YEBBA - My Mind | Sofar NYC

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YEBBA performing "My Mind" at Sofar NYC on September 30th, 2016. Sofar Sounds connects artists and music-lovers around the world through intimate shows in unique venues.
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Artist: YEBBA
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Filmed by: Emily Wong, Tim Toda, & Joyce Zhao
Edited by: Joyce Zhao
Audio by: Andrew Campbell
Venue: Squeaky

[@ludwigvonn9889]

This might be the greatest live performance in modern music so far. wow

[@JAVYxGV]

Exactly.

[@hankhill3374]

Like my 8th lol

[@pinklungs420]

It actually is and I’m really happy I’m here now.

[@HeLena-ig8vc]

and i will come back again and again and again

[@valerieclaudia358]

@@JAVYxGV😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@Pallya888]

Who still here with me listening to this beautiful masterpiece in 2024?

[@ChadJohnhallam]

Been listening everyday for 7 years

[@kevinb6745]

🙋🏾‍♂️

[@haylibunde7569]

Come back here every so often to listen to this

[@miabattle88]

I cry every time I hear this song 😢

[@Fortunefellas]

@@ChadJohnhallamsame here. 😂

[@JessieReyez]

I come back here often

[@tuituilautaimi3527]

Me too girl😭😭

[@Isabella-sq1cs]

It just hits a special spot in my heart

[@datzjayden3085]

i sing dis whole song all the time

[@weapon_zhi2819]

You’re so not alone I love her music n her voice,, and yours too my playlist consists of you both 🥺♥️ thank you guys for sharing your talents

[@deeanaantoine437]

Yesterday and this morning

[@LoveJoyNBlessings]

Who’s here in 2024? 💜

[@novihoo9799]

2024 anyone ?

[@TheIndyaSymone]

here😂 cant stop watching

[@alanabehringer1422]

Will always be my biggest inspiration 🙏🫶

[@Clairelouisehottie]

Yes baby ❤

[@Mariegold1998]

❤❤❤

[@dillonhobbs174]

Ofc bb

[@hannahjoycheng]

She sounds so held together and broken at the same time

[@lisamj]

Well said. Exactly what she is. 💪💔🎤

[@angelapledger3061]

Truth!

[@Atomic_Haggis]

Shattered into a million pieces wrapped in clingfilm. Yeah.

[@Sam-Oht]

This is how you look when you play on stage

[@Pistolwhipperz]

And therein lies her genius.

[@mzicyss2008]

She is literally crying without shedding a tear! I’m shedding them for her sheessshh 😫😫😫

[@outreyutravis4347]

Yes ma'am

[@stil143]

Best comment to describe the emotions she invokes.

[@ElineMannMusic]

Exactly this...

[@jessicajess2067]

WOW RIGHT ON HEAD....

[@mutintamunkombwe3810]

I honestly thought she was going to cry

[@madhuvanig]

The anger, the betrayal, the broken trust, the begging, the looking to god for direction, everything. This is an absolute masterpiece through and through.

[@septembersgirl7586]

it’s so relatable, and her voice is so beautiful, and majestic✨

[@kiingredd406]

Trust me I’ve felt this I super relate to this song she did an amazing job I can’t stop listening

[@kearabruce4747]

Yesssss

[@1960gal]

You have summed this up beautifully. ❤

[@jessicab5448]

*God 🙏🏾

[@MistaDC]

If I had witnessed this live, I don’t know if I’d survive by the end. Truly breathtaking.

[@littlebrowngirl4]

right? id be a sad sobbing heap on the floor.

[@pjsimon1984]

She's absolutely amazing ❤

[@Mebeshe]

I was a sobbing heap in the corner on the floor listening to it here😂.

[@ericyaremko]

I would’ve passed away

[@littlebrowngirl4]

@@Mebeshe 🤣🤣 EMOTIONS RUNNING RIOT!

[@Sundayxo]

Let’s face it, this is not your first time watching this

[@algordon2420]

Are you watching me?

