Marsha Ambrosius, Ledisi, Kelly Price, & Jill Scott | BGR! AWARDS 2010 | BLACK GIRLS ROCK!

Marsha Ambrosius, Ledisi, Kelly Price & Jill Scott perform at the 2010 BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Award Show.
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[@BernardTheArtiste]

Kelly = Sultry yet reserved Marsha = Nuanced instrumentality Jill = Poetic jazz Ledisi = Attacked power and sassiness

[@YungJRoc203]

Whoever chose these women for this performance understood the assignment! Kelly, being very soulful and tamed. Then Marsha gave me Arabian nights with those runs and note slips. Jilly from PHILLY gave footpath cafe jazz LEGEND, and Ledisi closed it DOWN giving powerhouse straight outta the French Quarters of Louisiana #IconicPerformance

[@whyneed1215]

Exactly what you said!

[@SK89631]

love this

[@YungJRoc203]

@@SK89631 💚💚✨

[@YungJRoc203]

@@whyneed1215 💚💚✨

[@brentduanefoster]

The ACCURACY of this!!!

[@bigmaco903]

Kelly set the tone and knocked it out the park, Marsha took it to second base and killed it, Jill had me hooked, and put her soul in it and took me to third. And Ledisi soulfully took it home and shut it down‼️💯 these the avengers 💯

[@NotoriousB.I.G.]

Marsha was too shakey, Jill was trying to do to much and it aint sound right at first. Kelly and Les left it at the altar though

[@eggedon6112]

FRFR 👍🏾💯💯💯

[@anthonys4494]

Well said

[@LifeofDamien]

Post a video of u doing better

[@Jacesmith03]

This the comment!

[@natashawall8131]

It's a WHOLE 12 years later and I still love this performance. Every woman ate! Characterizations on point.

[@Prophet-Yosef]

We all do lol. 🤎

[@christaldunaway1256]

Yes indeed

[@clarencejohnson2737]

YES MA'AM ❤❤❤

[@MsDelta49]

ME TOO SIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@asia2067]

This performance will go down in history as one of the greatest vocal performances ever! 👏🏾 Everyone did their thang!

[@kmallory100]

Amen.

[@MarkAlexJoy]

Absolutely yes 👍🏼

[@Jacesmith03]

Facts

[@Knizzle28]

That second “Saffronia” takes me out. Marsha is a genius.

[@Jaznellow]

Please don't ever take this offline! I need to watch it at least once a year

[@voodeux_badeux]

This should have been uploaded ages ago. It was Game-Changing. I know people go in for for Ledisi’s performance and that’s understandable….but watch Jill Scott, the storytelling of her facial expressions and the subtle sultry nature of her voice…u can’t tell me she aint Sweet Thang. Incredible

[@FittedMisfits1]

Yes, she was the only one that sung and brought her part to life as a character! Great job to all of them ! For me it was Jill , Kelly, Ledisi then Marsha .

[@davidrector4346]

They all brought a visual representation of the characters

[@FittedMisfits1]

@@davidrector4346 sure of course . Jill obviously had the best representation to me

[@diaryofaleo5138]

Omg u get it she told a amazing story something that people don’t pay attention to

[@Mac.Antonio88]

That part ‼️

[@carlatolliver8262]

Riveting. As a African American woman. This is our story in a song

[@danyaledavis9926]

Indeed it is!

[@tia84ification]

I have all these women story in my lineage from both paternal and maternal parents. Sarah and Saphronia are my great grandmothers. Actually got to be with my Saphronia for twelve years of my life.

[@theoldschooldiva374]

🙏🏿

[@ChaniiStyles]

Yes they deserved that standing ovation! Makes me proud to be amongst such beautiful women. Our history is rich and are amazing

[@kimberleyriley9385]

Saw Nina Simone perform this ...LIVE... when I was a little girl!!! It was life changing... My dad was her drummer that evening..PEACE and LOVE This was amazing

[@pjs2775]

Oh WOW!!✨✨✨

[@Jacesmith03]

Omg, I'm so jealous. Nina is my favorite singer ❤️

[@itsnoahonfire]

Ledisi ATE and left no crumbs!

