[vimeo]27855492[/vimeo] MADE is an artistic collective from Berlin and they invited Erykah Badu to perform with Jaybo & Miki’s String Quintet as part of their Moments At MADE series. The results produced artier versions of Erykah’s music that sounded almost maudlin at some points.Continue Reading
[youtube]qu6BkHyXzW8[/youtube] Janelle Monae got together with the Emory Symphony Orchestra to perform “BabopbyeYa” from her critically acclaimed album The ArchAndroid. There were no James Brown moves that night but plenty of vocal work.Continue Reading
FULL SCREENThe Sounds of VTech / Suite for Ma Dukes in Cedar Falls On February 6th this year, a day before J.Dilla’s birthday, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra performed a tribute to him by performing selections from The Suite For Ma Dukes. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson who did the arrangements forContinue Reading