Before Miss Badu was a singer she was a school teacher teaching our young children's you can just she is very intelligent & extremely bright wow I am absolutely memorized & speechless all the same time wow! I am so very proud of you Miss Badu and every blessed things you've accomplished with your life here in planet earth in such a short time . Sincerely your loyal fan!
By the 1950s, Afro-Cuban music powered many jazz hits like "Afro Blue," composed by great Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaría, became the first true jazz standard built on a 3:2 clave pattern. The music became increasingly mainstream, and eventually non-Cuban musicians ran with the form... and continue 70y after.
This Robert Glasper album is just extraordinary from beginning to end ..this along with the Lalah Hathaway track are my favorite's..oh yea and his rendition of "smells like teen spirit" is also a favorite.
Your comment about the little black girls catching hell resonated with me big time. When I see our little black sweeties running around happy, innocent, and hopeful, I feel for them growing up in the American culture where most think that white is the only right and that anything black is sub-par. I think that many of us could use a paradigm shift in order to move ahead of the war on our minds.
+Bria Larine (Bria Larine) Have the heard the album?? Robert Glasper Experiment Black Radio 1 & 2 has Erykah, but 1 has Afro Blue for the second track.
Mongo Santamaria, a Black Cuban, wrote the music to Afro-Blue in the mid or late 1950s. Oscar Brown added lyrics. I had vinyl versions of this song that were performed by Mongo Santamaria, McCoy Tyner, John Coltrane, and Oscar Brown, among others. Max Roach also recorded a version of Afro Blue with Abbey Lincoln.
Abby Lincoln is in heaven smiling at Erykah. So are Mongo Santamaria, Max Roach,Oscar Brown, Jr. and John Coltrane. Erykah's singing reminds me of Miles Davis from mid 1950s; she makes good use of space in her music. Not as intense as Coltrane's "Live At Birdland" version, but definitely memorable.
Robert Glasper's Black Radio album, to this day is still one of my all time albums. He blends Neo-Soul and Jazz so perfectly. Every song on this album is gem!!
Abby Lincoln, Roscoe Brown, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, and John Coltrane are all in heaven smiling down on Erykah Badu for introducing this jazz classic to the 21st century generation.
+Kendra Lynette What a beautiful genre??? Things that make you go hummmh? A what some would refer to as a ten dollar word would make some think that the a had a real intellect on there hands.
LYRICS: Dream of a land my soul is from I hear a hand stroke on the drum Shades of delight Cocoa hue Rich as the night Afro blue Elegant boy Beautiful girl Dancing for joy Delicate whirl Shades of delight Cocoa hue Rich as the night Afro blue Two young lovers dance face to face With undulating grace They gently sway Then slip away To some secluded place Dream of a land my soul is from I hear a hand stroke on the drum Shades of delight Cocoa hue Rich as the night Afro blue Elegant boy Beautiful girl…
Nice tribute to one of the most underrated ARTIST in the game. She shouldn't just have a cult following. But I dig she prefers that over the bullshit the music industry spews! She is not only the owner of a beautiful vocal style she is a VOICE! Love you Mrs. or Ms. or Miss Badu!
Some of the greatest names in jazz did this song, but this ultracool, afro american rhythmic take is by far my favourite...pulls the melancholy out of the composition and matures it beautifully.
I think Erykah should go back to this type of music, the music we fell in love with. She is such a talent and a consumate performer no doubt. I know it's hard sometimes to stay true to the music you love to do because of the industry being so evil, but I've always thought that Erykahs talents were so artistically proven that she would never let the industry steer her away from the kind of music that brought her fans so much joy.