[@oceaniamonarch5404]

THAT WAS A GRAMMY AWARD WINNING PERFORMANCE

[@treveonmcguffery3604]

My skin is black My arms are long My hair is woolly My back is strong Strong enough to take the pain Inflicted again and again What do they call me? My name is Aunt Sarah My name is Aunt Sarah, Aunt Sarah My skin is yellow My hair is long Between two worlds I do belong My father was rich and white He forced my mother late one night What do they call me? My name is Saffronia My name is Saffronia My skin is tan My hair is fine My hips invite you My mouth like wine Whose little girl am I? Anyone who has money to buy What do they call me? My name is Sweet Thing My name is Sweet Thing My skin is brown My manner is tough I'll kill the first mother I see My life has been rough I'm awfully bitter these days 'Cause my parents were slaves What do they call me? My name is Peaches

[@ramonaorr1530]

I would buy this version of this song! The ladies SANG this song 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mimilawrence370]

Me, too.

[@Kari_Michele]

I would buy it too!!

[@tysonb3568]

I dont know why folks dont put this stuff out

[@d_chinelle9505]

Ledsi sealed the deal . I healed my tears the whole time and they immediately came down once she open her mouth .

[@arw1785]

Ledisi and that "oooooooh" @3:49 slay me EVERYTIME!

[@brownsbaker]

She added some stank to it lol

[@American_Boy]

It expressed so much that words just couldn’t within the context of the song.

[@adriannewilson714]

@@American_Boy It puts the image in my mind of a warrior who won a battle against a master slave owner. An image of her standing with a strong wooden slave cane in her hand held to the sky in triumph and victory

[@TEEMILL81]

Whoever chose these women, know music and was ON POINT.

[@BCDC123]

I need a STANK FACE emoji because that’s all my face said as soon as I heard Ledisi EAT THAT PART UP!!!! Man of man!!! These heffas can SANG!!!!

[@kcoop2577]

Ledisi in a word: EFFORTLESS!! Her talent, gosh! She sung that last note as if she was speaking regularly. Chillz! Jill Scout, like no other!! Shouts out to all these beautiful Sisters!

[@Optimism211]

Each voice was perfect for the character they were portraying and gave the right amount of drama for the lines they had and the story they were telling. Marsha's voice is unique and it absolutely fit IMO - Everyone singing in the same style would be boring and defeat the purpose.

[@angelawilliams0428]

Yes, I just listened to one where they all had the same voice and looked the same. I came to the "real" version to rescue my ears! Lol

[@Kari_Michele]

@@angelawilliams0428 🤣🤣🤣😅

[@nell2k179]

Marsha voice is beyond beautiful.

[@beaniejay6551]

Who's here replenishing their soul in 2023?

[@gh3poohbear14]

Marsha Fvcking Ambrosius 😍🔥🔥

[@lj9352]

I haven’t gotten this performance out of my head since the first time it premiered. Everyone did absolutely amazing with narrating their stories, but Ledisi blew me away. Her closing line (“my name is Peaches”) had such a chilling and triumphant tone to it. It’s almost as if, through Peaches’ anger, she redeemed each of the women and their stories. It’s like she was determined to not be consumed by the labels/stereotypes they put on her. Ledisi brought Peaches to life.

[@adriannewilson714]

Like a warrior who fought battles to rise on top of the master of slave owner

[@Kari_Michele]

Yessssss‼️‼️‼️ 🙌🏾

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

Everyone did a great job, but Ledisi's physical performance was SO GOOD. I felt that look and delivery when she said "Because my parents were slaves" and that expression on her final note!

[@reggietjevans]

This is no doubt the best BGR performance ever! The combination of voices, the storytelling. No one outshining one another. Everyone having their own style. You were both entertained as well as educated on the lineage of black women who’s backs we stand on. Shout out to Black Girls Rock, Kelly, Marsha, Jill, Ledisi And NINA SIMONE!!!!

