Remembering Roberta Flack
Loading player...
Multi-Grammy award winner Roberta Flack has passed away at 88. Her approach
and sound were a unique combination of soul, folk, rhythm and blues, jazz, pop and
musicianship, and arranging skills so broad she had had a lasting impact on future
artists. Her sustained career laid a foundation for pop and neo-soul artists Alicia
Keys, Erykah Badu, Solange, J Dilla, Flying Lotus, and D’Angelo. This week our
resident musicologist Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal pays tribute to Flack, looking back at
her illustrious career.
and sound were a unique combination of soul, folk, rhythm and blues, jazz, pop and
musicianship, and arranging skills so broad she had had a lasting impact on future
artists. Her sustained career laid a foundation for pop and neo-soul artists Alicia
Keys, Erykah Badu, Solange, J Dilla, Flying Lotus, and D’Angelo. This week our
resident musicologist Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal pays tribute to Flack, looking back at
her illustrious career.