Lalah Hathaway Breaks Down the Standards of Singing | Toure Show

Lalah Hathaway joins Toure to talk her new album, going to school in Boston, the basic standards of singing that should never be skipped, and the musical and spiritual legacy of her father, the legendary Donny Hathaway.

[@peterlewis6324]

I am happy Lalah new album had wonderful reviews, its a great album, i could listen to her speak all day ❤

[@GDS2024]

There are so many elements in her Dad's voice that can't be recreated. I wish that people would stop and just enjoy his music! She is also one of a kind! JUST LIKE HER DAD!

[@eggads]

One of the finest singers of her generation

[@artofunk]

….Of all time…👍🏽❣️

[@tonywhite2567]

Of all the current female singers Lalah Hathaway has got to be one of my favorite

[@jabrilhasan5335]

I have the four agreements, I need to re-read, and practice them. She's spot on with her saying "Your things don't have anything to do with me."

[@artofunk]

Great great read!! And I forget the 4th one too 😊

[@SDeezy593]

I've known people that have unfortunately weaponized these agreements to serve their craziness. Sad but true. Despite this those that utilize them for good will thrive.

[@65Acura]

The 4 Agreements: Be Impeccable With Your Word. Don't Take Anything Personally. Don't Make Assumptions. Always Do Your Best.

[@68dbass]

“To Be Black WITHOUT the burden of America…” Soooo profound! I felt that! I will nibble on that for many years to come Really awesome interview. Thank you! 🙏🏾❤️

[@TruthSerum101]

In South Africa of all places? I guess. Then again, she said it was a delusion.

[@findingforever72]

I have a whole new respect for this young lady after watching this interview.... respect✊🏾✊🏾

[@XcellTheArtist-1of1]

I LOVE great dialogue. This was that

[@TheLove2share]

I love Lalah. This interview was frustrating at times because the interviewer wasn’t listening. He repeated questions & she respectfully stated she had already answered. Then at the end, he tried to argue with her about being “gifted” by acting like he didn’t understand. The plain & simple truth (those of us who know) is that a gifted person can use their gift without all the extra work & still be great. But the extra work combined with a gift (like Lalah) makes one EXTRAORDINARY. Still, an ungifted person can do all the work & be good, maybe even great. But they’ll never be a Lalah or Donny. This guy (pompous ignorance) disputes her gift by suggesting that work & practice are the reasons for her success. Lalah handled him gracefully without taking it personal. ❤

[@bobbymorg34567]

She's on a frequency that's a bit over his head. 💚 I love Lalah

[@artofunk]

“It’s like I sourced It to myself”. These words & expression is what I believe she said initially, we’re about to get deep…. This is soooo deep & dope… Lalah is now Dr Hathaway & she speaks like it…. She’s the consummate Pro on so many levels…& just a pure Joy to watch, listen to, understand & view…. Source….!!!! I thank ya!!!❤🙏🏽👍🏽✌🏽❣️❣️❣️

[@Qd322]

Extremely beautiful and talented. I enjoy listening to her. She and MC LYTE could be sisters.

[@marilynlee6819]

Phenomenal interview! The conversation was enlightening! Thank you

[@marilynlee6819]

I believe she is explaining that the source has given that gift, and that source has an expectation of her good stewardship of it to cultivate it to nourish and influence others. God gives the increase for you to bless others. Just like your show!

[@artofunk]

This is reflective of all of us with the gift of life & living I think, or don’t ya think(?) Good point 👍🏽❣️

[@akaziaj]

Genius is in her DNA. A beautiful spirit and Funny too.😀

[@catherinejones9196]

THE GRAND DAME: FOR SOME, THIS IS TRULY A LEARNING EXPERIENCE, THANK YOU.

[@arvelynlewis]

A gift from the source for sure.

[@monilaninetynine3811]

Donny was a perfectly balanced singer. I never, ever catch him doing too much or oversinging. He's sensitive and emotional, but he always gives you the right tone. It's always just right, not too much nor too little.

