What's In My Bag № 109 April 2010

Ledisi

Singer · Songwriter 9 albums picked

Ledisi Anibade Young, better known simply as Ledisi, is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, author, and actress. Her name means "to bring forth" or "to come here" in Yoruba.

The episode

Their episode.

Ep #109 · April 2010

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What Ledisi said · 6 records

Every quote links to the moment in the episode.

Live In Europe

Otis Redding ·1967

"Otis Redding Live in Europe blows my mind when I hear this live. You can hear the energy of the audience; it's not well recorded, but I just love that it's raw and uninhibited. One of my favorite CDs and favorite male vocalists."

Watch this moment 1:41

Kind of Blue

Miles Davis ·1959

"I remember hearing my first Jazz album, which was Miles Davis Kind of Blue. This album blew my mind; that is when I started to fall in love with jazz music."

Watch this moment 1:59

Djavan Ao Vivo, Vol. 1

Djavan ·1999

"DJ van, Brazilian, I call him the Michael Jackson of Brazil. It's incredible hearing his voice; he plays guitar live and I love the live recording of this because you can hear the audience sing along."

Watch this moment 2:44

Grace

Jeff Buckley ·1994

"I started to cry 'cause his voice is pure... incredible vocalist a lot of people need to catch up especially R&B folk y'all need to hear some Jeff Buckley."

Watch this moment 3:21

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest ·2015

"Come on, how can you not like Tribe Called Quest? The beats, they mix jazz in it, they mixed genres. I love things that mix up genres and I wish more artists would go back to that so that we can have a more eclectic sound in music."

Watch this moment 3:39

Them Changes

Buddy Miles ·1970

"This album created 'Turn Me Loose.' After I heard this, I was inspired to write 'Turn Me Loose,' my entire CD. Buddy Miles, sorry, favorite album, great drummer, great singer, and very, very honest in his writing."

Watch this moment 4:21