Chaka Khan - Through The Fire (Montreux 1991)

[@ellavaderknows]

Chaka's voice is why God hasn't destroyed us yet.

[@calvinbostic1402]

Honestly I believe that they are METRONOMES.❤

[@TrenItalia72]

That was one of the best comments I ever read 😀

[@peterchikwakwa8476]

Kikikkkiki

[@Construazo]

Que frase marcante ❤

[@Lovejoy1173]

😂😂😂

[@roguesolus13]

The Mic.... 1990s The Video Quality... 2020s The Vocal Ability.... Timeless

[@deacon1977blue]

☆ I agree, of course:D

[@johnsevilla9755]

The hair... 1960s

[@redred0921]

She's a black, so nothing fancy

[@samuelking9497]

@@redred0921 What??

[@lexitnute1306]

@@johnsevilla9755 The hair is timeless.

[@borood1188]

That FRO!

[@vwonder7579]

Hell yeah ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤!^%#^%!!!

[@darinkelley116]

From a southern white boy, Chaka is the sexiest woman alive !!

[@brandonjamar]

he is PLAYING that tambourine!!

[@eugenevinceestabillo1743]

Ray Cooper...

[@finalcutgod]

he absolutely is!

[@neh60]

That's Ray Cooper, famous session man of the time

[@455LT1]

Nathan East on bass, Paul Jackson Jr on guitar and Greg Phillinganes on keys. All star band.

[@cdfaulk]

The guy singing her backup also has a lovely voice

[@mikeh6286]

Ray Cooper on percussion. He and Nathan were in Clapton's Unplugged only months after this. I can recommend Fourplay - Between The Sheets live with Chaka and Nathan. She was blushing the whole song.

[@mikeh6286]

I think the drummer played on Clapton's Unplugged too. Steve Ferrone perhaps?

[@marcelopaesdeoliveira7651]

Except for Paul Jackson Jr., it's Eric Clapton band.

[@RichardCurry-z1e]

Sad that few folks really are aware of those names, who they are/were, and how good they made the music and live performances of that and current era. Nathan has performed on rock, pop, R&B, funk, jazz and it keeps going.......they should do more film documentaries on the guys who played on the records and live.....amazing artists.

[@jonviga]

Paul Jackson Jr. on guitar...Nathan East on bass...Greg Phillinganes on keyboards...Steve Ferrone on drums...and Ray Cooper on percussion...with all the love and respect, I don't think people realize for a moment that this are one of the best session musicians you could and will get in this world. This guys have participated in 90% of the albums from the 70's to 00's...ALL. The music quality of this live concert is something non-existent anymore sadly. And Chaka...well that's all. Bye.

[@MrHARRYGOODNIGHT]

👍💯😉

[@ianhierons8001]

. . Soo correct ! We are not worthy ! . .

[@dhldt1021]

Was that Steve Ferrone?? Gee I couldn’t recognise him. I really only heard Steve for the first time with Eric Clapton on tour mid to late 80’s.

[@georgiosandritsos2537]

My soul knows it, brother or sister

[@PerihelionPhase]

Effortless power, impeccable timing, charming dynamics and the confidence to know she can do it all without breaking a sweat. Unbelievable

[@GavinRamonShow]

Her vocals live are insane. What an incredible woman

[@Hulkhoagie1]

0:00-4:56 is the best part by far. Chaka is untouchable.

[@OjaiRoy]

2:30 ain't bad either

[@marivaldorocha1290]

The best voice in the word

[@BlueBoboDoo100]

Low-key one of the most grooving bass lines of all time.

[@michaelclark1167]

KZbin: “Inside bassist Nathan East’s California castle” Oh my Jesus…blessed man!

[@lesterjamescabaluna3954]

That low end bass sound

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

Gets me in the feels every time

[@ShadesmarRS]

That tambourine player is the example of taking pride and joy in your job, no matter what it is

[@marsblack17]

Exactly..

[@dla116z3]

I'm pretty sure he plays more instruments than just the Tam.

[@JeremiahFernandez]

@@dla116z3 of course, most percussionists do

[@nelvinlewis23]

Yes for sure.

