MESHELL "BOYFRIEND" Live 95 (Rare) From my VHS.

[@SupaD77]

I was driving in Berkeley California the first time I heard this song. I didn’t know who this badass was, so I went straight to Tower Records to find out. Bought the cassette, popped it in my player, and hit the road again, bumping. Saw her in concert in San Francisco not long after. Been a fan ever since ❤

[@williammitchell6921]

If this don't make you move and groove...better check your pulse. You might be dead.

[@djcoolcliff]

Wah Wah is my uncle and he just passed away!! We love you and miss you uncle!!!!!

[@jaglovergt]

RIP to the GREAT ONE!

[@ProfessorDex]

my heart goes out he is truley one of the greats..played on the finest legendary recordings in music, you couldnt ask for better :)

[@francislhicks4674]

💐Condolences for All 🙏

[@elliesings9508]

Who is the percussionist?? Of course the guitarists are brilliant but that percussionist is sexy as hell

[@djcoolcliff]

@@elliesings9508 Not sure to be honest!!!!! Lol!!

[@lisaalexander7893]

🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥💯💯💯REAL MUSIC. IF YOU'RE LISTENING TO THIS IN 2022 YOU KNOW WHAT REAL MUSIC IS.

[@antonfokker4671]

yes it is !!

[@MikeJones-zx6ve]

look at that multi-talented genius and her band, one word to describe them, "AWESOME"!

[@jen8rve]

Real music, for real people, played by virtuosic musicians. Some people haven't sold out. Incredible music

[@donnaoberlin915]

You are so right- maybe that's why she's never recieved the accolades she so rightly deserves. ❤🎶

[@dfreeman120]

100%

[@patrickkelcey2435]

...never sell baby.... The only answer... Lovin' it.....

[@nplovingham]

My dream concert Me'Shell, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu & Laryn Hill (as long as she's on time!).

[@sadetucker2094]

Lmao!!

[@mbass718]

Now that's a sweet dream!!!

[@Cluv22]

that's like sexy ass wet dream of awesome ass music. I'd LOVE to see that concert!

[@johnrolle7537]

Tell Laryn Hill she's on first, but really let her perform last maybe...just maybe she would be on time.

[@tonyablount6332]

That’s right don’t tell it like 👍 is

[@1doublez]

The other bassist is the amazing Yosi Fine! 1 of the baddest bass-playaz around and a dear friend to me!He's holding the shit down!

[@stephanemignot100]

Screaming Headless Torsos as a backing band, Wah Wah Watson as a guest and the Queen, what a lineup!

[@jeffreystroman2811]

Is that really Screaming Headless Torsos? Holy shit I'm embarrassed, I've listened to them so much but I've never seen what they look like, thanks for educating me. You do have to admit audio is enough to feel what they are getting across

[@andaddy1320]

@@jeffreystroman2811 Its David Fiuczynski the founding member of the Torsos, along with JoJo Mayer on drums who recorded on their album 1995. They were roommates in NYC. The guitarist sitting is Wah Wah Watson the motown recording legend.

[@donavangreen27]

Beginning to end, they were masterful. I wish I grew up during this era. RIP Wah Wah. Legendary session player.

[@donavangreen27]

@@Lanearndt shoutout to Madonna for knowing greatness when she saw it This album was meant to be made

[@darrengreen9273]

When artist were great and music was stupendous!!!!

[@rayebutterfield1820]

One of the baddest musicians ever !!! One of my favorite songs off the Plantation Lullabies album. That album is a masterpiece. ❤

[@donnaoberlin915]

The way she looks at the guitarist after his solo is priceless!

[@TheFriendlyPsychopath]

She gave him that look because he overshot his solo and she wanted him to stop, @3:34 she gave him the signal to end the solo and fall back in to the "1" (which he didn't), then after she gave him the signal she turned to the drummer to signal to do the drummers build up signal to the other musicians to go back to the "1", if you listen everyone went back to the "1" except the guitarist.

[@davidfuzefiuczynski]

@@TheFriendlyPsychopath interesting insight, but MeShell would often improvise on the spot, as usual i was winding my solo down and she looked at me and cued to keep on going, then cued the band to stop but not all of them caught the cue....offstage it was a tumultuous time and unfortunately that sometimes spilled over into the performances.....

