





Jun 27 2008 12:37 PM

MATHU





Jun 28 2008 4:01 PM

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SHINE!
Honey Gun





Jul 2 2008 6:47 AM


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MATHU





Jun 9 2008 5:07 AM

Warmest wishes and a great week Claude,from Alaska to you!-Mathu
Toad and The Licks





May 29 2008 9:41 AM

Glad to see some activity on the Amandla page!
I hope this means new record and/or tour soon :)
See ya at Mr. Smalls if not before.
tennessee jess





May 29 2008 10:24 AM

loving the new song! best wishes to you and yours...
robin o'brien





May 28 2008 8:45 PM

respectable singin', claude coleman!
respectfully,
robin
The Artist Formerly Known As Dave





May 17 2008 3:44 PM

what up dude...i'm gonna give you a shout soon
Paul Adams





May 17 2008 6:14 AM

Hi Claude,
I'm loving your music.
Great Ween show in London last week.
All the best
Paul
PHIL





May 14 2008 1:46 PM

Like I've told you after the Paris show, it was Amazing!
What a fuckin good drummer!
Many thanks Claude
Hoisin





Mar 31 2008 1:17 PM

Dude, will I be seeing you with Ween on May 8th in London?!

If so, would love to buy you a nut brown pint of ale.

Phil
Wes





Mar 31 2008 8:21 PM

your drumming kicks the asses of everyone in a 25 mile radius
dvdadave





Apr 11 2008 3:37 PM

i like your guys sound. come to new haven sometime.
toads? cafe nine?
Graven





Apr 23 2008 8:57 AM

The Artist Formerly Known As Dave





May 1 2008 4:34 AM

what up dude......just sayin hi....we're in Seattle
WENDY





May 5 2008 9:35 AM

oh, claude! :)
Hoisin





May 9 2008 5:13 AM

Hello Squire

Came to watch you and the fellas play Shepherds Bush last night and had a ball.

Brilliant seeing you drum dude.

Best

Phil
SodaCan





May 12 2008 10:40 AM

Thanks Claude!
MATHU





May 12 2008 1:35 PM

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Have a great week !
Hand Model





Mar 25 2008 8:00 AM

the blender is always a way to a man's heart.
*giggle* :)
Hand Model





Mar 22 2008 7:29 AM

Tucker





Mar 17 2008 3:40 PM

Hey man, hope the tour went well. Best of wishes.
See Ween's Summer Tour!





Mar 15 2008 4:30 PM

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Pistol Pete aka- Stix Of Doom, Beatz Of Death





Mar 9 2008 7:55 PM

Dr. Coleman. How are things?
Graven





Mar 7 2008 10:16 PM

Thanks for the add!
johnmoore





Mar 7 2008 5:01 PM

I've been listening to "the Full Catastrophe" regularly for a year and I have not grown even the slightest bit bored. Beautiful!
audioform





Mar 5 2008 6:26 AM

claude whats up? we never got to tell ya thanks for the conversations in charlotte and we enjoyed opening for ya..peace!
Thea Darlin'





Mar 2 2008 4:47 AM

I'm so excited to see you play in Honolulu I'm literally losing sleep over it. Safe travels and much love to you.
Tucker





Mar 2 2008 12:09 AM

I want to touch the hem of your garment.
DaX DRUMMER





Mar 2 2008 3:36 AM

Thanks for the Add :D

Rock On
WENDY





Feb 26 2008 7:50 PM

thank you for the add.. much love!
KB Smooth





Feb 23 2008 7:07 PM

hey claude.........
thanks for rocking the Hells Kitchen - Tacoma shirt at the ween show in Richmond last month
The Artist Formerly Known As Dave





Feb 20 2008 11:11 AM

HEY! you get our message?

peace,
Dave and Zac
Dāniyyêl





Feb 21 2008 11:12 PM

YOU DA MAN
Ty Don





Feb 16 2008 6:23 PM

Still feeling ya, Claude. See ya in La Crosse, when you come back around!
Shara





Feb 8 2008 8:05 PM

i am loving these songs. good stuff.
Brenner





Feb 6 2008 5:59 AM

We need more Denver shows. You guys smoked the Apalosa grill last year. NEED MORE PLZ
MangoER Woman





Jan 28 2008 5:27 PM

It was cool to see you guys out at Bull McCabes aftershow. You and the boys rocked the Carolinas, that's for sure. I'm looking forward to spring Amandla dates; hopefully you'll be hitting up the south again soon. Rock on Claude.
FELLOWSHIP OF THE JENKS Roosevelt Jenkins fan club





Jan 22 2008 8:19 PM

Claude your the man! I am a huge fan of ween and just found out about/became a fan of amandla.
Sprockethole™





Jan 20 2008 5:26 PM

OMG I love the continuous play. Thanx.
Sprockethole™





Jan 20 2008 3:45 PM

XO
Fritz





Jan 18 2008 9:20 AM

When are you coming to Seattle????
Scotty Mankoff





Jan 17 2008 2:17 PM

You were GREAT at Club Dada in Dallas!
See all your pictures by
Crazy Picture Guy Scotty Mankoff
CLICK HERE FOR MY BEST PICS OF CLAUDE a.k.a. amandla There are some GREAT ONES!


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Claude Coleman Jr of Ween by Scotty Mankoff Crazy Picture Guy
DAVEBELL





Jan 14 2008 6:41 AM

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We loved you in Myrtle Beach, Claude and company! See ya on the Ween tour!
Patrick





Jan 13 2008 12:51 AM

Good to see ya'll in Charlotte!
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