I had the DVD of Dave Chappelle's Block Party, when Erykah took off that afro wig cause it was too windy out and kept on singing like it was nothing lol ...she dgaf and I love it
She and Robert Glasper re-rarranged this composition by the great Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist and congero, Mongo Santamaría. Do some homework and find out from whom and where the origins this music were born
This is so true brotha... I have been loced (Dreads) for 13 years and each year I celebrate my freedom from opression... hair opression... #Free and now I must pass the torch to every young sista I meet... set yourself free... # Natural
Peace y'all. Karega Ani here. I am one of the co-producers of this track. Amp will always be one of the most soulful individuals who ever walked the earth...I am grateful to have sat at his feet...I am grateful to have called him my friend. Rule in Power, Dear Brother #CampAmp
Erykah was truly inspired on this one. The poetry is so strong and beautiful. At 3:14 with that hair wrap, and those brown eyes, she looks like a goddess.
[Verse] Dream of a land, my soul is from I hear a hand, stroke on a drum Shades of delight, cocoa hue Rich as the night, afro blue Elegant boy, beautiful girl Dancing for joy, delicate whirl Shades of delight cocoa hue Rich as the night, afro blue [Hook] Two lovers dance face to face with undulating grace They gently sway then slip away to some secluded place Shades of delight cocoa hue Rich as the night, afro blue [Verse] Dream of a land, my soul is from I hear a hand, stroke on a drum Shades of delight, cocoa hue Rich as the night, afro blue Elegant boy, beautiful girl Dancing for joy, delicate whirl Shades of delight cocoa hue Rich as the night, afro blue [Hook] Two lovers dance face to face with undulating grace They gently sway then slip away to some secluded place Shades of delight cocoa hue Rich as the night, afro blue
ok chill chill. This song is way too chill for the couple arguing. sit back press repeat on the track.....smoke a spliff.... some henny....glass of wine....damn a bottle of water and chill. PEACE TO GOOD MUZIC.
Видеоклипы
GOD IS SO GOOD YOU KNOWW!!
Before Miss Badu was a singer she was a school teacher teaching our young children's you can just she is very intelligent & extremely bright wow I am absolutely memorized & speechless all the same time wow! I am so very proud of you Miss Badu and every blessed things you've accomplished with your life here in planet earth in such a short time . Sincerely your loyal fan!
this was beautiful said. I was thinking the same she is the most beautiful soul on earth.
This girl manifests her own world, and it's luscious.
Amen
So perfectly said!!!!!!
O se
She aint no girl. She's full-fledged woman
It is such a treasured gift to experience that world...yesss...wonderfully put.
I'll be 100yrs young , and still be jammin to her music! 🌬🙌🏾🌟✌🏾
Robert Glasper ft Erykah Badu
The best!
Black Radio Experiment is the name of album, so high!
:D
By the 1950s, Afro-Cuban music powered many jazz hits like "Afro Blue," composed by great Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaría, became the first true jazz standard built on a 3:2 clave pattern. The music became increasingly mainstream, and eventually non-Cuban musicians ran with the form... and continue 70y after.
Don’t let the Americans hear this. They hate it when other people say different cultures influenced their music. 😂
Thank you for the info. For realm as a half cuban hearing this really makes me proud. I gotta learn more of my roots
It's a BEMBE' rhythm in 6/8. Ubep
Quarantine with Erykah Badu ANYONE?? 🎧 🆗️
This Robert Glasper album is just extraordinary from beginning to end ..this along with the Lalah Hathaway track are my favorite's..oh yea and his rendition of "smells like teen spirit" is also a favorite.
Jazz and hip-hop joining forces for the win. With Erykah's vocals putting everything over the top as usual.
Just now finding this gem in 2021 and I am speechless
Neo Soul music pioneer Erykah Badu.
Just a beautiful song 🎵
just in this moment, I think this is the most beautiful song in the universe
Your comment about the little black girls catching hell resonated with me big time. When I see our little black sweeties running around happy, innocent, and hopeful, I feel for them growing up in the American culture where most think that white is the only right and that anything black is sub-par. I think that many of us could use a paradigm shift in order to move ahead of the war on our minds.
