I'm so glad she is here on this earth. What she said about the beautiful individuals happy to sing TO. Oh❤ her heart bursts and the group around her too; neat such good feelings it feels good to watch the whole collaboration going
Was she not supposed to be able to sing at 71? Weird comment. That or you've never seen a black choir before. If anything, the voices get even better with age.
@@kawandajohnson6297 Chaka hasn't always taken care of her temple. (look up her history) However, this is a testament to our ancestors and a direct gift from God that even they can't take away.
I met her when she was in the hospital. I walked into the room and said, "Hey you're Chaka Khan", she smiled and said, "Not today baby, it's Yvette when I'm in the hospital"🤣🤣
@@ipsiloniaThe 1974 live concert recording with Rufus is incredible. Still getting my ears around Chaka still being able to sing and belt out like this now. It’s untrue. Rufus would be proud of this band of musicians. They were really special.
I met her once in the Las Vegas airport. I was stunned, she's super short. I was like, OMG you’re Chaka Khan! She said, Hey, Baby, I'm in a rush walk with me! So, I did, we talked and when she got to her gate she gave me a hug and told me to take care! I couldn't believe how nice she was. She's also absolutely gorgeous!
I was stuck in a hotel elevator with her once. The two of us were pushing buttons, laugning and talking our way through it. The whole thing lasted about 20 minutes and Chaka was super cool and nice.
She was a last minute fill in at a BB King concert when Etta James had to cancel, this was around 2004 give or take a couple of years, she was the highlight of the concert, a tall task considering BB and Al Green were also on the ticket.
@@loudesange499 I mean, some type of vocal tuning is on 99% of all professional music today, it can be refreshing to just hear a person sing like you're in the room with them without any tuning plugins.
I've noticed that a lot recently.....Willow's drummer was such a joy to watch/listen to as she had an amazing smile, and the keyboard player for Sean Paul was happy as a clam....so cool to see.
🔥🔥🔥 if Prince was still living he might’ve volunteered to be in her band for this too!!! I love how’s he’s played for her before for special shows etc. RIP Prince 🥹🥺
THIS!!! All of the GREATS love/loved her! 1)Miles 2)Dizzy 3)Prince 4)Sly Stone 5)Aretha Franklin 6)Whitney Houston 7)Quincy 8)Luther Just to name a few!!!
Chaka always come correct, she not gonna have non-singers with her. I think the one in the middle is her sister, I'm currently on the 2nd song as I type this😍
This isn't that "young" Chaka voice, it's the now Chaka mature voice, and it's _Still_ exponentially better than the current top two female so-called singers. I mean they're not even in the same Universe as Chaka.
@@ToneyLo im curious too. The two most popular singers must be Beyoncé and taylor swift, but i dont think anyone is their right mind would hate on Beyoncé so maybe they’re thinking of someone like miley cyrus or Katy Perry
@@pandroidigitalThey’re both correct! Ageing is more preferred in the UK. Kind of like cancelled and canceled, color and colour, behaviour, favour, labour, etc
I was the first Airmen to greet Chaka Khan when she arrived at Kadena Air Base Okinawa Japan 1987 or 1988. She stepped off of a C-141 on Baker Ramp and yours truly was there to help her down the steps. She was all of that. Tore up the NCO club. Those were the days.
Chaka Khan is what you call a sanger. There are singers and then there’s Chaka Khan. She sounds just like the record. I’m happy that she’s getting her flowers. She truly deserves them!!!
Yep her and Patti. That's what taking care of yourself and voice gets you. At 70 and 80 still hitting the notes and sounding like the records still. See Patti on Kelly Clarkson show still hitting those notes at 80!😊
Everybody was on point for this. The guy in the back played 8 instruments and didn't miss a beat. The backup singers were top tier. This might be my favorite so far
I first saw Rufus featuring Chaka Khan when I was 13 at the Spectrum in Philly. Here I am at 64 watching her on Tiny Desk. I’ve loved her every minute. What a wonderful life❤
@@NatureGirl215LLC They tore it down many years ago and built an even bigger venue, The Wells Fargo Center. I’m going to The Wells Fargo Center with my 34 yr. old daughter for the first time this Aug. ‘cause she bought us tix to see Usher…I’m so excited! But, usually, at my age now, I go to the smaller venues ‘cause I’m not about all the walking and too big of crowds anymore.
Middle-aged white guy who listens to records in the dark in his basement here. The music of Chaka Khan and Rufus has brought me great joy for years, so it’s wonderful to see Chaka in such great voice and spirits. How can you NOT be moved by this music?
Literally sitting here trying to wrap my head around how timeless she is! When I looked to see how old this video was, I questioned my senses! How can she still look and sound like that?!?