[@ChaniiStyles]

The textures of this song are amazing. Kelly with the soul, Marsha with the yodeling and runs, Jill with the silky smooth notes and Ledisi with the grit and power!! Beautiful absolutely perfect!

[@NotoriousB.I.G.]

Marsha was too shakey, Jill was trying to do to much and it aint sound right at first. Kelly and Les left it at the altar though

[@blessedandfavored9242]

Anyone that understand vocal techniques…. And the abilities and amazing skill set of Ms. Marsha would know that the shaking you hear was intentional, pretty, and controlled.

[@blessedandfavored9242]

@@NotoriousB.I.G.cuz you just keep copying and pasting this sentence.

[@NotoriousB.I.G.]

@@blessedandfavored9242 There's a difference between yodeling and getting off key. I can copy and paste as many sentences as I damn want to. Want me to create a new to copy and paste? The ball in your park servant of Satan. I mean God. My bad, typo.

[@stephaniespencer3367]

I recently saw Ledisi on the Black Girls Rock 15th anniversary show and she said that this performance was the game changer for her. .. this is the performance that MADE her. She shined! But so did all of the unmatched singers on that piece.

[@THEE_CHOSEN_1]

You cant watch this performance without watching it at least twice in a row. Powerful. Impactful. Pure. Raw. Emotion. Talent. PERFECTION! ❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@adroutt1985]

right im here for the 2nd time

[@anonimothy5979]

I read this comment at the tail end of watching this for the 2nd time in a row. Lol

[@khatimmclean852]

I honestly just took it back to Ledisi 6 times at full volume! It's 1:36 am here! 🤷🏾‍♂️🙆🏾‍♂️

[@anonimothy5979]

@@khatimmclean852 I feel you

[@LizCooper]

This is my 4th time 🥰

[@rdreher760]

Have this in my playlist! As every woman represented is relatable to some sort of degree. We’ve come from lineage of humble Aunt Sara’s who did what she had to survive and raise her children and the Masters too. We have the Saffronia’s who were caught between 2 worlds..loved, privileged and adored and hated at the same time. Sweet Things learned or taught to hustle and use their bodies because the black woman has always been hyper sexualized since slavery, molested by men in the family or men of the cloth, raped by the Master, and forced to be breeders. Peaches is the rebel who at some point takes a stand and no longer want to be victimized. Peaches is dangerous and can help lead a revolution! We are all these women to some degree! Nina did the hell out of this song!!

[@adriannewilson714]

Every bit of what you said 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@shashac5857]

You hit the nail on the head Four times over 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@f.p.2784]

🙌🏾 1000%

[@Sof1st1KatedDiva08]

THIS!!!!!!!!!!!! 🖤

[@theringstaffs6678]

Come on wit it!! YEESSSS!!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@maiayseek]

I mean. Let’s just put aside for a sec these 4 jewels, lightman, production, and give it up for the piano man, sweet Lord they can playyyyyyy🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼

[@waynedexter]

From this performance you can tell Ledisi and Jill Scott are actresses.

[@mact.8419]

Love this! So Kelly Price is singing bass, Jill Scott holding down that tenor, Marsha got alto, and of course, Ledisi uplifting that soprano 🙌🏾

[@marleymusiq1917]

Yes however its Kelly - Tenor Jill - Alto Marsha - 2nd Soprano Ledisi - 1st Soprano

[@chiayo84]

All 4 women ate and left no crumbs! Beautiful raw talent! Vocals superb! 🤌🏾

[@aliciabrown6679]

I would have LOST it if I were in the audience live watching this for the first time! I have waited years for this to be properly uploaded. Thank you for finally uploading properly and making this performance so accessible to the masses❤️

[@extravivgant]

Years later and I still tear up

[@sammykinsss2428]

they had to re-record bc everyone went crazy at ledisi’s part lol

[@bonafidesagG88]

Wow!! All of em killed it but Marsha's voice is Angelic..

