Erykah Badu – Baduizm (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl 2LP England - Demo

England - Demo

Dave Okumu of The Invisible and legendary drummer Tony Allen shortly before he passed away

The long-time collaborators Hariet Ellis and Yolanda Fagan (both having worked together on BOZO

Heaven Surrounds Us Like a Hood7

Erykah Badu – Baduizm (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl 2LP England - DemoTwo years after D'Angelo brought the organic sound and emotional passion of R&B to the hip hop world with 1995's Brown Sugar, Erykah Badu's debut performed a similar feat. While D'Angelo looked back to the peak of smooth '70s soul, though, Badu sang with a grit and bluesiness reminiscent of her heroes, Nina Simone and Billie Holiday. Like many in the contemporary rap world, though, she also had considerable talents at taking on different personas;