WHY IS THIS MY FIRST TIME HEARING THIS? THIS IS BEAUTIFUL
+Bria Larine (Bria Larine) Glad you finally heard it! I've got this in my car, heard it a thousand times lol.
+Bria Larine (Bria Larine) Have the heard the album?? Robert Glasper Experiment Black Radio 1 & 2 has Erykah, but 1 has Afro Blue for the second track.
Mongo Santamaria, a Black Cuban, wrote the music to Afro-Blue in the mid or late 1950s. Oscar Brown added lyrics. I had vinyl versions of this song that were performed by Mongo Santamaria, McCoy Tyner, John Coltrane, and Oscar Brown, among others. Max Roach also recorded a version of Afro Blue with Abbey Lincoln.
How cool!!
There is another version and it's sexy too
My theme song for black excellence and afro-futurism.
Says the guy whose last name is "Oxenfire," smdh. Go back to your cave.
aahahahh
ASE
May she give you afro-americans more power to process the past.
Music = love
Abby Lincoln is in heaven smiling at Erykah. So are Mongo Santamaria, Max Roach,Oscar Brown, Jr. and John Coltrane. Erykah's singing reminds me of Miles Davis from mid 1950s; she makes good use of space in her music. Not as intense as Coltrane's "Live At Birdland" version, but definitely memorable.
KSmall, if you haven’t heard it yet check out out Erykah and Robert Glasper’s reimagining of Miles’ song Maiysha. An absolute gem.
@@kenmeyer6786 Thanks!
Robert Glasper's Black Radio album, to this day is still one of my all time albums. He blends Neo-Soul and Jazz so perfectly. Every song on this album is gem!!
This one was the gateway drug for me to Robert Glasper.
+KuttyJoe Best gateway ever!
Same ! Haven't looked back since.
Glasper and Badu are a match made in heaven. I found Glasper on Pandora on my jazz station
Laura Gwillim went to his concert last year...it was like chillin' in heaven with a glass of wine temporarily.
Same! First heard this on a flight from the west coast to NYC. Loved it ever since.
I can listen to this allllll day as I clean house, paint and draw.
#same lol
Abby Lincoln, Roscoe Brown, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, and John Coltrane are all in heaven smiling down on Erykah Badu for introducing this jazz classic to the 21st century generation.
KSmall109CAB Yeah I got the news Annd just ofund out too.
+Kendra Lynette What a beautiful genre??? Things that make you go hummmh? A what some would refer to as a ten dollar word would make some think that the a had a real intellect on there hands.
+Kendra Lynette St 88 irritability I f I Paul. . the other side 88888
Yasin BMT it's just a nice jester.
***** calm down just teasing😀
Eryka is just as beautiful as this song! SO gorgeous in every way shape and form with a voice given to her from GOD!
I don’t think Erykah made any “bad” songs. This is soothing 💙💙💙💙💙
Miss Badu you will never know how many times you have uplifted my soul.
She is magical if Mother Nature had a voice
ONE OF THE BADDEST EVER
LYRICS:
Dream of a land my soul is from
I hear a hand stroke on the drum
Shades of delight
Cocoa hue
Rich as the night
Afro blue
Elegant boy
Beautiful girl
Dancing for joy
Delicate whirl
Shades of delight
Cocoa hue
Rich as the night
Afro blue
Two young lovers dance face to face
With undulating grace
They gently sway
Then slip away
To some secluded place
Dream of a land my soul is from
I hear a hand stroke on the drum
Shades of delight
Cocoa hue
Rich as the night
Afro blue
Elegant boy
Beautiful girl…
Beautiful!
"Dream of a land my soul is from" 😢💙💙
Shalom mon frere💙💙💙💛💛💛🔯🔯🔯et bon shabbat
She is amazing. Wouldn't be surprised if she was from a different dimension - planet soul...or something.
Donovan Dunlap she a woke black women ....brother its in you to.... #remember who you are
She's from the same planet(s) as Sun Ra, Jimi, Miles, Coltrane and George Clinton
Where I'm trying to get to. Just waiting on the Mother Ship.
