The neo-soul icon performs Baduizm and Mama’s Gun hits with accompaniment from a seven piece band.
Erykah Badu is the latest to grace the stage for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. The Neo-soulstress joins the ranks with Tyler, The Creator, Roy Ayers, Tower Of Power and countless others who have been enlisted to perform behind the famed desk during a year in which the Washington-based media company have pulled out all the stops.
Badu’s began her two-song set in typical fashion, rolling off a list of her spiritual aliases before eventually succumbing to the bass vamp from Baduizm opener ‘Rimshot’. Following the aforementioned, Badu closed the set with a sprawling eleven minute rendition of Mama’s Gun closing track ‘Green Eyes’ that aptly showcased her seven piece band’s aptitude and disposition for jazz.
Catch a vibe from the analog girl in a digital world below.
Words by Sam Wilkinson.
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