[@ChantelandPhilip]

Like a black angel

[@berenicealonso9698]

I seriously CANNOT believe they waited 12 whole years to upload this like are you kidding me!!!

[@monikaknolton3440]

This still gives me chills. The different backgrounds and story telling was put together so well

[@demarcuslowery4299]

True story I’m 33 and my mother has been gone almost 13 years next month, and I’ve never heard someone else have her name, SIRFONYA! RIP LOVE YU MOMMA!!

[@ball1106c]

PERFECT ARRANGEMENT by the MOST TALENTED WOMEN in the industry. This RIGHT here is EVERYTHING!!!!🔥🔥🔥

[@LTAries88]

A man once said,” If you wanna know real American history, listen to a black woman”.

[@IrockHolister]

the run Marsha did at 1:51 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Favor-uk6vs]

I know that I’m being a little bias but my girls Ledesi & Jill Scott got that attitude that I needed! ❤

[@TreyDay19]

I remember watching this performance live! When I tell you they all did their thang, however Ledisi’s performance brought forth a feeling and emotion unlike no other! It truly was her night to shine and she did just that!

[@soseriouzbrandncollc]

This should’ve been recorded as a single…these powerhouse voices and the storytelling….they did this!!!!

[@americahasaproblem2632]

The piano player is fucking it UP!!! 3:37 when she says rough - that little ripple he does - Yh he fucking it up 🔥🔥🔥

[@KnewYawkPapi]

Wow thanks for pointing that out. It just adds another dimension to!

[@MelisaGumbs]

This wil be forever one of my favorite performances.

[@PSNyowo]

Yaasssssssssss...

[@aaleyah5380]

Ditto

[@hollysnorten302]

... LISTEN!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 when heavy hitters sing a heavy hit written by a heavy hitter THIS is what you get! 🔥🔥🔥

[@2squeezeasmr]

Ledisi gave me chills! whew! that woman can sang!

[@Aleakwe]

And that is how its fckin done. QUEENS here, and to you reading this

[@Poc9900]

Jill Scott go ahead and slay baby you are the emotion of this record

[@vladimirjackson1272]

GOD DAMN!!!!!! No song is supposed to give me the chills so strong!

[@stephsteph1338]

👏🏽💜⭐️

[@sirdarrian5883]

I’m so jealous of this audience for witnessing this LIVE. AMAZING. They told THE STORY🔥🔥🔥

[@TheTyesseReport]

I come 5-6x a year to hear Ledisi say "Peaches"

[@OfficialBaxTV]

This is simply a perfect performance. The camera work, lighting, creative concept, music arrangement and of course the talent. I’ve never forgotten it since I watched it the first time when it aired.

[@tonialbiol5802]

I also love the voice of the one who did the introduction.

[@adroutt1985]

pure genius 👏🏿👏🏿

[@donnetta117]

Ledisi overstood the assignment.💜 Watching this performance had me in my feels the same as reading Black Girl Lost by Donald Goines. All the women were amazing, sincerely. Hits different to feel emotionally stuck in-between and socially pressured viewed as Sweet Thing and Peaches. #NinaSimone 👑

[@ChocolateLover4365]

I'm in between Sweet Thing and Peaches as well 😌

[@mellow7me]

Oh… What a gift to us all… when our Ancestors are channeled!!

[@NicciC]

12 years later.... One of the best live performances in a long time. Producers were in their deepest bag in selecting these four.

[@MakesiJosephRiddimRider]

I just wanna give kudos to the lighting designer and sound engineer...

It's 2022 and I still cry every time I watch this performance 😢 😭 💙

[@berakiahboone5135]

Same

[@michellechapman6839]

This is my first time EVER hearing this song....it's just phenomenal, emotional, a celebration of Black women!!

