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Saturday, May 24, 2008
Erykah Badu performs in Atlanta
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Grammy-winning R&B singer Erykah Badu (above) returned to what she called “my second home” Friday night, and appropriately enough, it was hard not to get sucked into at least some part of what she has billed “The Vortex Tour.
Her 11-piece accompaniment — which included fiery Atlanta singer Keshia Jackson —played a great deal from her latest CD, “New Amerykah Part One - 4th World War”. And in the span of her two-hour set the somewhat eccentric artist also found time to tell presidential candidate Barack Obama to “Hold on!”; discuss a documentary about government occupation; toward the end, she rolled around on balls in a leotard; and closed with “The Wiz” tune, “Believe In Yourself”.
Badu’s rare performance also drew many local and national music notables. Spotted in the capacity Fox Theatre crowd Friday night were: film/video director Bryan Barber; Disturbing Tha Peace Records co-president Chaka Zulu; singers Anthony David, Gordon Chambers, Scar and Madame CJ, and walking hand-in-hand with local drummer Lil John Roberts was none other than the million-selling artist he’s been playing with of late — Jill Scott.
Scott — in town to promote the bra she designed with Ashley Stewart— actually was a surprise guest during opening act the Roots show, where she joined the hip-hop band in a rocked out version of a song Badu orignally recorded with them, “You Got Me.”
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Were you at the Fox last night? Have a review you want to share? Surprised that Badu didn’t do more of her hits, like “Honey” or “Love Of My Life”?
