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Celebrating 25 Years Of Lalah Hathaway

Sunday, November 8

Tonight we'll hear new music from R&B singer Lalah Hathaway.  She’s celebrating 25 years as a recording artist.  Her new album Lalah Hathaway Live was recorded at the Troubador in Los Angeles earlier this year in front of a celebrity crowd including Patti Labelle, Anita Baker, Erica Campbell and Kenny Lattimore.  The two-time Grammy winner performed on the same stage that her father, the late Donny Hathaway, recorded his live album in 1972. 

In a recent interview on eurweb.com, Lalah Hathaway says “ I bridged a gap between what is old and what is new. By old, I mean historic, legendary and legacy music. At a point, it conveys the history of Blacks in America – old soul, R&B, gospel, the blues – I am bridging those genres to what’s going on now." 

Carla Eckels is Director of Organizational Culture at KMUW. She produces and hosts the R&B and gospel show Soulsations and brings stories of race and culture to The Range with the monthly segment In the Mix. Carla was inducted into The Kansas African American Museum's Trailblazers Hall of Fame in 2020 for her work in broadcast/journalism.