[@cyrenerenee]

The original is by Nina Simone 🙂

[@seanjelly8942]

I,mean,there’s nothing, left to say….”Peaches”

[@barbaragray9029]

This was one powerful ass performance beginning to end. I'm a fan of all these ladies. Kelly delivers of course, Jill brings all her sentry, amazing vocal skills and Ledisi killed it if course with her ridiculous vocal range & attitude (my brother worked at the Paradise Theatre at the time where this took place & said this was the 2nd take cuz the audience went too crazy 4 tv after her) but Marsha. Marsha's voice is unmatched with her vocal ability while she yodels. I can go on & on but I'll just say her albums can be listened to all the way thru & to see her live is a treat.

[@amydickerson9081]

I love this song - my mother’s name was Sophronia (and her sis n law is my Aunt Sara) so this performance makes her memory extra special. 💙 Thank you Nina, and thank you Kelly, Marsha, Jilly from Philly, and THE Ledisi!

[@joeycoco5396]

My mom is called Peaches & Peachy

[@estelleholloway7728]

I wonder if the people watching that night, realize what they were seeing, in that moment. An ICONIC performance!!!

[@LastPersephone]

I’m a Jilly from Philly fan. But Ledisi ate this!!

[@badnewz9]

Why am I just seeing this for the first time....smh. Beautiful and classy black women. And my baby Jilly from Philly! 😍

[@Xquizzyt1]

When I first saw this I almost jumped out of my seat. When you listen to the original and Nina gets to the "my name is Peaches" and her voices breaks - it gives you CHILLS!!! So Ledisi KNEW what she had to do when she shut it down and she did NOT disappoint. All of them were PERFECT. And don't get it twisted Kelly and Jill could have done Peaches, proud too, but I love how they sang their parts exactly the way they should have and didn't just try to outdo each other. Ledisi was pure perfection.

[@redqueen7533]

So is it just me or does ledisi send chills down your spine when she sings

[@ashb234]

These are four phenomenal black women with voices from the heavens, they came to slay that night and let’s not forget to honor the late and great Mrs Nina Simone who birthed the greatness that is the lyrical genius behind this performance. ♥️never forget your history, it’s HERstory.

[@wrldtvlr2]

That vibrato from Marsha Ambrosius on the third "What do they call me? (4:04) gives me chills every time (as did this entire performance). It's so fitting to refer to a singer's voice as an instrument...IMO, Marsha's was a violin, Kelly's a piano, Jill's a saxophone, and Ledisi's a trumpet.

[@pearltimes12]

Well said. 🎉

[@wrldtvlr2]

@@pearltimes12 Thank you ☺

[@missmayajessica]

Ledisi's part gives me chills! ❤ SHE SAAANG

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

Shout-out to the bassist and piano player as well! I can't believe that it took y'all this long to upload this epic performance, but better 12 years late than never!

[@adroutt1985]

TEARS OF JOY SO PROUD TO BE BLACK✊🏿🖤

[@joykaalima6869]

my my.......my my my Amazing!

[@thekeith-donovanexperience]

This was beyond iconic

[@Ebsallday]

One of my all time favorite performances on any awards show. This was AMAZING and has never been duplicated. Ledisi’s range is out of this world

[@caroldw1970]

I just appreciate the fact that these four sisters stood and delivered this powerful story with grace and poise and didn’t battle with one another vocally. I know each one of those strong women but I called them mom, grandma, auntie, neighbor, sister, and friend! Still powerful after all these years!!!

[@NatLopezartist]

everytime I see this, goosebumps! some of the best singers of this lifetime! LESIDI though? no words! Just amazing!

[@dijaworldworld3895]

They ALL killed it. And I love Marsha’s unique voice just beautiful

[@scherriebanks6238]

I needed to watch this today. Amazing!!!! All of these ladies were excellent, but when Jill said "whose little girl am I" it brought tears to my eyes. I felt this performance.

[@jaytibee]

They definitely should have posted this long time ago! Each of them fit the part and they sing differently but emote the story well, in their own jazzy way. Love the grit and contempt Jill sang “Sweet Thang” during her, fitting so well with the words in her parts, and then the sorrow she sang it when they all resang their names. Kelly was clean, intentional yet soulful. Marsha knows when to cry out with emotion, can feel the pain of Saffronia’s words with her voice. And Ledisi, killed it! Blunt and powerful just like Peaches. Loved it all. Also shout out to the camera and lighting staff. The camera under-pan to Ledisi when the light revealed her was perfect.