Okay?! I enjoyed that as much as the performance, there was a very loving, family matriarch type of love there in those intros, a rare & valued thing to witness these days.
Yes! Audrey Wheeler’s got clout from waaay back and Trina Broussard is a wonderful talent who to this day has the only remake of Minnie’s Inside My Love worth talking about. Love her voice. Chaka always has great background singers. Many went on to have successful solo careers.
That her musicians and backup singers all are having the time of their lives is not only a tribute to her but a tribute to the appreciation of pure musicianship.
Ok, it wasn't just me, because he was doing the work of 3-4 musicians and keeping up with a smile on his face! Like someone said above, Percussionists can be underrated. The embellishment he did to those tunes were flawless! Sunshine indeed!🌞 Honestly, the whole band & singers were TIGHT!
Chaka is pretty in real life. I remember working at the airport at the kiosk in the middle of the concourse. It was just her and I at my kiosk and the only ones in the concourse at the time and I froze up. She stood behind me reading something and humming & I refused to turn around, I guess you could say I was star struck. 😂 I just remember she look good in person, smelled good, really short and even her humming sounded beautiful. She was my favorite amongst other celebrities I met in the airport.
Chaka is 1 to 2 sheets to the wind high as she always is. That's the "sparkle" you're seeing. The only difference is she's not hitting that 3rd or 4th sheet like she was during her Verses performance with Stephine Mills, and Stephine had to carry the performance.
Today's entertainers don't know anything bout this... real musicians, real background singers and a Queen and legend at the mic! Chaka's voice is strong and sounds magnificent and the band and background singers are jammin, you can't mess with Chaka!
Ms. Chaka Khan and the band 🎶 👏 👏 still gets this 74 years young woman up on my feet. 👏 👏 I've been rocking to and with Chaka since the early 70s when they wore Bohemian/Caribbean style and flair. ❤
Chaka Khan is straight fire, always has been and always will be. I don't trust people that say they don't like Chaka Khan. Got no time for those negative waves.
@@Loveleyflora written prince himself. She had a run of Amazing albums. Also check out a song called Little Italy she did with Stephen Bishops. So subtle, she floats on that tune. X
This TinyDesk is a masterclass of musicianship, stage presence and vocal performance. The good energy goes way beyond the screen. Amazing Chaka, hope to see you live and to meet you. Wow !
Nobody can howl, growl, and scream like Chaka. Always on key and never over done. And her magic was never in the runs, it was always her pitch, tone, interpretation, and delivery. That takes REAL talent.
1: Musicians had to learn their craft. 2: You had to have some sort of skill and desire to record/release music 3: No algorithm dictating "what people wanted to hear" Also, there is plenty of good music today, you just have to dig deeper to find it.
I missed her at the Baltimore’s 2024 Art Scape due to rain out😢 but Tiny Desk brought the sun out. Simply wonderful mini concert. Chaka is a delight. a BIG thank you to everyone who made this possible. 👏 👏👏
Yes! Deangelo would be perfect! With a remake of Sweet Thing from a man’s perspective!! Like the way he redid the SOS Band’s Tell Me If You Still Care!..
Black American singers the standard. There are no better singers. Sorry, not sorry. The purity, soul, and excellency can not be disputed. People try to duplicate, but it can't be done. Chaka is a prime example. A legend for sure!
@da324 Excellent singer, song writer and musician, but again, Black American singers are THE standard. You can ask most artists of any color who they have been greatly influenced by and they will always name a Black American artist. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Adele, etc, etc. We could go on and on. You can hear the attempted duplication over and over again across many genres of music. Sorry, not sorry. 😮
Something’s in the tiny desk water this year!!!!! Back to back GREATNESS
You got that right.... They're knocking these out of the park🎉🎉🎉
They hired somebody good for the job. This is what happens when you let us in the room.
Yessssssssssssssssssssss
Chicago Very Own❤
Agree!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
THIS. Is America.
Whoever is booking these tiny desk concerts deserves a annual raise
Faks!!!
agreed
Fr fr
Exactly 💯
Agree 💯
She killed it in the 70's
Now she's killing it in her 70's
I luv what u did there ❤🎉.
More the 80s into the 90s I'd say...
More the 80s into the 90s I'd say...
Rufus and chaka is 1975@christr339
@@gitsurfer27 SHO U RIGHT!!
When you see her effortlessly singing like that, you've just seen a living legend with huge amount of talent
EXACTLY
I'm so glad she is here on this earth. What she said about the beautiful individuals happy to sing TO. Oh❤ her heart bursts and the group around her too; neat such good feelings it feels good to watch the whole collaboration going
Casually tossing around all them octaves like she's not in her 70s. 😮
period.
50 year career and still sound this good at 71?!!!!!