[@srenrasmussen2792]

The Great Ray Cooper👍

[@xaviermarks631]

The background singer knowing when to back off is impressive

[@josephinegumabay9025]

Why she sing like that!!! Hitting the high note like it's nothing!!! Smiling like she just playing, if that's me, I will be losing my breath hitting the very low note!!!! One of the best!!!

[@chunks8712]

🤣🤣

[@BenjunCapito]

She does so effortlessly

[@saradasilva8162]

Her voice is a instrument 👑🔥

[@juj.7648]

she is a voice acrobat... How she hits those notes and moves from chest voice to head voice so effortlessly, just legendary. love chaka!

[@Dino-su2wh]

she does not have head voice

[@Ducklol]

1:00 that cheeky lil ad lib 🥵

[@sixfoursoul2538]

I don’t how to makes sence of this .. her voice raspy yet crystal clear @ the same time, like a force of nature she is seriously gifted

[@MentalPistol]

blxck ppl ting

[@RichardCurry-z1e]

Not bad to look at and dream about either.....at least back then.... I remember her Chicago and Rufus days very well.....she was that Black female superstar who did not sell out her body and do nude photo shoots.......not a Pam Grier.....but equally beautiful. Subject of many erotic dreams......

[@naelasennid3671]

My mans is playing the hell out of that tambourine

[@rappydodo1850]

Is that Creed from the office?

[@compassionate100]

@@rappydodo1850 No Dracula Flow. This is the type of thing you love so much that you can't go back to it in fear of it consuming you. Only to get blacked out drunk 2 countries away, only to somehow wander back to the exact place you swore off.

[@olliwest7341]

She is RIDICULOUSLY amazing!!

[@Seekimo]

Indeed she is!

[@jaimeraskew5937]

She's so beautiful.

[@tonyaingram7709]

Yes she is

[@LiLmSzDiVa]

Right

[@redred0921]

Indeed!!!

[@lizzandroalvarez7251]

1991? This quality is better than portrait mode on IPhone

[@christian_bello]

Lizzandro Alvarez - It was filmed with the HDVS system, which was designed by Sony and used in all the Montreux concerts that year (91) and in some of the following year (92), On a news website that I don't remember his name, they confirmed this fact. In addition to that you can see the effect of comet tails that appears in the lights, which appeared in analog tube cameras such as VHS

[@kiylehughey3683]

Lizzandro Alvarez I thought so too.

[@salfordiandy4987]

Love it 😍

[@taytribe74]

🤣🤣🤣

[@bradwoods371]

@@christian_bello yeah, its possible to get the equivalent of 1080p with tape

[@SimulacronX]

Live, no post-processing, and she hits all the notes absolutely 100% and with that Chaka feel

[@SmartRobot-wc2fb]

Now, here you can see this woman is NO JOKE! Ladys and gentlemen, this is Chaka Khan, QUEEN OF FUNK!

[@christian_bello]

It was filmed with the HDVS system, which was designed by Sony and used in all the Montreux concerts that year (91) and in some of the following year (92), On a news website that I don't remember his name, they confirmed this fact. In addition to that you can see the effect of comet tails that appears in the lights, which appeared in analog tube cameras such as VHS

[@khriscuison1945]

man the tambourine guy is having the best vibe!

[@ellavaderknows]

Unbelievable band! Greg Phillinganes on keyboards, Nathan East on bass and backup vocals and Paul Jackson Jr. on guitar. This is a show that I wish I had been at!

[@jamesperez9777]

I miss when musicians have a great time performing like this. It's magic beyond.

[@anniechristien]

Chaka Queen and the most incredible band ever! The great Nathan East on bass.

[@noelghallager4672]

steve ferrone on drums, greg phillinganes on keys, nathan east on bass, paul jackson jr. on guitar

[@dwalker112]

This was 91???? What the heck? Not even movies in 91 had this type of video quality

[@heliolimafilho8232]

Professional vídeo format (BETACAM, BETACAM DIGITAL, U-MATIC, SVHS, M2 Panasonic)

[@mark_midmark]

No kidding! What quality!

