She’s singing with Prince and Erykah Badu. She pays homage to her family and ancestors by wearing black and white clothing that pays tribute to…
New York Times’ Style magazine is putting a spotlight on Solange and other singers, including Esperanza Spalding, Corinne Bailey Rae and Les Nubians, for it’s “Nightie Aphrodites” fashion feature. Showing off “how to pair Afros with evening gowns,” the ladies look seductive and sweet in the black-and-white shoot. Solange Makes 6-Year-Old Son Her Date For […]
Janelle Monae, Esperanza Spalding, Kanye West and M.I.A. all appear in W Magazine’s latest issue, the Music & Style issue. Proving that the love affair between fashion and music has never been hotter, photographer Max Vadukul captures 10 designers and the musicians who inspire them most. Meet the pairs of “Behind the Muses”: Kanye West […]
Esperanza Spalding is featured in the May 2011 issue of InStyle magazine. The bass-playing jazz singer who rightfully won the Best New Artist Grammy Award this year (instead of Justin Bieber), wears neon looks from Michael Kors, Prada and Jil Sander. If you still don’t know who she is, get familiar: Who Is Esperanza Spalding? […]
Justin Bieber fans were outraged when their idol lost the Grammy for Best New Artist to jazz singer/bassist Esperanza Spalding. They were so outraged that they defaced her Wikipedia page.
In the one true surprise at last night’s Grammy Awards, jazz singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding took home the award for Best New Artist, beating out Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & The Machine, and Mumford & Sons. But who is she and where did she come from?
Even when Kanye West tells himself to be quiet, he says more than he needs to. Last night during the Grammy Awards, Kanye West expressed disappointment via Twitter at the naming of 26-year-old jazz bass prodigy Esperanza Spalding as the Best New Artist. Spalding beat out Drake and Justin Bieber for the award.
Esperanza Spalding is the young bassist and vocalist wunderkund wowing audiences with her fusion of jazz and world music. She debuted to critical acclaim in 2008 with her self-titled release “Esperanza.” Her signature upright bass and puffy fro grabs your attention, but it’s her music that keeps audiences coming back for more. In an interview, […]
Remember when Erykah Badu, Jill Scott and India.Arie dominated urban station in the late ’90s and early ’00? They were soulful ladies sharing their love, loss and self-esteem issues through their music. Today, a new era of soulful women have picked up the mantel. Two of these women come to Charlotte in September. Corinne Bailey […]
Promoter Michael Kitchen is on a mission to bring neo-soul and conscious hip-hop artists to Charlotte. In the last five years, he’s booked concerts with artists such as the Roots, Raheem Devaugn, Dwele and Laura Izibor at Charlotte clubs and venues. Last week, Kitchen, also known as Kitch, brought rapper Common to the Forum. Talib […]