Was she not supposed to be able to sing at 71? Weird comment. That or you've never seen a black choir before. If anything, the voices get even better with age.
Wait shes 71???
@@ivand8531lol😂, sho is.
@@ivand8531 incredibly beautiful 😍 too
She sounds and looks great!
Umm, can we please give it up for the BACKGROUND singers too?! They understood the assignment!!!
Preach
They look familiar
They killed it 🔥
No doubt. The young lady tiffany looks like the same young lady from lucky daye’s tiny desk
@@TremellluvYahI think one of them is Faiths daughter
The way Chaka and Patti have been able to sustain their voices for so long NEEDS to be studied. I'm being so serious
And look good. They have taken care of their instruments and temple
Don't forget Gladys Knight. She still sounds amazing
Don't forget the Duchess of Dance. Miss Thelma Houston she's eighty one and she sounds amazing and looks amazing❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
@@kawandajohnson6297 Chaka hasn't always taken care of her temple. (look up her history) However, this is a testament to our ancestors and a direct gift from God that even they can't take away.
Yes indeed cause I was a young teen trying to sing like Chaka😄 and I'm 60 now👏👏👏🥰
PLEASE give Chaka Khan her flowers while she's still alive! Such a phenomenal artist. She's a template.
@@mthembu_mvelasir 💗
I met her when she was in the hospital. I walked into the room and said, "Hey you're Chaka Khan", she smiled and said, "Not today baby, it's Yvette when I'm in the hospital"🤣🤣
MS Yvette Marie Stevens
Woooow how cool!
haha greatest HIPAA violation ever.
You're telling me that's not her name!? 😭
Dang, she’s going through some y.
Lord please let me look like this at 71
That’s all I ask fr 😂🎉
touching and agreeing
and SOUND like this 🙏🏾
Please. Lawd. Right
@@ipsiloniaThe 1974 live concert recording with Rufus is incredible. Still getting my ears around Chaka still being able to sing and belt out like this now. It’s untrue. Rufus would be proud of this band of musicians. They were really special.
I met her once in the Las Vegas airport. I was stunned, she's super short. I was like, OMG you’re Chaka Khan! She said, Hey, Baby, I'm in a rush walk with me! So, I did, we talked and when she got to her gate she gave me a hug and told me to take care! I couldn't believe how nice she was. She's also absolutely gorgeous!
I was stuck in a hotel elevator with her once. The two of us were pushing buttons, laugning and talking our way through it. The whole thing lasted about 20 minutes and Chaka was super cool and nice.
They are human..Good days and bad days just like anyone else...Glad you caught her on a good day..❤
@@tahseti1113 so awesome!
I wonder if she and her band got paid for this?
how does it feel to be God's favorite?
Omg how did I miss THIS?? She’s been out of public eye for so long she’s my bucket list concert!!
She was a last minute fill in at a BB King concert when Etta James had to cancel, this was around 2004 give or take a couple of years, she was the highlight of the concert, a tall task considering BB and Al Green were also on the ticket.
They don't want us to get any work done this month. At all. Chaka's gonna sing Through the Fire and flip the tiny desk with her throat.
😂😅
On BUSINESS!🤣🤣🤣
I love your sense of humor 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🥰🥰🥰
Fr I’m trying to finish my online class 🤣
They clearly want us unemployed so we have extra time to watch more Tiny Desk
Queen Chaka Khan is one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. Aging like the finest wine 🍷🤌🏾👑
YES SHE IS!
glad you said the finest wine. she aged so well. she always was beautiful. but father time been good to her
She looks good in real life for real hands down I seen it with my own eyes up very very close!
Facts....
Fa sho
She 71 years old out here looking better than 50 year olds!!
Better than these 30ish
Love her ❤
When money talks, every other thing remains silent.
Except when the Lord speaks…
I'm blown away. I saw a video of Jane Fonda tonight, she is 86 and still beautiful, in shape, and sharp as a tack!!! I'm falling apart at 61!
Chaka has been taking care of herself, she looks amazing!
SHE DID NOT HAVE TO LEAVE THAT TINY DESK IN FLAMES LIKE THAT!!!!! My GOD...SING CHAKA!!
Whole block on fire 🔥🔥🔥!
It is what it is...😊 she did THAT!!
I know call the fire department. The roof is on 🔥 📛 👨🚒 🚒
She said bye, take things, and bounce.
She don't mean to. It's just how she do!!! 🔥❤🔥🔥
Makeup-flawless. Voice-effortless. Body-snatched. Teeth-glowing. Chaka, I love you.
what is a "snatched" body?
And Chaka's hair is 🔥 🔥🔥
Absolutely, everything they said
❤❤❤SHEER PERFECTION!!!!