[@rebeccaphillips9147]

Ok yeah its probably the 300th time since the first time i saw it a couple weeks ago

[@user-ez5ml9dy3k]

true

[@aegin314]

yep yep hahaha

[@Aerieliee]

It’s my first time. Can’t believe I’m just finding out about her 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@compilationstation1136]

i like how she ends with “ that’s that one “ like she didn’t just end wars and didn’t make people bawl their eyes out with her voice

[@jayswrld666]

She didn’t end wars….definitely made folks cry let’s not exaggerate

[@xfesto5734]

Right!

[@AKos4D]

That's me... bawling after watching that for the first time. WOW!

[@ChilleDINJerseY]

@@jayswrld666sometimes the world really does balance on the edge of a knife. This song COULD sway

[@leormanelis8195]

I'm a grown man in his 40's and every single time I watch this video, I get chills and tear up. I've watched hundreds of times and even gone down the rabbit hole of watching reaction videos. In my opinion, it's one of the best live performances ever captured on film. It's so raw and moving. Yebba is incredible and I hope she has a very successful career.

[@courtneytraynham1110]

Me too! The reaction videos are my fave!

[@thomasjohnson274]

You not alone bro. 32 year old man and I’ve shed a tear or 2 listening to this over the years 😂

[@marykatemcnally2653]

Some of the best advice I’ve ever heard came from Jim Valvano, who said you should laugh, cry, and think every single day. I keep videos like this in my arsenal to get my daily cry in. It’s always nice to find the kindreds in the comment section 💜

[@jayswrld666]

You’ve never seen Mj preform?? It’s also on KZbin he was dancing and keeping vocal excellence the whole time

[@1960gal]

I can top you on age (I'm 63), but I absolutely endorse everything you've wrote. She gets me every time: eyes glaze over, lump in throat, hairs on neck....Gawd knows what I'd have been like if I'd been in that audience that night! Wonderful. 🇬🇧

[@stomorevs]

How she manages to simultaneously sound composed AND distraught is what's so captivating about this performance.

[@cspassiveactive8714]

Michael Hatcher perfectly said!

[@stomorevs]

CS PASSIVE & ACTIVE such a sublime performance. I love when singers appear to feel the anguish (or whatever emotion) of the words they sing. It’s nice when someone sounds technically good, but it’s even better when he/she is also tapping into raw feelings and infusing the song with it. God, I wish I could sing.

[@NikonikStudios]

It literally sounds like she's about to lose her mind. It's genius

[@TiaraBenvenutti]

Exactly. I’m so glad someone put this into words. I’ve never heard someone actually make singing sound like someone fighting back tears - while still sounding amazing

[@stomorevs]

I've watched several covers of this song and NONE of the singers manages to bring the feeling that she does...

[@PedPatrolClips]

Ever seen someone cry with no tears coming down ? ... this is it.

[@courtney7027]

Wish I could hold it back like she does. Wow

[@kdchoate2380]

[@cherishtheday2223]

Beautiful

[@KOROSE2001]

Exactly I thought she was about to

[@hinsey222]

Done that one often, broken but not crying.

[@ArmanAvedyan]

Cannot believe I’ve been sleeping on this for 6 years. Easily one of the best vocal performances I’ve ever heard.

[@mysticalmisfit1332]

Same…..facts🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@YelowMello]

Same!

[@monicarenee7949]

@@jhadebredenkamp97 they said “one of”. Meaning it can include Whitney too ❤

[@jhadebredenkamp97]

@@monicarenee7949 as I said, I get the sentiment. Relax

[@carag2567]

It's an honest mistake. The good thing is you're all here now and we can enjoy this masterpiece together ❤️

[@glutenfreebees]

HOW DID NOBODY TELL ME ABOUT THIS VIDEO FOR 7 YEARS??

[@simsimoye]

same bro i just came across this gem just couple mins ago 😭

[@sal9547]

Same you guys😂😭😭

[@staceybaker4019]

😮Got on board 2 months ago and I cannot not listen to this❤

[@midwestmaniack]

Sorry we thought you knew. But still scratching my head on how she's not a more recognized singer. It's sinful this talent isn't known worldwide.

[@HannahChambers-jr6iv]

Your friends are not kind to you 🤣

[@zagwemohd7033]

Hi

[@Tri_monster]

Same

[@TronTheTramp]

Same!