[@pampoovey6722]

A lot of the Montreux archives from this period are outstanding. Tori Amos has a DVD from this period and it's super high quality.

[@huggablejery]

@@heliolimafilho8232 Remastered

[@redred0921]

I have the same quality for Celine Dion's cover of Whitney Houston songs wayback 1992 and Mariah Carey's Love Takes Time at Arsenio Hall with the same quality.

[@afamilylifeoutdoors751]

I've seen many queen divas singing this, but this one is God mode! lol

[@soundseeker63]

QUALITY! In every sense of the word! Chaka IS fire! 🔥👌🤩

[@mareygracer14]

God is definitely inside this woman...I cry every time I hear her sing😘🙏🏼

[@vwonder7579]

Bro me too I can't explain it!^%#!!

[@libfuzzy4629]

That Afro is everything I love that she always has voluminous hair

[@trunksfalcon]

This real Singer, one of the best in the world, congratutalions!!!

[@mark_midmark]

What an effortless performance what the heck, not even trying!

[@janedoes5903]

I know. I listen to this on repeat and try my damnedest to just be OKAY. I've been listening to the album version so I figured they had her in the studio prepped and she went off but figured live it wouldn't be as good. I'm depressed, she actually sings this amazingly without any effort. She's a treasure.

[@iwillnevergetone5]

Paul Jackson Jr. on guitar & Nathan East on bass in the same show/tour?? that's one hell of a serious combo right there

[@miguelruiz1122]

Don't forget Greg Phillinganes on keys 😎

[@iwillnevergetone5]

@@miguelruiz1122 absolutely. another monster player

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

Ray cooper on percussion --LEGEND

[@bjae7489]

This woman does not miss!

[@andyhanrahan2781]

Chaka manages to achieve the rare feat here of sounding even better live than she does on the record. Sensational!

[@JamieJoIacobucci]

I love Chaka and this song is one of my favorites…still speaks to me today! It’s a combination of her beautiful, unique voice, this song’s amazing melody and the lyrics. These lyrics struck a cord with me in the early 90s and still do in 2024! Thank you Chaka!!

[@luizclaudiorocha8473]

Os cantores americanos negros, são sem dúvida ,os melhores do mundo .Excepcional esta menina...

[@xiomanaxoxoxo3212]

I've seen Chaka live and it was an outer body experience she play her voice liike an instrument .

[@srin4613]

They make it looks effortless ... immense talent. Chaka's voice is from another planet. And Nathan looks like he has 2 brains: one is playing bass and the other is just enjoying the act like he's part of the audience ... do they still make artists like these?

[@moanatamati4128]

Simply put......No they dont!🥺😥😔 When these masters of their craft leave this earth.......it will be the return of the Messiah!😲🙏🏾

[@kingmuze8219]

These artists still exist, just not mainstream. Have to dig for them.

[@starknit]

these artists will always exist. look for them on purpose.

[@austinmini1953]

全員がカッコ良い！！！！！！！！！まさにチームがサウンドマシンだ！きっと機械で全ての音が再現できる時代だけれど、この動画は涙が出そう

[@fernandoramos5423]

It looks like it was shot in the 2000s , great video

[@lexitnute1306]

no 2014

[@ZackAngelMusic]

Gawd the mix is so good. Hats off to the mix engineer on this. Vocals are so smooth...everything is. I can heae evwrything on my phone 😂

[@rodman1163]

Her smile will bring your mood to a better place! No matter how bad of a day you be having...

[@maxtheknife]

Vocally, Chaka was untouchable in the 90s.

[@CaseyLamah]

❤❤❤ PERIOD!!!

[@theroyaltriadvevo]

80s*

[@DaveyL1954]

She still is....

[@TheMuzikall]

Still untouchable on the Vocals....🤣..don't 4get this is live!!!

[@MrRedsi]

Well her voice holds her own even to this day

[@robertwada4039]

💕Always one of my favorites her Vocal is Timeless Effortless Real and Beautiful Music GREAT VOICE AND BEAUTIFUL LADY❤

[@calvinbostic1402]

Chaka Khan.❤

[@1520tachisyo]

心に染みる歌声です。最高！

[@半世紀-g9u]

日本から聴いています。大好きです❤

[@SHIMAMORIKAMOME]

So fabulous! Greg Phillinganes, Nathan East, Paul Jackson Jr. and Chaka Khan It's a miracle.