@@terrencemann2881😅😂
No autotune. No studio alterations. Straight raw vocals.🔥
Raw in your face and real 🔥🔥🔥🔥
just pure music pouring out
Absolutely 💯 A true legendary talent and Queen ❤
well there's nothing wrong with autotune . i hate how y'all make those who use autotune look like they can't sing
@@loudesange499 I mean, some type of vocal tuning is on 99% of all professional music today, it can be refreshing to just hear a person sing like you're in the room with them without any tuning plugins.
This is my first crush that has continued for the last 40 years. I Love this Woman!!
Chaka up here singing like it’s 1973! She sounds so fresh! Aaaamazing.
Yesss!!! Looking and sounding great!!
That's exactly what I was thinking!
All we are missing is the hip hugger stove pipe jeans and halter top!
She was sober for this performance.
Most artists her age are pitching their songs down a key or two to sing them, but not Chaka!
She doesn't have to try that hard. Chaka was asked in an interview. What's missing with today's music. Chaka said one word. TALENT!
🎯
No lie detected!
she aint lying
Dam straight ❤❤❤
I don't agree, there's a lot of talent today especially from unexpected regions, maybe its the discipline and training that is missing.
0:01 Tell me something good
5:02 What cha gonna do for me
9:05 Stay
12:13 Sweet thing
15:44 Through the fire
23:32 Ain’t Nobody
29:01 I’m every woman
Thanks!!!!
THANK YOU
Appreciate you
Thank you for your service
I wish "I Know You, I Live You" was in the lineup 😭
Wow! Chaka in the raw - no reverb - no effects - and she is still FIRE 🔥 at 70!!!!
the guy in the back, on the bongos smiled theee whole time she was performing, he was having a time!!
Facts! My man is living his dream!
I've noticed that a lot recently.....Willow's drummer was such a joy to watch/listen to as she had an amazing smile, and the keyboard player for Sean Paul was happy as a clam....so cool to see.
Definitely exuded good vibes.
I would smile 100 years if I could play music with such a legend
And so did I. Love every moment of this.
The audio engineer for this needs a Nobel Peace Prize.
Right? She was barely near that MIC. But it also means her voice is that powerful. It’s insane. 😭
we've said this a million times. Tiny Desk has the best audio engineers.
HANNAH GULVA WE PRAISE HER FOR THIS SET!!!!!
So does the band
sounds great!
The backup singers are top tier to man to be singing and flowing with Chaka like that. Their ad libs are perfect
They're spectacular. ❤🔥
She's a legend ❤
She doesn't deserve SHADE. SHE IS deserving of all ❤️
I WILL FOREVER be a Chaka fan...
I do see the difference.
All love and PRAYERS
Background singers awesome
there´s no freaking way she´s 71!!! she looks amazing!!!!!
She is but her teeth ain’t 😂😂
So right 👍
We need more of this let's cherish our LEGENDS while they're still here. Chaka definitely deserves her flowers. Stevie Wonder next!!!
If they got Stevie on tiny desk it’d be legendary
Gladys Knight - the Empress
Tamia too
Yep!! And Stevie wrote the first hit they played!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
The tiny desks just seem to get better and better, Stevie would be the icing on the cake
Her voice is still on point. May she reign supreme forever!
Them back ups were a struggle fest tho😂
@deykno87 were you watching the same thing as everyone else?
@@deykno87😂😂😂 ummm nah tho!! They were excellent!
She’s not called the QUEEN OF FUNK for no reason
She's definitely the TRUTH. The page has 9.7Mil subscribers. It's only been 6 days, and a tenth of that has liked this Tiny Desk.
@@keiyoung34not quite 🫣🫣
Absolute truth!!!❤❤❤❤
💯 To me she’s _also_ the Queen of Jazzy Soul.
@@JeffTheGent FACTS
She sounds better live. This new generation has no idea this is like real music at it's best God bless her
You know that plenty of “ new generation” musicians are also doing this show too , right ?
Prince said she was his inspiration for a reason baby !
Prince and Chaka are my favorites for a reason! They put in that WORK! LOL
🔥🔥🔥 if Prince was still living he might’ve volunteered to be in her band for this too!!! I love how’s he’s played for her before for special shows etc. RIP Prince 🥹🥺
Prince was such a musician he had no problem playing behind another artist, especially Chaka!
THIS!!! All of the GREATS love/loved her!
1)Miles
2)Dizzy
3)Prince
4)Sly Stone
5)Aretha Franklin
6)Whitney Houston
7)Quincy
8)Luther
Just to name a few!!!
WORD!!
The backup Singers are SEASONED!!! YOU HEAR ME!!! ✨✨✨✨
I heard you😂😂😂😂
Chaka always come correct, she not gonna have non-singers with her. I think the one in the middle is her sister, I'm currently on the 2nd song as I type this😍
SO SEASONED I WANT THEM TO COOK FOR ME😂❤
cast iron pan seasoned
Like a whole baked chicken!