[@KarlClews]

Yeah, that signal was to extend the solo, and I’m pretty sure the look she gave Fuze at the end was a ‘Damn, man, that was 🔥’. Stunning performance by all involved. 👏

[@TheFriendlyPsychopath]

@@KarlClews Oh shut dafuk up, according to him he said the band got the cue wrong.

[@KarlClews]

@@TheFriendlyPsychopath Oh, I’m not disputing that - just saying that the signal she gives to the guitarist is a ‘keep going’ signal, and the look she gives him afterwards is one of respect for a solo well played. I can see clearly that she signals the band right after asking Fuze to continue, and some of them get it, some don’t. Not a problem - it sounded great.

[@rw2382]

One of the greatest musical performances ever! She and every band member are pure 🔥.

[@michellemorales1591]

Nice jam session ‘ Meshell & you get down on them strings . Thank you for sharing this Rare & Raw jam ❤

[@sadetucker2094]

This performance was slammin'!!!!!

[@Nakidim75]

The Bass and The Vocal !!! Oh god, Awesome !!!! So groovy !! I'm a huge fan since 1994 :-) !! She inspired me for all this years !!! Big thanks to you for sharing this !! Stay tuned !

[@kmecha7]

The 90s was the last experimental era of popular music. We may never experience such a level of explosive creativity again. Very sad, the music of today is in comparison.

[@thesuncollective1475]

what comes even close today...NOTHIN

[@matto9734]

@@thesuncollective1475 Jazz/Fusion always does

[@cm9241]

Stfu boomer. There’s plenty of creative jazz acts today

[@mbass718]

Plenty of great music out there today. Dumpstaphunk, Tedeschi Trucks band, Lizzo, Billy Strings, Dragonsmoke, Thundercat, Mononeon, Ghost Note, and much more.

[@mireille876]

" Only Mastering by me !" We love your mastering, SKALP -- and we thank you for putting this clip of the concert up so we would appreciate it even though we didn't get to be there :-)

[@alexmcmurtrieSits]

This is exactly why I love KZbin. Discoveries like this that rock your world. Damn!

[@MikeNeer]

This is an incredible performance. Thanks for posting. Fuze plays a phenomenal solo, too.

[@mauriziocardito]

can't stop watching WAH WAH WATSON & MESHELL duet!

[@mhsilver1000]

Wah Wah is unique.

[@elevedesfb]

Guitar player is Dave "Fuze" Fiuczinski from the band Screaming Headless Torsos. He's great.

[@SoundmanCH]

Was that in Montreux/Switzerland? That‘s where I heard Meshell for the first time! I was completely blown away by the sheer energy, funki- and grooviness. We had such a good time, that gig has been my favorite ever since then! Now I have all her CDs and she‘s still one of my favorite musicians, pure talent and skill, love her 👍👍👍

[@funky2212]

I don't know if this was in Montreux. I saw her at North Sea Jazz in the Netherlands 1995 and this Concert blew me away, too. The felt the same as you... funky, groovy and energy...

[@elperez33]

Thanks for uploading this! That jam session blew me away!

[@Etten99]

Thank you sooooo much for putting this live performance of Me'shell on KZbin!! I wish I could play bass like Meshell and Keni Burke (formerly of the 5 Stairsteps)!!! I would have loved to hear her and Jimi Hendrix play together. Her Guitarist ain't no joke either!!! I had to get up and dance!!!

[@myplan8166]

This must have been a hell of a concert. So f..... great, all of them, its not fair just to mention the drummer and lead guitar, but here i do. And i love how they play together, giving space, jamming...just great.

[@davidfuzefiuczynski]

🙏

[@thesuncollective1475]

fREAKIN SLICK

[@mbass718]

@@davidfuzefiuczynski You Rock Fuze!!!! Man I'd love to see you do some more Microtonal stuff with Mono! Been diggin the videos on KZbin.

[@davidfuzefiuczynski]

@@mbass718 yeah, would LOVE to do more stuff with Mono

[@patrickkelcey2435]

...bop till you drop.... Hahaha.... B-)

[@elinderfler9358]

Incredible bass work

[@williescott2608]

She is so smooth great musicians all around so funky music

[@actarusmaya3347]

Funkiest than ever! Thank you for uploading.

[@billyves1]

Exceptionnelle, superbe, unique Me’Shell 🤪!

[@mbass718]

Lord have mercy. I can still listen to this album and watch this and never get tired of it! So thankful I got to see her a few times back in the day. Can't wait to hear the new covers album she's about to drop!!

