Ledisi Talks Back

Ledisi’s Good Life tour is bringing her home to New Orleans. Even though the Grammy-winning singing star and actress was just 10 years old when she moved to Oakland, California, she carries the city of her birth with her everywhere she goes.

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Ledisi Talks Back

In March, following a string of nominations that began in 2008, Ledisi won her first Grammy Award. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the New Orleans-born singer and actress accepted the […]

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Juneteenth Unityfest includes The Soul Rebels and Ledisi as performers

With The Robert Randolph Foundation’s inaugural Juneteenth Unityfest this month, organizers are pleased to announce a number of new additions to the already star-studded line-up, including performances by Grammy Award-winning […]

Nightcrawlers and Ledisi win first Grammys, Louisiana acts rack up wins on music’s biggest night

Seven Louisiana acts out of 17 nominations won Grammy’s during ceremonies in Los Angeles on March 14, including two first-time honorees. Due to COVID-19, the 63rd annual Grammy ceremonies took […]

Ledisi Talks Back

Ledisi, whose name means “to bring forth” in the Yoruba language, will be in a very familiar setting when she performs at the Essence Music Festival on Friday, July 6. […]

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PJ Morton, Ledisi, Lost Bayou Ramblers And More Nominated For Grammys

Yeah you right! New Orleans luminaries PJ Morton and Ledisi have been nominated for Best R&B Album for Gumbo and Let Love Rule, respectively. Morton (who is already a Grammy winner for […]

Ledisi, “Let Love Rule” (Verve)

Ledisi, a New Orleans native who moved to California as a child, gets right to the heart of her peace and love message on Let Love Rule’s opening cut, “Shot […]

YouTube du Jour: Ledisi

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGI-4laiYb0[/youtube] Ledisi (sounds like “Lettuce-y) left New Orleans’ Hollygrove neighborhood when she was nine, moving with her family to Oakland, but she has been raising her New Orleans profile in […]

Ledisi, Turn Me Loose (Verve Forecast)

New Orleans-born Ledisi’s Turn Me Loose has a similar essence as Mary J. Blige’s No More Drama. The difference lies in their approaches as each expresses growth in their music. […]

Ledisi on Christmas Music

R&B singer Ledisi grew up in New Orleans before moving to Oakland as a young teen, and she’ll return to New Orleans to perform a free Christmas concert Sunday at […]