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Your Music Saved My Life: Ledisi Talks With Lara Downes

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Your Music Saved My Life: Ledisi Talks With Lara Downes

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August 28, 2021 • The versatile and impassioned singer was ready to throw in the towel until she heard a message in a Nina Simone song that told her, "You're going be fine. I understand how you feel. Keep going."

New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On July 23

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New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On July 23

July 23, 2021 • Kanye West's long-awaited (and much-hyped), DONDA tops our list of the best albums out this week, along with new ones from Leon Bridges, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Ledisi and more.

New Music Friday: The Top 8 Albums Out On July 23

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Tiny Desk Playlist: 2021 Grammy Winners Who've Stopped By The Tiny Desk, Vol. 1

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Tiny Desk Playlist: 2021 Grammy Winners Who've Stopped By The Tiny Desk, Vol. 1

March 15, 2021 • The Tiny Desk space — both at the D.C. office and now in our (home) concert series — has been host to several Grammy winners over the last 13 years.

Turning The Tables: Celebrating Eight Women Who Invented American Popular Music

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Turning The Tables: Celebrating Eight Women Who Invented American Popular Music

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October 2, 2019 • This year, Turning the Tables focused on music's "founding mothers." Watch the season-opening concert at Lincoln Center Out of Doors, featuring Rhiannon Giddens, Lizz Wright and more.

Turning The Tables: Celebrating Eight Women Who Invented American Popular Music

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Ledisi Steals The Show

August 27, 2014 • Standing on a balcony in her hometown of New Orleans, the singer stops an unsuspecting crowd, and all the hustle and bustle of the French Quarter, dead in its tracks.

Breaking Up Helped Ledisi Find 'The Truth' In Her Music

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Breaking Up Helped Ledisi Find 'The Truth' In Her Music

May 15, 2014 • Grammy-nominated singer Ledisi pulls no punches when talking about a failed relationship. She says it even became the inspiration of her latest album.

Breaking Up Helped Ledisi Find 'The Truth' In Her Music

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Ledisi: A Singer's Second Life

July 9, 2011 • The singer has just released her fifth album as an R&B solo artist. She says the skills she gleaned studying opera in her youth still come in handy.

Ledisi: A Singer's Second Life

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Concerts

Ledisi, The Count Basie Orchestra In Concert

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December 18, 2008 • The Count Basie Orchestra, with Basie on piano, came roaring out of Kansas City during the Great Depression. Unrehearsed and unplugged, soul singer Ledisi shines with the famed Count Basie rhythm section — and, later, with the whole band.

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Singer Ledisi Was 'Lost' but Now Is 'Found'

January 14, 2008 • After years as a professional singer, Ledisi has finally been thrust into the spotlight after the release of her most recent album, Lost and Found. The disc earned Ledisi Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best R&B Album.

Singer Ledisi Was 'Lost' but Now Is 'Found'

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The Count Basie Orchestra with Ledisi in Concert

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January 7, 2008 • From the new Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Francisco, the Count Basie Orchestra showcases its joyous swing sound, together with the big, resounding voice of Bay Area native Ledisi.

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