[@srenrasmussen2792]

Add Ray Cooper and Steve ferrone and its definitely a dream Line up

[@bgrierofficial]

Damn I love Chaka’s voice and stage presence 😮 What a legend🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏

[@platinumfujita3149]

いやぁ最高！涙出るわ

[@MrJackrockerman]

Paul Jackson Jr on guitar,Nathan East on bass ..and Chaka superdiva Khan on stage. Wow ❤️

[@jeremyv4314]

This live rendition is just so perfect

[@ivosergio4246]

Voz incrível ❤🔥 É de arrepiar 🔥🇧🇷

[@silvinotelen6582]

Nathan East on bass..awesome

[@namujin5306]

Ilove her singing style 💕 her note is so clear 😮 it's 2019 and this song is still a bighit in Philippines

[@jsonhealer]

I have watched almost every cover for Chaka through the fire and this didn't disappoint at all (SOULFUL). especially the quality of this 91 camera. if it wasn't for the bassy and his dance move Plus the shirt !!! :) this video could pass for 2020

[@fatherbewithme]

Yess

[@hanynashaat8829]

Despite the shirt :D , i think the bassist is Nathan East. he is almost a legend Guitar player : paul jackson .. another golden fingers fantastic band

[@Dar1oGom3s]

the smile... the hair... the voice... a perfect woman... falling in love forever... good vibes from 🇧🇷😉💚💛

[@franss7554]

I really thought this was from 2021. Insane!!!

[@IlikepurpleXP]

What kind of 90s camera quality sorcery is this

[@rocknrace9685]

the nice trails passing over the spotlights indicate that the camera still used Vacuum tubes to amplify the image

[@blackcardsqueen9885]

@@rocknrace9685 what kind of science is that or Is that even science idk wtf im stupid bvro

[@lucilliastreusvogel]

I didn't even notice until you pointed it out

[@rocknrace9685]

@@blackcardsqueen9885 Old tube cameras works like CRT TV in reverse. (roughly speaking). After the lens, the light is polarized into various chemical sheets and a cathode ray tube behind, scans it. When electron from tube hits the light-sensitized spots on the electrochemical film matrix. It will form the image.

[@rocknrace9685]

This guy made one of the best explanation of it - Check this title here in KZbin: The CRT That Records Video(How A Vidicon Tube Works)

[@trinawoods9772]

Come on here!!! August 2020 still jamming this. Reminds me of my Dad who passed in 1991. Whom I love dearly. I remember after him and my mom divorced when I would go to his house as a teen and listen to this and cry. Blessings Chaka Khan 😘♥️

[@professorblair]

Sorry for the loss.

[@karlloseduardosouzaigino4908]

Meu Deus,o que já acontecia no mundo enquanto eu ainda era uma criança... lindo demais!..

[@MrRedsi]

Effortless talent. Just Amazing.

[@rubenzamorano5194]

❤This is Real and Beautiful Music❤GREAT VOICE AND BEAUTIFUL LADY❤❤

[@timandrew1091]

As a drummer for 65 years... I know talent... wow!

[@tjsmyrna9716]

This is the best - this performance will never be matched- and it will never be another voice like her

[@basilrodericks7791]

2:37 WTF!!! THAT BEAT THAT SECOND IS EVERYTHING. ERTHANG.

[@emergencyexitonly5951]

you know that greatness is on stage when the crowd is silently in awe.. Chaka i love you! and some love to my man Nathaniel East on bass..

[@MrBlade74]

The best Chaka Khan performance of this wonderful song, I dare say! Amazing Chaka! ❤❤

[@rhythmdroid]

100x better than the garbáge we're subjected to today!

[@adduxe]

It’s unthinkable to have someone sing this very difficult song live! With a band even!

