Erykah Badu — North Sea Jazz Festival, 2001

Full live concert by Erykah Badu at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam (Netherlands) in 2001. A central figure of the neo-soul movement, the Texan singer established herself at the turn of the 2000s as one of the most singular voices in contemporary soul, at the crossroads of jazz, hip-hop and funk. This live captation, with restored audio, catches her in a thriving period, carried by the success of her first albums. Between supple phrasing, vocal improvisation and the deep groove laid down by her band, this filmed full concert restores the hushed, hypnotic atmosphere of her stage performances, where each song unfolds in long, organic stretches. A reference document for fans of soul, neo-soul and vocal jazz, this 2001 live concert reflects the stage mastery of an artist who lastingly influenced African-American music. A live captation to rediscover to measure Erykah Badu’s imprint on twenty-first-century soul, ‘Erykah Badu North Sea Jazz 2001 full concert live’.