[@mbass718]

Comin back to this video for the 5th time in a month. Just thought I'd add..damn..she's playin 1 night at Le poisson Rouge here in NY and fug..that shit sold out so quick. Really hoping she's back around this summer at one of the many free outdoor shows all around Brooklyn and in the city. Saw her at summerstage 2 summer's ago..or was it last summer..hmm..anyone know? That was way mellower than this funkified frenzy.. but really wanna hear and see the new covers album..while prayin she throws in some of her old school stuff like this tune.

[@billyves1]

...and her DAMN band she got out here 🤪!

[@patrickbg110]

What a band! Meshell Ndegeocello - vocals/bass Federico Gonzalez Peña - keyboards David Fiuczynski - guitar (what a solo!!!) Wah Wah Watson - guitar Yossi Fine - bass Jojo Mayer - drums Daniel Sadownick - percussion Not sure who the BVs are unfortunately

[@davidfuzefiuczynski]

🙏

[@mologadinkadimeng7215]

Thanks

[@ImJustStandingHere]

SHE'S GOT THE PERCUSSION SECTION FROM THE SCREAMING HEADLESS TORSOS IN HER BACKING BAND OMFG MY MIND IS BLOWN! Two of my favorite 90's acts instrumentation wise and they both recorded on her first two albums, I never knew!

[@exxtra71]

Live and in my face. This was awesome.

[@sonicoutlaw]

Damn I just remembered how much this blew me away (and still does).

[@kaliwalebey3588]

funk that makes you cry!

[@Japan323i]

Saw her live at the Roxy Atlanta in ~’94.. Thank you for sharing this video.. one of the best live gigs I’ve ever seen.. and I grew up in NOLA.. Tips, Jimmy’s, Maple Leaf, Donna’s.. IYKYK..

[@neilriordan9300]

yosi fine kill in it on the bass👊

[@captaincora]

Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you for sharing this.

[@DRUMTOY2002]

YEAH BABY!!! I saw this tour!!! Man, I miss this type of fire from her!!!!

[@semicirclebandvidz]

RIP Wah Wah

[@achenarmyst2156]

Wah Wah Watson 🤗

[@funkapuss]

That's really great, thanks for posting. She was so nasty on bass these days, love it....

[@shellydavis7684]

2024❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@gmroyster45]

man i miss the 90s

[@thedrumdoctor]

This band were the best thing at Glastonbury that year. I posted 2 VHS vids up here from her performance, the only highlights the BBC showed. This is so rare, did you get a whole gig on VHS? Never thought I'd see this stuff up here, amazing.

[@thesuncollective1475]

Two basses are needed to optimize funk levels, thats what I heard. 😮

[@AnthonyNaro]

If i passed tonight after hearing this all wouldn ok

[@jasonkindle3980]

Concert was explosive in deed.100%

[@easyguitare]

ouai ... à l'époque MCM mais aussi toutes les autres chaines, ne diffusaient pas en stéréo ... merci à toi pour ce post

[@bmaniac1]

Always great to see her pick the bass up! What a band, real musicians, rather then the bs they show on the grammys now.

J'adore MeShell Ndedéocello quelle voix.....

[@Frostgrl681]

Oui, et moi aussi (hope I got my answer right)

[@angelo_d]

Damn. Monster players.

[@6402680]

When she wrote this, it was "Girlfriend", but radio would have never touched it. They still wouldn't if it was written last week.

[@reginabond4722]

Thanks for posting this

[@reginabond4722]

My girl Me"Shell

[@frederikschjoldan4792]

this band is PERFECT casted!

[@NPNJ94]

She is so amazing!

[@dantebrent3726]

Do we have a queen of funk yet

[@philippeclausen9180]

Yosi Fine ! The heart beat of this groove, what is this bass player doing nowadays ?

[@stanleyscott7826]

Call it what you want but it's great music!!! Stan.

[@kametak]

This man bassist also a great sense of groove.Tell me his name

[@philippeclausen9180]

Yosi Fine

[@hogslammer3098]

this is the sound im looking for all these years lost since the 90s. all music sucks except this style. its the best. fact. then it went south with auto-tuners. this would be my favorite band if they still played this stuff.

[@davidfuzefiuczynski]

🙏🙏🙏

[@roxyinluv]

Great live performance!! Meshell and the band were jamming hard.!!

[@spikedart]

This whole band completely rocks it! Damn!