It's hard to believe this woman is 71. She looks amazing!!!
❤❤❤Yes & Sounds Amazing too
❤❤❤Yes & Sounds Amazing too
Indeed so. I just LOVE her to pieces!!!❤❤❤❤😊
I was just thinking that. Wow!
I HAD TO CHECK WHEN THIS AIRED...
YESINDEED SHAKA
Errrrbody BAD! From the rootie to the tootie! God bless them all to continue to bring us this beautiful music!❤
All we need is SADE on and life would be complete
I am just waiting… the whole internet would shut down!
and evelyn champagne king!!
Is only right
I was just thinking the same thing
Great shout!
For those who don't know, this is what an ICON looks like.
Yup
Yep yup
Sheesh she is so fine! Man I am crushing lol
_what?_ _what?_
Literally ❤ this is legendary 😢❤
71 singing HER songs in the same key is top tier! ❤
THIS!!! In the original KEY!!
This isn't that "young" Chaka voice, it's the now Chaka mature voice, and it's _Still_ exponentially better than the current top two female so-called singers. I mean they're not even in the same Universe as Chaka.
@@shotelcowho wud u be referring to? 👀🍿
71??? She looks so gorgeous and youthful🖤🖤🖤
@@ToneyLo im curious too. The two most popular singers must be Beyoncé and taylor swift, but i dont think anyone is their right mind would hate on Beyoncé so maybe they’re thinking of someone like miley cyrus or Katy Perry
Her vibe is IMMACULANT
She's ageing backwards, the music still as fresh as 50 years ago. Incredible.
some people have all the luck aye mate 😁
Aging
Ageing and aging, both spellings are correct.
It is amazing. She does not look anywhere near 71 and she is fit and energetic. God bless her!
@@pandroidigitalThey’re both correct! Ageing is more preferred in the UK. Kind of like cancelled and canceled, color and colour, behaviour, favour, labour, etc
Auntie Chaka don't sing. Auntie Chaka SANGS and leaves no crumbs. Ever.
Periodt!
Saaaaangs. Down to the basement.
@@Dr.JudeAEMasonMD And blows the roof off the attic!
All she does is yell nowadays 🫢 love her down but that's how it's been
Yaaaaaaasssss!!
Those background singers' harmony is smooth like butter!!
Chaka Khan hasn't missed a beat!! She's still got it!!!
They are all hitting on all cylinders ❤
For real!
I better start taking my vitamins or do something!! LOL Ms Chaka is beautiful and I love her music ever since I was a child !!
I was the first Airmen to greet Chaka Khan when she arrived at Kadena Air Base Okinawa Japan 1987 or 1988. She stepped off of a C-141 on Baker Ramp and yours truly was there to help her down the steps. She was all of that. Tore up the NCO club. Those were the days.
What an experience!
Thanks for sharing that 😮
🥹💎♥️
Ooh I love stories like these! Thanks! It puts the rest of us there in that moment. 👍🏾✨
Wow! I would have needed somebody to help me😂I'm in tears just watching this concert! What an honor!
Chaka Khan is what you call a sanger. There are singers and then there’s Chaka Khan. She sounds just like the record. I’m happy that she’s getting her flowers. She truly deserves them!!!
Yep her and Patti. That's what taking care of yourself and voice gets you. At 70 and 80 still hitting the notes and sounding like the records still. See Patti on Kelly Clarkson show still hitting those notes at 80!😊
check many other women's wonderful voices out there .....they are more than a few world wide .
Yes indeed! FLAT FOOTED SANGER!!! One of my all time favorite SANGERS!!
@@BlueHopi144 and these singers that you are eluding to will (as the greatest of singers have done) reference the genius of THIS singer-Chaka Khan!!
you bettuh say that sis! this is one of them sanger’s sangers. there’s a difference.
Chaka Khan is still so strikingly beautiful!!!!!!
Always thought the same. Just gorgeous 👑
She is absolutely beautiful wow!
Absolutely!
Yeah the comment on top says she's 71? My mum is 71 absolutely no comparison 20 years difference at least!
Yessss!
Nah whoever went for this concert got a show 😭🔥
Good lord those backup singers ain't taking no prisoners. They out here killin' it.
They betta, that's Chaka Khan!
Most of the times her background singers tear the roof off the🤗... LOL PEACE&LOVE ALL❣
Minus their outfits
I liked the outfits. I thought they were sisters. @@samanta7327
This is a game knows game situation. As you find with all these bands from this era.
Omg at 71 and still showing out. Thanks Tiny Desk for keeping Chaka in the limelight
She never sounded better!!
