Erykah Badu
Nascimento : 1971-02-26, Dallas, Texas, USA
História
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Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), better known by her stage name Erykah Badu, is an American recording artist, record producer and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical stylings and sense of fashion. She is known as the "First Lady of Neo-Soul" or the "Queen of Neo-Soul".
Early in her career, Badu was recognizable for wearing very large and colorful headwraps. For her musical sensibilities, she has often been compared to jazz great Billie Holiday. She was a core member of the Soulquarians, and is also an actress having appeared in a number of films playing a range of supporting roles in movies such as Blues Brothers 2000, The Cider House Rules, and House of D, she is also very prominent in the documentary film Before the Music Dies.
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Self
The magazine film of the album 'Indigo'.
Herself
Jazz trumpet legend Roy Hargrove, deemed by his peers as a musical prophet, up close and personal like you have never seen him before. The film follows Grammy award winning Roy Hargrove from Los Angeles, Paris, New York, Vienne, Perugia, Sète, Sorrento and Marseille during a summer European tour in what would be the last year of his life. An epic love letter from first time director Eliane Henri, the film features interviews and live performances by Roy inclusive of musical icons Erykah Badu, Herbie Hancock, Mos Def, Robert Glasper, Wynton Marsalis and Sonny Rollins who reflect on the magic of his music, Roy's impact on the next generation and his place in the history of jazz. Key conversations reverberate beyond Roy's personal story and enter the terrain of what it means to be an artist, particularly in the American context.
Producer
Jazz trumpet legend Roy Hargrove, deemed by his peers as a musical prophet, up close and personal like you have never seen him before. The film follows Grammy award winning Roy Hargrove from Los Angeles, Paris, New York, Vienne, Perugia, Sète, Sorrento and Marseille during a summer European tour in what would be the last year of his life. An epic love letter from first time director Eliane Henri, the film features interviews and live performances by Roy inclusive of musical icons Erykah Badu, Herbie Hancock, Mos Def, Robert Glasper, Wynton Marsalis and Sonny Rollins who reflect on the magic of his music, Roy's impact on the next generation and his place in the history of jazz. Key conversations reverberate beyond Roy's personal story and enter the terrain of what it means to be an artist, particularly in the American context.
Dave Caplan’s directorial debut tells the inspirational story of hip hop icon The DOC, 30 years after losing his voice in a horrific accident as he contemplates experimental surgery that could restore his voice at long last.
Self
O programa de Rihanna, nomeado para os Emmy, Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3, é uma experiência cultural imersiva, que combina moda, dança e música com arquitetura icónica e performances inesquecíveis. Com um elenco cheio de estrelas a estrear os novos estilos Savage X Fenty, o espetáculo é um fascinante momento cultural que redefine o que é sensual.
Self
An outstanding lineup of entertainers gathers in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to salute Dave Chappelle, recipient of the 22nd annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Sister
Uma mulher (Taraji P. Henson) é excluída pelos agentes esportivos masculinos em sua profissão, mas ganha uma vantagem inesperada para contratar a próxima estrela da NBA quando desenvolve a capacidade de ouvir os pensamentos dos homens.
Turquoise
Four teenage boys devote their summer to escaping the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, by pursuing a dream life of professional skateboarding. But when they get caught in the web of the local queenpin, their motley brotherhood is tested, threatening to make this summer their last.
Herself
By the time Bonobo plays London's legendary Alexandra Palace on 28th November 2014, the epic career-defining tour around his latest album The North Borders, the band will have travelled 180,000 miles, taken in 175 shows in 30 countries across 3 continents over 18 months in front of 2 million people. The audio and video were recorded and filmed at The Roundhouse in London and in the incredible Pula Arena, a genuine Roman Amphitheatre. In addition, some of the tracks on CD are handpicked from breathtaking live radio sessions that happened whilst on tour. Packaged with the DVD will be moments of documentary footage filmed as the tour reached California.
Herself
A documentary that explores the challenges that a life in music can bring.
Stagecoach Mary
Four outlaws with a bounty on each head, set a date for a shootout in Langston, Oklahoma. The last man takes the collective bounty. Violence and mayhem ensue.
Erykah Badu live performance at the Java Jazz Festival 2012.
Self (voice)
Examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement in US society from 1967 to 1975. It features footage of the movement shot by Swedish journalists in the United States during that period and includes the appearances of Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver, and other activists, artists, and leaders central to the movement.
Self (uncredited)
A documentary that examines the relationship between celebrity and society.
Self - Musician
B4MD tells the story of American music at this precarious moment. Filmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen traveled the country, hoping to understand why mainstream music seems so packaged and repetitive, and whether corporations really had the power to silence musical innovation. The answers they found on this journey are what makes B4MD both riveting and exciting.
Self
Trazendo a tradição de volta ao Brooklyn, Dave Chapelle organiza uma épica Block Party com seus convidados: Kanye West, John Legend, Mos Def, Jill Scott, entre outros grandes nomes do hip-hop e neo-soul.
Herself
On the road documentary with Prince and the New Power Generation during their 2004 Musicology tour from the west coast Los Angeles' House of Blues to the east coast's Madison Square Garden in New York City with press stops along the way and behind the scenes concert footage.
Lady / Bernadette
Tom Warshaw, um artista norte-americano que mora em Paris, relembra seu passado. Aos 13 anos de idade e morando na Nova York dos anos 70, Tom passava tempo com Pappass, um homem com problemas mentais. Com a mãe lutando contra uma depressão após a morte do pai, o menino era ignorado. Tom começa a se interessar pela colega de classe Melissa, o que faz Pappass se sentir abandonado e se comportar de forma estranha.
Rose Rose
Homer (Tobey Maguire) é um garoto órfão que passa a ter um médico (Michael Caine) como mentor. O médico ensina a ele tudo o que sabe sobre medicina e o que um pai deveria ensinar. Agora, Homer se apaixona por Kendall (Charlize Theron) e tem que lidar com as dificuldades da vida.
Erykah Badu
One Love documents the December 1999 tribute concert honoring reggae pioneer Bob Marley produced in Oracabessa Bay, Jamaica, and originally broadcast on the TNT cable network. Featured is a cross-section of major rock, pop, hip hop, and reggae talent including Lauryn Hill, Chrissie Hynde, Jimmy Cliff, Erykah Badu, Queen Latifah, Busta Rhymes, and Tracy Chapman. For its DVD release, the producers have restored an hour of additional footage not included in the broadcast, including bonus songs performed by the Marley Family and a behind-the-scenes featurette. Exclusive DVD features also include a Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound mix and a multi-angle presentation of the concert finale, enabling users to select from five separate angles.
Queen Moussette
Elwood está prestes a iniciar uma nova missão: unir sua velha banda - desta vez com a ajuda de um emotivo barman - para competir na Batalha das Bandas de Queen Moussette e colocar o orfão Buster de volta no caminho da redenção. Com as presenças especiais de B.B King, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Johnny Lang, Blues Traveler, Eric Clapton e muitos outros, esta é uma comédia musical cheia de ação, com muito Blues e Soul.
Unlike the TV series, this special episode is not a regular episode of Dragon Tales. Instead, it is a conglomeration of Dragon Tales music videos thematically woven together by a story featuring real-life children.