She is like Hendrix, George Clinton and the mothership she is not human she is from another galaxy and came into our planet to deliver us great music
We are all from the same place, and it is called the source. She just happens to be consciously aware of it.
Love Erykah. You can hear the roots of Billie Holiday in her singing and interpretation. Smooth and I love the bass line.
I swear she's Billie spirit reincarnated
"DREAM OF A LAND MY SOUL IS FROM" that should get your attention!
Brandie Gray 💙one of the best lines ever...thanks for pointing it out.
Brandie Gray lyrics are added by Oscar Brown, in case you wondered, to Afro Blue, a Jazz classic from Mongo Santamaria, an Afro Cuban.
sometimes that line just pumps up in my head. deep meaning
Nicole Grey #EXACTLY
If you've ever seen her in concert, this woman is as, JJ from Good times would say, an ARTIST! She runs the show.
Great tribute vid to my girl Erykah! The collab/collab with Rob Glasper is jazz fusion perfection! Gammy worthy effort mos def!
Just look at her.. she's something different. Beautiful, beautiful human.
Why am I just hearing this Toooddaaayy!!!
Year 2020!!!! 🤦🏾♀️ And it’s so nice ❤️🎶🎶🎶
Never get tired in playing this tune it's such a beautiful song ☺️🙏
just beautiful all over.
Nice tribute to one of the most underrated ARTIST in the game. She shouldn't just have a cult following. But I dig she prefers that over the bullshit the music industry spews! She is not only the owner of a beautiful vocal style she is a VOICE! Love you Mrs. or Ms. or Miss Badu!
Yeah you on it miss Americabadu .. what s beautiful soul you are angel. 🙏❤️❤️❤️🌈☮️🌈👌🙏
I feel peace in my inner soul listening to her voice
Some of the greatest names in jazz did this song, but this ultracool, afro american rhythmic take is by far my favourite...pulls the melancholy out of the composition and matures it beautifully.
I think Erykah should go back to this type of music, the music we fell in love with. She is such a talent and a consumate performer no doubt. I know it's hard sometimes to stay true to the music you love to do because of the industry being so evil, but I've always thought that Erykahs talents were so artistically proven that she would never let the industry steer her away from the kind of music that brought her fans so much joy.
i forgot how much i love this song
I always love you Erykah Badu You taught me from a young women how to appreciate who I am Thank God for you and so many
I had the DVD of Dave Chappelle's Block Party, when Erykah took off that afro wig cause it was too windy out and kept on singing like it was nothing lol ...she dgaf and I love it
So uplifting and melodic. As The Roots titled their track its HYPNODIC.
Whoever put this together should be given an award. So beautifully done. Thank you.
Heard this song MANY ways..this waaaaaaay to the left...LOVIN THIS..
Erykah is so beautiful. Big ups to Jay Electronica
She made this song with Robert Glasper! Truly amazing. Erykah is a legend.
She and Robert Glasper re-rarranged this composition by the great Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist and congero, Mongo Santamaría. Do some homework and find out from whom and where the origins this music were born
What a voice, what a music soooo lovely 🥰
This is so true brotha... I have been loced (Dreads) for 13 years and each year I celebrate my freedom from opression... hair opression... #Free and now I must pass the torch to every young sista I meet... set yourself free...
#
Natural
Peace y'all. Karega Ani here. I am one of the co-producers of this track. Amp will always be one of the most soulful individuals who ever walked the earth...I am grateful to have sat at his feet...I am grateful to have called him my friend. Rule in Power, Dear Brother #CampAmp
heard this for the 1st time today on a jazz radio station......hooked
2019...still groovin' 2 this!
Erykah was truly inspired on this one. The poetry is so strong and beautiful. At 3:14 with that hair wrap, and those brown eyes, she looks like a goddess.
