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12 Erykah Badu: queen of the nu-soul

Erykah Badu: queen of the nu-soul

MUSIC 12 October 2020

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Rarely seen in France, this lady is the untouchable queen of a genre that drives purists wild: nu-soul. But in its early days, nu-soul was the subject of much debate.

Alexis Thibault .
Erykah Badu: queen of the nu-soul Erykah Badu: queen of the nu-soul
Erykah Badu: queen of the nu-soul Erykah Badu: queen of the nu-soul
Erykah Badu: queen of the nu-soul Erykah Badu: queen of the nu-soul
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