ESSENCE Festival of Culture’s concert series featured the past, present and future of R&B/Soul music.With Tiffany Haddish and Kenny Burns commanding the stage, the hilarious duo introduced the extremely talented Summer Walker shortly before 9:30pm, on what became an amazing evening in New Orleans.
The singer – who sported a beautiful baby bump – came out to her song “Say My Name,” which the crowd recited word for word. She also performed “Girls Need Love” and “Talk Yo Sh*t.”After Walker finished her 30-minute set, the Grammy Award-winning songstress Jazmine Sullivan hit the ESSENCE Festival stage.
Sullivan, who has had a successful 2022 thus far, opened with “Bust Your Windows,” before performing a cover of “Killing Me Softly.” Sullivan went to her Heaux Tales ensemble, singing “On It,” then paid tribute to her day one fans by bringing the audience back to her first single “Need U Bad.”Haddish and Burns came back out for a bit to entertain the crowd before the legendary Patti LaBelle was slated to perform.
The Philadelphia-born musician strutted out in a vibrant red outfit, reminding the crowd of why she has long been considered a fashion icon.
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