Erykah Badu is getting her jazz chanteuse on! Badu joins The Robert Glasper Experiment to remake the Mongo Santamaria classic, “Afro Blue.” The single will be featured on Glasper’s latest project entitled Black Radio which is slated to hit stores on February 28th. When asked about the making of “Afro Blue,” Glasper offered, “Erykah loves flutes, so I arranged this song with flutes in it. This song was recorded during the time she was on the Rock The Bells tour. Luckily she was able to come in and do the song.” Look for collaborations with KING , Bilal , Lupe Fiasco , Lalah Hathaway , and more. Listen to “Afro Blue” and hit us with your review of the new track. Robert Glasper x Erykah Badu – Afro Blue by BamaLoveSoul RELATED POSTS: Erykah Badu Spills Guts In Two-Hour Red Bull Interview [VIDEO] Erykah Badu Reveals First Job Working For Steve Harvey Bilal Talks About Raising Autistic Son & Making “Little Ones” Video
The Red Bull music academy has been releasing some great interviews from their Music Academy lectures in Madrid. The latest is a two-hour long sitdown with singer, poet and producer Erykah Badu . She discussed everything from starting out as a rapper and getting sampling lessons from the late J-Dilla in 1998 to how she’d pretend to seduce him because he was so shy. It’s a great interview, so watch it all if you have time. RELATED POSTS: Erykah Badu Reveals First Job Working For Steve Harvey Erykah Badu Broke Up With Common Over The Phone Erykah Badu “Out My Mind, Just In Time” [MUSIC VIDEO] Get The Scoop On Dallas, TX
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