If someone asks me, "what was the best live concert you've ever attended?", I'd have to go for D'Angelo
at the 2000 North Sea Jazz Festival (The Hague).
At that point I had seen quite some nu - soul performers and often these shows were fine but ... that's
all ... they were fine.
I guess, that also was my expectation when the MC announced D ... the lights went out and D'Angelo
and a 9 or 10 piece band (my memories lets me down here) climbed the stage.
I even think a lot of the 1000's of people present had somewhat the same feeling I did.
About five minutes later, something very different was going on. People were shouting, screaming,
wiggling and dancing to something that, even now, eight years later, I have difficulties with to describe.
Can a concert be perfect?  Yes, after that evening it could.
D'Angelo delivered a soul powercloud, a masterclass mixture of funk, hiphop and soul that lifted the
audience to orgasmic heights. ...

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Rising from Oakland's vibrant underground, FEMI celebrates a trio of life
forces on her debut EP, "Sweet Water Soul." It has love, the gift of prayer,
and is fluid like water, which is the underlying theme of the EP. Here at
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