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27 May

Posted at 13:00h in Interviews, Music
The voice at the other end of the phone is Ledisi, unmistakably melodic even in her natural speaking tones. Speaking hours before her sold-out show at London's Jazz Cafe [last month], I'm all flu'ed up and disappointed that I can't attend. To console myself, I've been watching the New Orleans native's stunning live performance of "Endless Love" at UNCF's An Evening Of Stars tribute to Lionel Richie, broadcast at the top of the year. She possess vocal chops that I suggest may intimidate other vocalists about sharing the stage with her. Now the disappointment is Ledisi's as she exclaims, “There’s still singers that won’t perform with me because of that reason! I’m hurt by it...”