[@edsonluizmayer4705]

Many of these female RnB singers were trained in churches when they were children, in the 50s, 60s and 70s. The result was that in the 80s we had women with powerful voices in American music. After so much training since they were kids, singing for them, ended up becoming like breathing, it became a natural thing for them. Today we, unfortunatelly, don't see it anymore.

[@swordsinging1709]

Get back to church peoplez

[@rumaddness961]

Trained? More like go to church and sing along nothing mythical going on here haha naturally gifted

[@mackpatterson4911]

Chaka was not trained in the church, she went straight to the streets, but I get your point

[@edsonluizmayer4705]

@@mackpatterson4911 hi Mack, do you know more bout her history? Tnx!!!

[@jayc4605]

@@mackpatterson4911 that’s true. Chaka even said it herself in one of her many interviews. Her younger siblings kinda grew up in church but she didn’t.

[@ChristianRobinson]

STILL BUTTER!

[@Lechatnoir3]

This woman just leaps up to F’s, G’s, and A’s LIKE ITS NOBODY’S BUSINESS WTFFFFFF

[@roc2028]

The quality of this video is remarkable 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@ladyhawke999]

I have goosebumps. How can she sing this way? She can't possibly be human...

[@CASSICF]

My dude on tambourine playing like he was raised in the Church of God in Christ. Chaka is the best, one of a kind

[@trotro80]

Ray Cooper👏👏

[@urmom6428]

He sure does 💯

[@CASSICF]

@@urmom6428 😂 I was like you go dude. Like your name btw

[@urmom6428]

@@CASSICF 🤣🤣 thanks!

[@ElizabethLuciaNielsen-p8y]

Chaka is a musician's singer -- love her interactions with the band here! This is so good I actually feel choked up all the way through it.

[@mcmac9565]

Exactly. She is a musician’s singer because she is a singer with a mind of a musician lol. She uses her voice like an instrument. She has jammed with some of the best there is.

[@just_cade]

Absolutely unreal! One of the best voices ever.

[@stephenrobertson217]

She makes stunning look easy, incredible vocalist x

[@domarsantosdebrito6092]

Brazilian Fan.....The Best....Adoro, melhor Cantora do Mundo....

[@brownmanbob]

wow.. what a talented and beautiful woman.

[@ooPROTOTYPE1oo]

Goosebumps from start to finish....

[@carlosmartinez-uc8wo]

Always one of my favorites growing up as a teen & still is chaka khan ❤

[@ChariceZyrot]

She’s such a gorgeous while she sing her face smile as always 😍❤️

[@gayandethereal]

1991 ?! no wayyyyy. this quality is amazing. and she has such a lovely voice

[@Max-cl6mh]

this was my first thought, the video quality is superb!

[@OjaiRoy]

well 1991 wasn't exactly the dinosaur era : ) We had some modern stuff then.

[@gayandethereal]

@@OjaiRoy LOL your so right. usually when I see media from the 90s the quality is kinda grainy

[@jzdpd]

maybe this was shot on film

[@TriPed]

@@jzdpd It was shot on tape with Sony HDC-300 cameras

[@MrLee-qz3gy]

What an amazing smile. Such beauty.❤

[@wagnervagner9970]

Maravilhosa! Uma das melhores vozes de todos os tempos. Uma presença de palco incrível. Uma diva da canção.

[@valfritus2741]

Magnífica voz ! 🇧🇷🎶🎼🎵

[@princesshalyne1111]

effortlessly flawless🌹

[@JordansFunWorld]

He was playing that tambourine 😂

[@tomo-xv9sb]

one and only ray cooper ;)

[@GeeQue03]

Beat the brakes off of it 😂😂

[@kennywesley]

@@GeeQue03 i love reading comments hahaha he did wear dat joker OUT tho!

[@srenrasmussen2792]

Ray is fine

[@anitaelghandor7295]

Love this song so much💚

[@geliandreatta7013]

Chaka Khan tem timbre de voz maravilhoso ,ela nem chega o microfone perto pra cantar..👏👏😍😍 l love it ❤️

[@castertroye3790]

There's always something when black woman singing it's always so beautiful and unique

[@rayclay2]

LoVe her~ LoVe you for posting . and Love to all those here~! thank you

[@silviocunha7836]

Amazing