Amici Forever

As of 2004, the band consists of:. She also performed with roots rock reggae musician and singer Burning Spear. The band have agreed to perform at the Classic response Tsunami Aid concert in the Royal Albert Hall on 31 March 2005 in aid of victims of the tsunami disaster. Badu dropped her "slave name" "Erica Wright" in favor of "Badu", which she reports as Arabic for "to manifest truth.". The album was nominated for "Album of the Year" at the Classical Brits to held at the Royal Albert Hall on May 26, 2004 and will be performing at the Awards. Some music journalists have labeled her Nu soul, nouvelle-soul or neosoul, often comparing her to Billie Holiday in lyrical delivery and grouping her with Maxwell and D'Angelo in musical genre. The album has also reached number 2 on the Billboard Classical Crossover and Heatseeker charts and number one on the ARIA Australian classical album chart as well as top 5 in the . She weaves unusual musical influences together creating a rich texture of sound.

It was released on January 13, 2004 and has reached number 74 in the Billboard 200 album charts in 2004 and reached the top 50 of the ARIA Australian album charts. She is probably best known for "You Got Me," her collaboration with The Roots, as well as her own songs "Tyrone", "Next Lifetime", "On & On", and "Clevah." Her lyrics are highly personal urban philosophy which throw emotional challenges in the face of the listener. Nick Patrick, who had produced albums by the Gipsy Kings, Tina Turner and Marvin Gaye produced the bands first album The Opera Band. Erica Wright of Dallas, Texas (born February 26, 1971), better known as Erykah Badu, is an African-American R&B / hip hop artist whose work crosses over into jazz. Amici Forever signed with Arista and started playing high profile gigs such as the FA Cup final and the English rugby union final. Erykah Badu News (http://bandnews.org/band/Erykah%20Badu). The band features two tenors, two soprano singers and a bass-baritone singer. Official Site (http://www.erykahbadu.com/).

Tenor Geoff Sewell, originally from New Zealand, came up with the idea of an "opera band" mixing traditional opera with contemporary pop. Plenty on Guru's Streetsoul album. The members of Amici Forever met when rehearsing and performing at opera venues around the world. Worldwide Underground (2003). The bands first album The Opera Band released in 2004 has reached number one on the Australian classical charts, number 2 on the US classical charts and top 5 in the UK classical charts. Mama's Gun (2000). Amici Forever is a band of five classically trained singers who mix opera with pop music. Baduizm Live (1997).

All Music Guide Amici Forever article (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311071654390588&sql=Brj9fs37wa3dg/). Baduizm (1997). Amici Forever web page (http://www.amiciforever.com/). The Opera Band (2004). Nick Garrett (England (bass baritone).

David Habbin (England) (tenor). Geoff Sewell (New Zealand) (tenor). Tsakane Valentine (South Africa) (soprano). Jo Appleby (England) (soprano).