DID ANYONE CATCH...

Erykah Badu in London last weekend? I saw her second performance on Saturday night at Somerset House. It's a great open air venue and I was pleasantly surprised by the show. I didn't know what to expect from Erykah as she's given to one or two eccentricities but she gave a very strong performance.

Her vocals were T O P notch, and her set mostly featured tracks from Mama's Gun. One or two numbers from Baduizm were played and I think she opened with a couple of songs from her projected fourth album -- both catchy tunes. She even danced to Gil Scott Heron's Who will pay reparations for my soul? which utterly threw me back.

All in all, the sell-out crowd got their money's worth.

papaa said:

you'll always get your moneys worth at an Erykah show!

papaa said:

I'm so jealous. Can you be more specific on which songs were played? NOTHING from Worldwide Underground??

papaa said:

Cool

Seems like she's overseas right now with the number of shows she's been doing.

guess sugawater didn't pan out this summer.
[Edited 7/17/06 12:19pm]

I'VE NEVER HEARD WORLDWIDE UNDERGROUND...

I heard the first single, really liked it, but for some reason never got round to buying it . Erykah's been off my radar for a while now, if truth be told, and it's only since you mentioned Worldwide Underground do I remember that it was once on my shopping list.

My friend who accompanied with me recognised some tracks from Worldwide Underground.

From Baduizm:
Certainly, Next Lifetime

From Mama's Gun:
Didn't Cha Know, Booty, Kiss Me on My Neck, Bag Lady, and one other.. Time's A Wastin'.

badujunkie said:

papaa said:

thanks!

and you MUST get WWU. masterpiece. it's the album that made me a Baduite. "I Want You" and "Danger" are the shit.

I NEED A BADU SHOW BAD!!!!! It's my crack...I need a hit every year or 6 months. Get your ass to LA Badu (please).

I'LL GET ON IT

Dunno why I never got round to buying WWU. Perhaps I was waiting to hear a second single before purchasing...

It was deffo a good gig and it was great to see her really getting down. Coz she can.

Oh yeah, && on was also performed.

yeah i was there!!!!!

the best performance was "bag lady"

but only 20 seconds of "Tyronne" and a few minutes of "on and on"

but what was up with the incense and the milk?

an entertaining time nevertheless.....