[@2RiverPower]

[4Agreements: Don't make assumptions.] I absolutely love this conversation. Laylah Hathaway is the standard I strive for musically PLUS her aesthetic and beliefs are so similar to mine. 🥳👏🏼❤️🥳

[@artofunk]

Yup

[@chriswhiteiii]

26:36-26:44 Was that agreement you weren’t recalling ‘Don’t assume anything’?! I deliberately didn’t google anything to think on my feet too. Thank you for this whole interview Lalah & Toure. Ultra relatable to me in my own bubble of a life.

[@teddydavis2339]

I hear Donny Hathaway in Stevie Wonder and Luther Vandross.

[@god_of_the_universe7751]

You mean you hear Stevie in Donny Hathaway and Luther

[@thekaliko]

REAL TALK!!!!!

[@jasminejohnson-pu3rg]

Nobody can sing like Donny❤ one of a kind..❤

[@RoseGold718]

I love her speaking voice. I love that she can be both soft and strong in how she expresses herself. If I had money, I would beg her to be my mentor. She is a masterful singer, producer and artist. Great interview. Thank you!!❤❤❤

[@ZMSportsnShorts]

Donnie was amazing

[@dianaicnaiad]

beautiful woman

[@markscott9259]

Her father voice was in-between a church & Juck Join with the hole in the wall voice. Her farther voice was a one of a kind. Where I respect her father's voice when he sang a song by a 1960s artist called "Sake Full of Dreams." Love you❤

[@OfficialJavajazz]

This show needs more viewssss 😢😅🫠

[@gloriawalker6196]

I love you and your music. I love your father and his music. You are so spiritual and I love Vanta Black and your other albums that I have heard. You are indeed blessed. I hope to see you soon in concert. I understand that you have Sourced --it to yourself! You are so beautiful!

[@GavinGregory]

Two of my favorite friends in my head. Awesome conversation.

[@antwanbowen5148]

I love me some Lalah Hathaway 🤎

[@divineselfentity]

I Love this conversation between them. Its definitely not an interview to Me & that's what makes it Amazing.

[@theresaflowers2485]

Toure not accepting that she identifies her gift as a gift as she said. Stop it! I love her response.

[@MegaVern1]

One of the greatest singers of my generation

[@SweetRiverVenusMama]

I grew up in Boston, in Mattapan specifically. I agreed with EVERYTHING they said about what it's like to be there - especially growing up or as a young adult in the 80s & 90s. I left in 2001. I've been back to visit my mother a few times. I wouldn't go back to live there though.

[@aquillabennett8223]

I love the Toure show this is my first time watching this wow

[@markpeter4304]

Flow state - In The Zone

[@GoogleAccount00]

The movie soul, with Jamie Foxx is a great example of thisflow state.

[@adrianmoore1008]

Good interview

[@raygu1818]

My god she has natural beauty ❤

[@Shivaware]

@ 45:35 A DIVINING 🖤

[@akaziaj]

Don't make assumptions. Definitely easier said than done.

[@chriswhiteiii]

36:18 You all are inspiring me to pick up where I left off in an Octavia Butler book that I had started reading where the protagonist does time travel like this to observe yet does get involved. Thank you, even though I am probably so preaching to the choir here. ; )

[@kincamell2]

Gratitude

[@Moneyemusic_unlimited]

I don't think all singers are their own producers, and some singers need producers. Not to sing, but to objectively and commercially make A RECORD. There are astronomical singers that are horrible at recording, because of lack of discipline, taste, etc. And there are average singers that would sing them under the table in making a record, because they know their limitations and how to convey emotions to enhance the recording without overkill..

[@Eastpointe]

Lalah’s conversation about Boston’s cultural vibe reminds me of Ann Arbor, in MI…a totally great college, foodstuff city-town and getting called the N-word.

[@stacyrodman6005]

❤❤❤❤❤l

[@AndreaMcNeely220]

I loved this interview, however, it was obvious that Lalah is far more spiritually enlightened and has more depth than her interviewer. He was literally lost in certain places.

[@akaziaj]

Black SA have their own colonizer experience. They probably feel similarly in America.

[@craiglacour8887]

You tell by the way he asking questions that he does not believe in God giving gifts.

[@TruthSerum101]

He's starting to sound just like Dick Cavett.

[@missval7]

What's up with the creepy music at the beginning? Other than that you been missed Touré