[@nahjeismith7490]

Ledisi is insane for that note! It was sooo good

[@darebear1266]

watching in 2023 !!!!

[@alblba3795]

All the ladies did a wonderful job!👑👑👑👑 But Ledisi 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@storyofmylife7080]

Auuuuuuuuuuuuunt Saraaaah! I love the way Kelly did that run!

[@KnewYawkPapi]

Me toooooo it’s my favorite part of this performance!

[@cherie_amour7079]

The first time I'm seeing this...made me cry, so powerful.... everything was perfect, bravo to these amazing artists, song writer, stage producer, everything was on point!! Black girls do rock❤

[@davidrector4346]

This was filled years ago and when i tell you this gave me chills when i 1st seen it. Sheeeeesh

[@pockahantiss]

In my humble opinion, each woman “looks” like the women described in Nina Simone’s lyrics!❤️💚🖤✊🏾

[@kristinaparker5597]

One of the best performances in the history of performances PERIOD!!! I cry every single time I see this. POWERFUL!!!

[@NorthPhilly-zr7xc]

No one can sing better than black woman

[@kewlgurrl]

Ledisi’s delivery still gives me goosebumps.

[@UnapologeticallyMe21]

Kelly!!! Marsha!!! But Jil and Ledisi.... baby they shut it DOWN!!!!

[@phillipjones3652]

I came back a decade later to say there aren’t any singers today who can sang like this.

[@Musicfox11286]

Ledisi was the only original singer from the For Colored Girls Soundtrack that sang Four Women live. I love this version. Good picks. They all killed it. Especially with the harmonies!

[@LaCheleWallace]

Ledisi and Kelly Price...whew! I wish I could sang like them. Excellent performance, ladies.

[@thealkemistmagician9308]

This performance still gives me the chills. 🥶🥶🥶

[@pearltimes12]

This is music... I could listen to this on repeat all day. Every part was perfectly put together

[@fine_art_wr]

I knew Jill was going to murder this! I wish she would put out a jazz album! Marsha has such a unique voice that I think it’s hard for her to sing certain songs. Kelly is not a jazz singer so I don’t think she was in her element. LEDISI THOUGH…chiiilllleee!!!! What she did was unacceptable in the best way lol! How dare she confuse my senses! I didn’t know whether to cry, shout, or run to freedom land! Powerful!!! 🤯

[@danieltongaww]

Oh my goodness I could not agree anymore I love Jill Scott she did amazing job she’s my favorite artist of this generation and I feel a jazz album would be perfect I also agree with you on Marsha I feel her voice is unique that it doesn’t work for all songs but I do feel this song was actually a good fit for her but I have other people were said she sounds like she can’t seem but to me it’s just based off of what song she is singing.

[@jnee112]

Kelly held the part she was supposed too. Kelly has versatility in her voice, it was in her element

[@hsbthree]

I TOOK OFF RUNNING

[@jerarrinkennerly3799]

Kelly did great like the rest.

[@TerelleTipton]

I think they were all in their element. Each person did vocally what their character embodied. Each choice made sense.

[@melodysanger103]

HAPPY 46TH BIRTHDAY MARSHA AMBROSIUS (AUGUST 8, 2023)

[@darylstrong1399]

Whoever was responsible for producing and identifying each vocalist for each part did an amazing job! Each vocalist embodied the pure essence of each verse telling the story (vocally) in a manner that was intoxicating and believable. What passion and conviction each one sang with! You could close your eyes and just feel each word through their vocal interpretation…simply OUTSTANDING!!!🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

[@abif9632]

Outstanding amazing

[@Genteel-kt7ln]

This performance brings me to tears each and every time I watch it!! Such poignant emotion from each one of these beautiful ladies! But, honey, when I say Ledisi showed us who “Peaches” represented, I mean we heard her loud and clear! Thank you! 🙌🏽🙌🏽