[@nathanthomas8316]

Damn I love my Chocolatey, musically blessed Sistas! OUTSTANDING QUEEN. This is 1 of my many favorites by you MeShell! GOD Bless!!!

[@zsomalino]

Montreux'95? I have this audio bootleg, shame the TV broadcast only covered 3 songs. Thanks for the upload!

[@inindian]

So good for the ears n soul...

[@dionhamilton844]

...don't forget MR. WAHWAH WATSON on the guitar...R.I.P. Sir!

[@lisaalexander7893]

That guy's was insane. This made get up and dance and I usually don't dance. 🤣

[@cardboardmusic]

Is that an expanded version of the 'Screaming Headless Torsos' as the backing band?

[@davidfuzefiuczynski]

no, but i was playing with her and i recommended perc and drums from my band when she needed players

[@mitmo03]

Wow blown away...she is a legend

[@sergiufanica4547]

Anyone sees mr Jojo Mayer there?

[@RLutz-yx5yt]

Yes👍🏾

[@mbass718]

He's such a badass drummer!! Got to see him many times back in the day when he was playing sick live Drum and bass in tiny clubs all around the east village and lower east side here in NY.

[@machdw650]

I'm still looking for that Spectre Tshirt 😉

[@MaximillianNewman]

And Dave Fiuczynski!

[@レオン-w8z]

バックがscreaming headless torsosで、さらにギターがワウワウワトソン、、、ええに決まっとるやないかい！！

[@PhysicalPresence]

Thanks mate!

[@arnoldwarzynski4599]

Love love love, it!!!

[@lauracatania6620]

Unbeliveble!!!!

[@glaucoantonio9706]

Esse swing é atômico ,subatômico e quântico ,e pura alegria curativa

[@MsMialuca]

Really can not believe that people don't get this ... lovin it always did and do

[@realizewhatmatters]

David "Fuze" Fiuczynski is the lead guitarist.

[@EliTron1]

4:10 Wow, their rhythm guitarist has an INCREDIBLE groove!

[@kurthenry5043]

Wah wah watson

[@jennycraigadventures3314]

Kurt Henry Legend

[@grassetjean-pierre9167]

Youre one of the greatest musician i never met ! since the Miles Davis death ///!!!

[@marydaniels]

Merci!

[@shanimeeks3802]

oh Yeah..... they were JAMMIN' -WOW!

[@apeacefulwarrior]

Thanks a million for sharing bro!

[@williescott2608]

Her and wah wah can play some guitar and bass love that groove

[@Robert85435]

That's how music should sound!

[@cathridge]

Amazing performance. Meshell never disappoints. Hey, mainge. How do you upload your VHS videos to the internet. I've got tons of live material including some Meshell performances I'd love to put on here but I haven't a clue how to do it. Can you help a bruva out?

[@Japan323i]

Google it.. Need a small connector RCA out from VHS deck to HDMI/USB into computer.. makes a digital file, then upload to YT.. not too tuff, you can do it!

[@beatkitchen]

Thanks for posting this!

[@CoreyHackathorn]

is that Foley playing guitar? he certainly looks like it.

[@AnonsCrossfader]

This band is fuckin 🔥🔥🔥

[@wantmoekay]

I knew she would take flight the first time I saw her play at the Panorama Room with a band called Prophesy. They opened up for Lil Benny and The Masters and they funked up the theme from Beverly Hills Cop go-go style. CRANKIN!!

[@raquelcooper7330]

Saw her at the House of Blues in New Orleans...she was all things!!

[@arthurgipson2767]

Band is T-ITE

[@MaisOuiVilla]

What happened to THIS MESHELL?!?!?! I want tha funky on back!

[@rawdonwaller]

Can't believe it's him! Obviously she plays with the best, given her stature as a writer, bassist and performer. I remember Josh Redman played on Peace Beyond Passion. And look who's on drums: Jojo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stephenplatt6930]

Now that was FONKY

[@patton303]

Fuck....just.....fuck.....

[@nathaniellollis3868]

HAAAAAAAHAHAHA!!!! I didn't know Lawrence Fishburn played guitar!!!! LMBO!!!!!

[@MrTeamcatfish]

Awesome footage. Check out Wah-Wah Watson on guitar!

[@TheFriendlyPsychopath]

@4:21 If I didn't know better, I think that's Wah Wah Watson.

[@ogenevieve]

Why she ain't playing the bass more though, fr? Great musicians though, I'm digging that guy on is that a blues guitar? Plmk what it's called.-thnx