Soulful, fiesty, rough-around-the-edges and more brash than a hot pink dress at an all-white dinner party. No one was prepared for a 20-year-old High Point, NC native to make it through the rounds of the nation’s top talent competition known as American Idol, much less win the top prize. But despite the odds, Fantasia Barrino… Continue reading Fantasia’s “The Definition of….,” CD Preview/Review Link
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Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton Dish Up Southern Soul At Verizon
A cursory listen to typical radio playlists might lead folks to believe that true soul music is on life support and few true ‘sangers’ are left to revive it. But if you were at Grand Prairie’s Verizon Theater last night, Anthony Hamilton and Fantasia served up plenty of rib-sticking Southern-fried soul, nourishing the cravings of… Continue reading Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton Dish Up Southern Soul At Verizon
No ‘Cans’ Left, Zero F’s Given: Beyond 40 & Over The BS
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”― Audre Lorde A few years ago, I went to a concert featuring former American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino. Just as she had been during Season 3 of the program, Barrino was a stage-slaying siren who moved the crowd… Continue reading No ‘Cans’ Left, Zero F’s Given: Beyond 40 & Over The BS
Fantasia Barrino’s “Side Effects Of You,” The Soultracks/MOC Review/Preview Link
Is she maddening? Misguided? Even slightly on the messy side? Sure. But what stands out the most about Fantasia Barrino is her way of channeling those raw edges and unguarded emotions into song. It’s been these undeniable qualities that have sustained her since her historic 2004 American Idol victory and won her a standing ovation… Continue reading Fantasia Barrino’s “Side Effects Of You,” The Soultracks/MOC Review/Preview Link