I am 74 and Sistah-Gurl, I was too. I feel ya. Mz. Chaka Khan 👏 👏
Killing the Tiny desk at 71 respect the legend
16:26 turned down The Fire a tinch to get that roux just right!
She looks AMAZING
And singing GOOD grownfolk music!!
This is who influenced Erykah Badu musically more than anyone else. The great Chaka Khan baby!! 🔥 🔥 🔥
They need to do a collabo. I always thought they had a similar vibe
The Background Singers are Killin' it and the Band is pretty phenomenal!!!!! Top notch artists!! Y'all repping for the unsung heroes.
I like that hunny in the middle
Ooooooh!
She got them 80s vibes goin on
I was looking for the background singer’s appreciation comment ❤ the ladies are 🔥
@@SHUT-UP_MEG she guuuuuuddddd 😀
Apparently one of them sang for the Supremes 😍
One on the left is Trina Broussard - has albums of her own, pretty sure it’s her. Amazing background vocalists!!
Everybody was on point for this. The guy in the back played 8 instruments and didn't miss a beat. The backup singers were top tier. This might be my favorite so far
🙏🙏🙏
I stand 💯% with you🎼❤️⚓️🌁‼️
Me too!!
THATS MY FRIEND TRINA BROUSSARD SINGING BACKGROUND FOR HER!!! OMG! IM SO EXCITED ❤❤❤❤😭😭😭😭
Tell her from us that she stood on BUSINESS. *throws shoe*
@@shallowdeep28 I shole will!! She did! Thank you so much 💓 😭
She killed it!!!
Loved her rendition of Minnie Ripperton’s Inside My Love
Madam CJ from the ATL 😘
Chaka Khan always gets sick bands, especially the bassplayers. tasty
Tiny Desk is every concert I never got the chance to attend.
🎯
Perfectly described lol
Truth!!!!
How do you get tickets to these
Word!
I first saw Rufus featuring Chaka Khan when I was 13 at the Spectrum in Philly. Here I am at 64 watching her on Tiny Desk. I’ve loved her every minute. What a wonderful life❤
You took it back with the Spectrum in Philly. I don't even know what it's called now as I moved out of Philly 20 yrs ago.
It's amazing when you can live long enough to experience 2 of the same events that far apart. Here's to many more years!
We must have been at the same concert at the Spectrum in Philly…I was a teen too and I’m 64, soon to be 65 🙂
@@NatureGirl215LLC
They tore it down many years ago and built an even bigger venue, The Wells Fargo Center. I’m going to The Wells Fargo Center with my 34 yr. old daughter for the first time this Aug. ‘cause she bought us tix to see Usher…I’m so excited! But, usually, at my age now, I go to the smaller venues ‘cause I’m not about all the walking and too big of crowds anymore.
@@pcserialmom4560 Same here. Give me a smaller venue anytime. I'm 56 & larger venues are becoming too much for me anymore.
Middle-aged white guy who listens to records in the dark in his basement here. The music of Chaka Khan and Rufus has brought me great joy for years, so it’s wonderful to see Chaka in such great voice and spirits. How can you NOT be moved by this music?
The cookout is at 3pm on July 4th…you’re invited…bring records!
🤗
Ain't no cookout, and for listening to great music? The lowest of low bars?! Nah@@DocTray1913
Haha😂😂😂😂see u at the cookout!🎉
@unpredictable
Yes. Rufus, made some Fantastic, all time great music stretching Chaka and her voice; range; intonations, etc., in so many places.
Literally sitting here trying to wrap my head around how timeless she is! When I looked to see how old this video was, I questioned my senses! How can she still look and sound like that?!?
This is not just a performance. This is a masterclass.
It really is. Perfection.
A whole ONE!
This AUTOMATICALLY gets nominated for "Tiny Desk Concert of THE CENTURY!" Chaka! 👏🏽
Who knew a Woman can still
Be so ATTRACTIVE at 71
Absolut YES!
When a star thoroughly introduces their band, that's a real musician.
Ah, yeah, she was so sweet and kind and complimentary and GRACIOUS for each and every musician in her band. Good Chaka Karma!
Yep, you can tell they her family.
FACTS!! Professionalism, class, and humility on full display! She not only introduced them but personalized each musician. QueenKhan! Regal!
Absolutely! 💯
Okay?! I enjoyed that as much as the performance, there was a very loving, family matriarch type of love there in those intros, a rare & valued thing to witness these days.
The transition at 12:10 has me weak, I can't stop looping back to it 😩🔥🔥💖
I love how Chaka introduced her band and her background singers. She really showed her appreciation for each one.
💯❤️
And what a band!
She is one classy entertainer!
