chacoyrami: Lalah Hathaway

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Lalah and Ledisi--Sisters In Song

My favorite female vocalist of all time made her way into Philadelphia on Friday and brought one of her "sang-in" girlfriends along for a night of song. Lalah Hathaway, eldest daughter of the late R&B/Soul Legend Donny Hathaway, headlined the last night of the Bank Of America Sounds Of R&B Series. Opening for her was two-time Grammy nominee Ledisi, who gave an electric performance complete with scats and runs that leaped up and down the musical scales.

Below is Ledisi giving a musical testimony.

Earlier in the afternoon I had the pleasure of seeing Lalah in person for my third time during a CD signing at the Sound Of Market record store on the unit block of south 11th Street. Since I purchased her latest musical effort, "Self Portrait" on iTunes, I had Lalah sign my copy of the August/September issue of Heart and Soul magazine which featured a cover story on her.

Below is a snippet of Lalah performing her first number one single, a cover of the 1982 Luther Vandross classic, "Forever, For Always, For Love". If you ever wanted to know what unconditional love sounds like, take a listen.

After seeing Ledisi for the first time and Lalah once again, it was DEFINITELY worth the pain of sitting Indian-style on the concrete for over 2 hours just so that I can see that at stage front.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Summer 2008 - The Soundtrack

You know when you can hear a particular song whether it's being played on the radio, television, or some other media format and instantly you are taken back to the time period when you first heard it. Whether it's during a summer fling or a breakup around the holidays, music sets off a flashback to a certain place within one's existence. With that said, my i-pod contains a lot of music that draws a picture in my mind of summer in the city.

Here are my top songs of Summer 2008:

#11. I Decided - Solange Knowles