KuttyJoe.. Light hazel brown
The song is an inspired cover more or less. Afro Blue is a standard of the jazz repertoire.
and she is a godess
Badu is a legend in the game!🖤
LOVE ❤️ Erykah/Robert Glasper cover of this tune, also ❤️ that Erykah is rocking the Black Panther Party button... ✊️
ADORO.. ACHO SUPER BOM..
[Verse]
Dream of a land, my soul is from
I hear a hand, stroke on a drum
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue
Elegant boy, beautiful girl
Dancing for joy, delicate whirl
Shades of delight cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue
[Hook]
Two lovers dance face to face with undulating grace
They gently sway then slip away to some secluded place
Shades of delight cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue
[Verse]
Dream of a land, my soul is from
I hear a hand, stroke on a drum
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue
Elegant boy, beautiful girl
Dancing for joy, delicate whirl
Shades of delight cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue
[Hook]
Two lovers dance face to face with undulating grace
They gently sway then slip away to some secluded place
Shades of delight cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue
The title, Afro Blue, a jazz classic, plus Erykah Badu's voice and creativity, made me want to listen to this
i have a robert glasper radio station on pandora and they play this all the time
Mellow, fluid, unctuous. One of my favorites.
*Robert Glasper ft Badu...beautiful song
SUCH INTENSE SOUL... MY GOD!!!
If Namjoon posts his playlist, i freaking listen!
A go-to from Mr. Robert Glasper.
She really is reminiscent of Diana Ross w/her hair that wavy fro-way! Peace & love, thank the creator for Erykah She's such a force
She is so beautiful and her music always touch my soul in a spiritual happy way💯💯💯💯💯🎧❤🎵🎶
What is this style of music? It's divine, literally a piece of paradise. Please somebody enlighten me
Such A Goddess...Mama's Gun saved my soul back in 2000 and here she goes again stokin my heart out. Eternal love to the Voodoo Queen
yassssss to everything you said!!!
Best singing, best arrangement, best recording of this one.
2019 and this song still brings me back to that same moment!!
WORD! absolutely dope. We need another RG classic.
kakva likusa, obozavam je, ovu traku sam izvrteo ne znam koliko puta :)
Robert Glasper is a beast!
I just love Erika......love....love...love
This entire mix is fucking GOLD.
Peace Love and Afro Blue 💙☮️❤️
This song was made for me and my 🍃💨
Truly the Goddess of Soul
Where neo meets jazz! ❤️ it!
Light, soulful and soothing. Loving this!
Tina Jones don't listen to him or her ....they are hating Lol. this world has become insane.
samuel hawthorne speak.
You're so right, Miss Pretty!! Badu-ism! ♥
Love n Live however you please
Tina Jones🤘💜✌
1112132
I'm loving. enjoying this 60s/70s vibe of Erykah. What a lovely, sweet, smooth sound!!!!!!
Such a mellow groove.
A nod to the jazz greats....
Very nicely edited video! Erykah has such a beautiful voice and great cover by Robert Glasper!!
I LOVE A TRUE POET/ARTIST SO DOPE!!!!
Badu! Simply wonderful!
Oh man she triggers something in me with her singing. She's so great
always makes my soul feel warm
ok chill chill. This song is way too chill for the couple arguing. sit back press repeat on the track.....smoke a spliff.... some henny....glass of wine....damn a bottle of water and chill. PEACE TO GOOD MUZIC.
Beautiful voice, beautiful soulness and beautiful hair
This is beautiful and serene.......I can't wait to sing this. Beautiful!!!! The words.......
ERYKAH YOU AN UNDENIABLE ARTIST
I love her!
What a beautiful tune.
I've never heard this kind of peculiar mood.
I went to one of his jazz concerts it was so fun he is a great person (Robert )
Robert glasper killing it
Everything about this video is incredible.
this song used to play at my old job all the time. it really surprised me because the rest of the music playlist was trash
Simply WONDERFUL.