[@alexandercain7443]

Zagwemohd same here! Discovered her yesterday! What an exceptional voice 🙌🏽

[@allthingsfelicia7133]

And SOFAR is the place to find them, truly. 👏🏽

[@BrooklynDaDon1]

Welcome

[@sarashaikh2282]

Who’s here in 2021🙋🏽‍♀️

[@mocancer8485]

🖐🏾🖐🏾🖐🏾🖐🏾🖐🏾

[@iamfoxywhite2069]

I’m here

[@kayjay5417]

Literally

[@tayysaran]

I watch this video so much lol it’s never gonna get old

[@desluvsmase]

Still here 👋 4 years later snd it’s still incredible

[@lukebrand9370]

Yebba is one of the most underrated artists of this generation.

[@chioj36]

I just had the privilege of watching this for the first time.

[@insideoutmusique9973]

welcome newbie!!! 400th time lol

[@whatsahandle1234]

Same

[@theresamitchell9256]

My first time watching it now!

[@carag2567]

I'm jealous of you. This is my 1,894th viewing.

[@comkver]

Me too!

[@daihicks5870]

Her runs in between lines are like beautiful cries

[@DanielRodriguez-cv3ow]

This last few years.. a divine teacher started showing me secrets of many things. Many pertaining to singing. . . The reason you describe them as beautiful cries is the source of her talent..

[@couldwellbe4227]

The most beautiful thing I’ve heard in quite some time ❤❤❤

[@islandgirl9479]

@@DanielRodriguez-cv3ow Angelic voice like Jackie Evancho go hear her voice on American has Talent...

[@preciousharris4788]

Exactly I was thinking she even cries beautifully

[@essykinyua]

​@@DanielRodriguez-cv3ow tell us some of the secrets

[@maureenzeufack5185]

the biggest crime is this still isn't on Spotify

[@SAma-qp1xf]

Maureen Zeufack u can download it for free from her website

[@shadaegordon]

@@SAma-qp1xf thanks for the tip...I love this song

[@stannetaprospere4301]

Right! I keep searching hoping someone will get a hint.

[@Iamciaaa___]

glw wn what’s the name of the website because I really need this song

[@rahilaolanrewaju2455]

Right!!

[@reb2811]

My fav monthly appointment

[@___jaoa]

The distortion in ''when i work so hard to keep you satisfied'' had me in tears, yebba has something that goes beyond talent, this is so heartfelt and deep hitting

[@natalietucker4364]

Anyone else listening to this in quarantine ?

[@calebtuson2889]

Natalie Tucker trying time figure out why this isn’t on Apple Music lol

[@youneedhelpyoukeepstarring8348]

I AM!

[@germaindumas1957]

Forever 😰

[@diegofigueroa7336]

I AM, and im crying lol its beautiful

[@pizanluv4ufranky]

Yup!!!

[@justkartis1398]

Who’ll still be listening in 2020? Yea! 🙋🏾‍♀️

[@marlielowrimore3345]

Just Kartis here☺️☺️

[@chaazachyasharahla7185]

Just Kartis January!!

[@ikexbankai]

I just started listening in 2020. Matter of fact it’s January 04th 2020 3:25 p.m. Central Time here in America. I know British people write their dates different which is why I spelled out the word “January” Taking a crack at writing number dates the British way it’s 04/01/2020. We Americans definitely love our ways though so it’s 01/04/2020.

[@zaharahnagginda8669]

Ts 2020 and still hia

[@rachaelmiller9867]

1/8 2020

[@natashacarter8786]

2024 ANYONE?? BECAUSE I'LL "NEVER LEAVE "🔥🫶🏾🤞🏾

[@jazzladysingssings2735]

I’m right here with you!!!❤️❤️

[@Niseyboo]

Here👋🏾

[@alisonlee5907]

Oh my. How am I just hearing this now?? This might be the best thing I’ve ever heard. The raw emotion, and the way she takes her pain and creates something so hauntingly beautiful and complex….. I’m beyond blown away. She has a gift. I’m completely shook.

