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REHEARSAL SPACE WITH ERYKAH BADU

In this episode of Rehearsal Space, Erykah explains why her new album, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), is the album she wanted to write all her life. She also discusses how technology made it possible. From collaborating with producers on her iChat buddy list to exploring the digital side of music production, first with Garage Band and ultimately with Logic Studio, Erykah uses technology to help communicate her highly personal urban philosophies to the world. Click the thumb to download the interview and here to see captures.

4TH ANNUAL JAZZ IN THE GARDENS

Erykah Badu performed at the 4th Annual Jazz in the Gardens at Dolphin Stadium on March 28, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Check out photos from the performance and from the backstage. / I've added more photos from backstage and from the show!

29 March 2009

INFOMUZYKA.PL: INTERVIEW

On July 5, 2008 Erykah performed at the Heineken Music Festival in Gdynia, Poland. After the concert journalists of infomuzyka.pl had a pleasure to interview Erykah Badu. She was asked about performing at big festivals, her feelings towards Poland, her Polish fans, her hairstyles and outfits and even about Sex Pistols. Click here, here, here, here and here to see videos, and here to see captures.

SXSW 2009 PERFORMANCE VIDEO

In the video section you can download Erykah's performance at this year's South by Southwest Festival. Erykah performed "The Light" with Common and Kanye West and then, she and Common gave a little freestyle show. You gotta see it! Click the thumb to proceed.

LIVEJOURNAL ICONS

I've made some livejournal icons. Hope you like them! Feel free to use them on message boards, websites etc. Click icons below to proceed to the section.

VERIZON FIOS1: INTERVIEW

On September 28, 2007, Erykah gave an interview to the Verizon FiOS backstage at the Verizon Congressional Black Caucus Gala. She talked about her musical influences and the time when she was a teacher. She looked beautiful as alway. Click the thumb to see the video and here to see captures.

RICKY SMILEY SHOW / PHOTOS / FANS

	Erykah appeared on the Ricky Smiley Show today and assured everybody that the whole stalker incident was not that serious and that nobody should worry about it. One more HQ photo from Erykah's performance at the Arena Theater in Houston, TX on March 6, 2009 and five more photos from Erykah's performance at this year's SXSW in Austin, TX.
We also have two new true fans - Ivan Arael from Mexico and bormatt from Poland!

EARLY RAW FOOTAGE OF ERYKAH!

Check this out! This is an early raw footage of Erykah Badu performing her song "On and On" before unsigned Hip-hop artists and poets at the West End Gate, NYC on Feb 18, 1996. This was a few months prior to her commercial debut in D'angelo's video "Lady" featuring AZ. Erykah looks amazing. Click the thumb to download! I've also made some caps. Click here to see them.

DALLAS: LIVE LARGE, THINK BIG

Erykah is the face of the "Dallas: Live Large, Think Big" campaign. The campaign aims to present Dallas as Texas' largest music scene. The slongan describes the essence and vitality of a city built on big dreams, freshly blazed trails and an attitude that all things are possible. Click the thumb on the left to see an amazing ad with Erykah!

SXSW 2009

Check out photos from Erykah's performance at SXSW 2009. Click here to see the video!

I've also added a new true fan! It's Magdah from Poland! Check out her profile and absolutely stunning photos by clicking here.


23 March 2009	credit: Backstage Gallery, k.wangers, bri d, amandaklausphoto

STALKER IN FRONT OF ERYKAH'S HOUSE!

One of the hottest tickets at this year's SXSW festival is Erykah Badu's performance with her new band, the Cannabinoids, at the Auditorium Shores Stage tonight. Her set was scheduled to start at 7 p.m. But at roughly 5:30 p.m., Badu posted a startling update to her Twitter account: "Police just apprahended [sic] a stalker in front of my house. Stay tuned for details." Badu went on to give her Twitter followers a blow-by-blow account of a dramatic confrontation outside her

Dallas home. // "Just got back to my hotel from what might have been the shortest Erykah Badu show on record. When I arrived at the Auditorium Shores Stage around 8 p.m., a line of perhaps hundreds was already snaking away from the free outdoor venue. Most of the people in line seemed to be chattering about local heroes Explosions in the Sky, who had been scheduled to play after Badu. Around 8:15 p.m., I could have sworn I heard Badu playing inside the concert grounds, but when the music died down a few minutes later, I assumed I had been hearing a between-sets DJ. Yet when I arrived to the front of the line, a SXSW staffer who preferred not to give his name told me that Badu had indeed played two songs and promptly left. Twitter updates from Badu confirmed this and named the songs: "The Healer" and "Danger." Read the whole story and Badu's tweets on entertainment weekly!

Erykah posted that "Police just shut shit dowwwwn" and that tonight she has a "2am gig with cannabinoids".

ERYKAH AT THE PROPHET BAR (FEB.26)

Since we've been offline at that time, I couldn't post it before, but Erykah appeared at the Prophet Bar in Dallas on her birthday (Feb. 26). People sang 'happy birthday' to her and she returned the favor by getting up on stage and singing a ditty for the people lucky enough to be in attendace. She performed "Me", "The Healer" and "Soldier". The whole thing was inspired by a wonderful R.C., from Erykah's band :). Click the thumb to see videos from that performance. I've also made

some captures. Click here to see them.

Remember that today Erykah and the Cannabinoids perform at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, TX at Auditorium Shores at 7 p.m. for free! Be sure to step by if you're near the town!

ERYKAH BADU'S HIGH ASPIRATIONS

Every year, a few standout late adds end up energizing the South by Southwest schedule. One of 2009's is Erykah Badu, who will play a free show at Auditorium Shores on Saturday. Pregnant and powerful, Badu wowed a huge crowd at the Austin City Limits Music Festival last year when she blended numbers from her densely complex 2009 release, "New Amerykah Part One (The Fourth World War)," with classic Baduizm. With a new daughter at home and a sequel to "New

Amerykah" due out this spring, Badu returns to Austin with the Cannabinoids, a group of Dallas urban music all-stars. We caught up with Badu over the phone last week. As the baby cooed quietly in the background, we talked about music, politics and the story behind the weediest band name since the Doobie Brothers. Read the phone interview with Erykah.

SHANNON McCOLLUM

Shannon McCollum is a great photojournalist who "have traced the evolutionary genius of funk mavens OutKast, captured the elusive flair of Erykah Badu, confirmed John Legend’s cool, reaffirmed The Last Poet’s necessity, and redeemed the Notorious BIG". Check out his amazing photos of Erykah Badu. Click thumbs below to see them.


20 March 2009	credit: myspace.com/shannonmccollum

ERYKAH IN HOUSTON

On March 6, 2009 Erykah performed at the Arena Theater in Houston, TX. Check out photos from the gig and from the after party benefit held by the Imani School, which had its 20th anniversary.


19 March 2009	credit: Houston Magazine, urbannavigator, the Imani School

ERYKAH AT SXSW 2009

The Cannabinoids featuring Erykah Badu will play a free show at Auditorium Shores in Austin, TX, beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday (21 March, 2009) between sets from Beach House and Explosions in the Sky.

FINALLY ONLINE!

Welcome to erykah-badu.com. We are finally online. I've added many things, some had been lost. Currently I'm trying to rebuild the gallery. I'll be adding old photos to the gallery gradually. If I'll come across anything new (or something we didn't have in our gallery) I'll surely post it here. Unfortunately I'm not able to rebuild the message board, so for now it'll be closed. Browse the site around and enjoy! Thank you for staying with us!

19 March 2009