Yes indeed that was very nice and they all sound great! 😊
Yes! Audrey Wheeler’s got clout from waaay back and Trina Broussard is a wonderful talent who to this day has the only remake of Minnie’s Inside My Love worth talking about. Love her voice. Chaka always has great background singers. Many went on to have successful solo careers.
That her musicians and backup singers all are having the time of their lives is not only a tribute to her but a tribute to the appreciation of pure musicianship.
And that bass playa did not come to play!! He is killin it!!❤
You can tell they’re enjoying themselves this is not work
The brother at the back who's playing like 20 different instruments, I salute you. What a show. Tiny Desk are not playing this year. 👏🏾👏🏾
Ok? Percussionists are underrated. And that tiny tambourine. 🥰
I noticed him immediately
I couldn’t help but look at him every few seconds. His smile never missed a beat.
Ok, it wasn't just me, because he was doing the work of 3-4 musicians and keeping up with a smile on his face! Like someone said above, Percussionists can be underrated. The embellishment he did to those tunes were flawless! Sunshine indeed!🌞 Honestly, the whole band & singers were TIGHT!
Chaka is pretty in real life. I remember working at the airport at the kiosk in the middle of the concourse. It was just her and I at my kiosk and the only ones in the concourse at the time and I froze up. She stood behind me reading something and humming & I refused to turn around, I guess you could say I was star struck. 😂 I just remember she look good in person, smelled good, really short and even her humming sounded beautiful. She was my favorite amongst other celebrities I met in the airport.
I can't believe she's 71!!! She looks amazing! The sparkle in her eyes, smile and spirit could put anyone in a great mood!
Chaka is 1 to 2 sheets to the wind high as she always is. That's the "sparkle" you're seeing. The only difference is she's not hitting that 3rd or 4th sheet like she was during her Verses performance with Stephine Mills, and Stephine had to carry the performance.
Today's entertainers don't know anything bout this... real musicians, real background singers and a Queen and legend at the mic! Chaka's voice is strong and sounds magnificent and the band and background singers are jammin, you can't mess with Chaka!
Right!
They’re out there. But not on the radio. Get down to your local record store and ask. You’d be surprised
Those of us who KNOW, are so lucky to have lived through the Greatest decades of (real) music. Never again will there be such magic.
Oh MY!! When "music was MUSIC".. I'm so in awe... 😍😍😍😍😍
And just like that I am back in a world with hope.
First album I purchased with my babysitting money when I was 13, was Chaka Khan’s Sweet Thing album.
sooo sweeet! excellent taste for 13!
I bought Rufus featuring Chaka khan when I was 14 years old. 63 now, and still play it. She’s a soul goddess to me.
This is better!!
Is Monifah one of the background singer ?
Mine was beegees greatest hits. My parents were disco freaks! 😊
Ms. Chaka Khan and the band 🎶 👏 👏 still gets this 74 years young woman up on my feet. 👏 👏 I've been rocking to and with Chaka since the early 70s when they wore Bohemian/Caribbean style and flair. ❤
You can't lie on Tiny Desk. No sound cosmetics, just musical reality, enormous skills from the first note to the last.
THE MIC IS ON🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Chaka Khan not only, "Still has it!", she never lost it! Love that voice. Thank you NPR!!!!
How am I supposed to continue my life after watching this
I mean when do we cook?when do we go to work?😭😭😭
Haaahahahahh FOR REAL!
Smiling ))
Same. I've been distracted watching this for 2 weeks.
Chaka Khan is straight fire, always has been and always will be. I don't trust people that say they don't like Chaka Khan. Got no time for those negative waves.
never get tired of watching band members just vibin and just genuinely enjoying sharing their craft
The vibe is so uplifting!😅😅😅
Aging like fine wine. At 71 she still killing it. Looking like she 45. Incredible 😊
I pray I look as good as Chaka at 71!
Right!!
@musikflyy plastic surgeries since she looks different from 15 years ago where she looked older. That's ok tho
🙏🏽 ME too,!!!!!!
i was just about to sayyyyyy!!!!! bc honey is serving!!!!!!!
Still beautiful as ever
This is the best thing i have seen in 4ever❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
33 years old here. Grew up listening to all her music. But never seen her singing live like this. This was a gift and magical to watch.
Im 35 I feel the same way ..I'm like shoot let me call my parents and tell THEM to watch chaka vs the other way around lol 🤣❤ good nostalgia 💜
Agreed. She gets better with time..
Same here sis!! I’m just smiling n jamming! I’m 33 too!! May this year be amazing for you 🧡🙏💫
Literally had to Google her age, couldn't believe she's 71 and her voice is just as powerful as before.
And sounds so relaxed.
I DID THE SME THING!!!
Es hermosa en todo ❤
Dude why I just googled her age too 😨💥🫡😍😍🔥🔥🔥
Let’s talk about how beautiful this lady still is!!!!
Chaka's voice sounds like a trumpet! 🎺 Her tone is so unique, can't miss it.
Well Mile Davis did compare her voice to his trumpet. She's incredible, Naughty album is one of my faves. Check fi it
@@midnightpretenders5749 Awesome! Will do. I just realised she didn't perform "I feel for you" that's one of my fav songs of hers.
@@Loveleyflora written prince himself. She had a run of Amazing albums. Also check out a song called Little Italy she did with Stephen Bishops. So subtle, she floats on that tune. X
Totally agree Loveleyflora 🙌🙌
I was sitting here thinking the SAME thing. She really likes to use her voice as an instrument...
This TinyDesk is a masterclass of musicianship, stage presence and vocal performance. The good energy goes way beyond the screen. Amazing Chaka, hope to see you live and to meet you. Wow !
Auntie Chaka has paid her dues and deserves all the flowers. I love her so much.
🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
Anyone else clicked thumbs up before hearing anything?
I already knew!
Guilty 😄
Meee 💜💜💜
Yes.. Wish I could click it more!
....and sent immediately to those who needed it!!
The percussionist was locked in!!!! It’s the small things 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Murdering. 🔥
❗️ Come through, castanets y triangle, etc.
Genius ❤
Thanks!!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@@eurozambrano woah!!!!!! Thanks for responding!!!! You were the secret ingredient to this, I hope you know that.
Chaka Khan held it down! Such an amazing singer. Very happy to see that she made it to a Tiny Desk! Much respect to her and the rest of the band!
Nobody can howl, growl, and scream like Chaka. Always on key and never over done. And her magic was never in the runs, it was always her pitch, tone, interpretation, and delivery. That takes REAL talent.
Martha and Izora can get to growlin and screamin too....they all came up in that era.
Spot on !
Chaka has legendary runs tho like the into to once you get started she does running high notes
Eryka Badu is a similar spirit
^^^ Someone has been listening and gets it.
She and Gladys Knight are IT.
My Girl is just nonchalantly singing like she’s doing her Saturday chores 🫶🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
That part. True talent
They sing and play like people who genuinely enjoy being together, and it's infectious.
Our Chaka Khan, amazing at 71 & still grooving it!!!!
Why does the older generation music make me feel so many more emotions? Can't get no work done right now. I feel too good!
You can hear the lyrics and there is no swearing. New music is mostly overproduced noise.
My grandpa said the same thing in 80s😅
The lyrics, the music, the feeling they put in their singing, quality of singing!! I understand what you mean
🙌🏾💚💯
1: Musicians had to learn their craft.
2: You had to have some sort of skill and desire to record/release music
3: No algorithm dictating "what people wanted to hear"
Also, there is plenty of good music today, you just have to dig deeper to find it.
Singlehandedly one of the best tiny desks ever...Chaka and her backup singers are 🔥....wish it was longer
Absolutely
💯!!!
Voice still out singing 90% of the industry. A gem we are blessed to have Chaka!
Oh it’s 100% NOT 90. Methinks you’ve got it way beyond twisted. 😂
I missed her at the Baltimore’s 2024 Art Scape due to rain out😢 but Tiny Desk brought the sun out. Simply wonderful mini concert. Chaka is a delight. a BIG thank you to everyone who made this possible. 👏 👏👏
this healed me emotionally, spiritually, and physically
Me too
Right on time
Same
The power of The Chaka Khan
YES
I’ve been praying to God for good music, and he gives me this and a great album! 💿 we are so blessed 🙏🏾❣️
A presentation by D'angelo would be perfect in this show. Please D’angelo 🙏🏾
I will be front and center!
That would be so dope 🥰
For real!
Yes! Deangelo would be perfect! With a remake of Sweet Thing from a man’s perspective!! Like the way he redid the SOS Band’s Tell Me If You Still Care!..
Bout time too, comes around once a decade, hope he returns soon
Black American singers the standard. There are no better singers. Sorry, not sorry. The purity, soul, and excellency can not be disputed. People try to duplicate, but it can't be done. Chaka is a prime example. A legend for sure!
You ain’t tell a single lie.
Frankie Miller sings as soulful as any black person, sorry, not sorry.
@da324 Excellent singer, song writer and musician, but again, Black American singers are THE standard. You can ask most artists of any color who they have been greatly influenced by and they will always name a Black American artist. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Adele, etc, etc. We could go on and on. You can hear the attempted duplication over and over again across many genres of music. Sorry, not sorry. 😮
@@da324you named one person lol
Here here 👏🏾👏🏾
MY GOD she still looks soooooo BEAUTIFUL