[@lexibrax]

I agree. Caught it on a FB reel and came straight here! Magnificent!

[@ilim.8526]

Same here.

[@kemclau91]

I’m sorry! I’ve had 5 years baby

[@dtjisdivine]

Same!

[@alisonlee5907]

@@lexibraxMe too!! I watched a vocal coach critique…. She adds so much nuance and emotion…. It’s just beautiful.

[@kuuuyajim]

I keep coming back here just to hurt my feelings for no reason 😂

[@melanyeboston151]

Ikr... but I can't stop listening to it.. it's so beautiful. She sang from her soul...

[@TreTrunkz45]

🤣🤣

[@hayleydaniels4295]

So true lol

[@0TheSameGuy0]

Why doesn't this comment have more likes? 🤣🤣🤣

[@Jmarshall23]

sounds about right lmao!

[@rinjaminbutton]

I nominate this for the best performance I have ever heard

[@lungarubuluza2541]

On this channel. YES!

[@rorygibb66]

@@lungarubuluza2541 send me some links for more good music like this because it sounds like you know where it's at. Ease and thank you

[@royalty_beauti2285]

Nah she’s amazing but not better than jasmine Sullivan! Check her out

[@rinjaminbutton]

@@royalty_beauti2285 I like her toooo but I stand by statement

[@royalty_beauti2285]

@@rinjaminbutton I respect your opinion 💕

[@marae5830]

Leaving this comment so I will watch again everytime somebody likes. Thank you in advance

[@rickycrabtree4627]

It’s 2024 and I’m still in awe of this performance 🔥🔥😫

[@JordanSuaste]

this performance is genuinely iconic.

[@Donna_Blackwood]

Totally agree.

[@TEDDIKILLNUM]

It's on streaming services now

[@cereyza]

@@TEDDIKILLNUM this live version?!

[@thecreativewriteris7865]

Listen, she lived that. I could feel it.

[@juno6848]

Agree, and the fact she was only 21 when she performed this makes it so impressive, her vocals are so matured.

[@tisheiamosley9822]

This song makes me want to ugly cry while sliding down the wall in the shower 🚿

[@melissaleal2497]

Fucking same! 😆😂😭

[@tisheiamosley9822]

melissa leal I cried a little when I first heard this lol

[@curls4theworld]

😂😂😂

[@dreadheadjodynielsen7039]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 you such a fool for this one lmao!

[@tisheiamosley9822]

Dreadhead Jody Nielsen 😂😂😂😂

[@islandgyal507]

I still get chills every time i watch this performance. Those notes come from the depths of her soul. 🔥🔥🔥

[@KhanyisoMlindi]

Her vocal flips are so effortless..and she knows what she’s doing 💅

[@diaconualexandravasilica736]

This is how heartbreak sounds like

[@shwing9760]

Yup

[@mirror_oo3127]

She was heartbroken for sure. I became a fan in 2017. Went to her FB and saw a post she made about her mother saying she had taken her own life.. it was a few months prior in 2016. She sings with such a real pain one can only sing with having experience true loss..

[@Shelboooooo]

Her mother took her own life, a week after this video was filmed. It says on her website.

[@Shelboooooo]

Her Mother took her own life a week after this was filmed.

[@1916shine]

Fuck yessss!!!!!!!!!

[@InariNichelle]

The audience not crying enough for me... they just not sitting right in my spirit cause baby I would’ve YELLED😭😭😭😭

[@lumensage3819]

I think the audience are just shock.. you can clearly see they are mesmerised. The first time I watch this i was in complete silence like idk how to react cause it's too beautifully done.

[@lurblur11]

Same for me! How were they not all in tears? I felt that in my soul!

[@TianaMercedes89]

She said she loved the Clark sisters and it shows! She’s sounds amazing!

[@tnance15]

Que the Church Usher. 'Cause I'm running 🏃🏿‍♂️😅

[@reesiewoods]

SAMEEEEEEE

[@lizgiebler8885]

I come back to this, again, and again, and again!

[@its_me_chavonne4656]

Coming back in 2024 to experience this again!!

[@TipsTrueSkool]

People sayin' she almost cried on stage during the song - She DID cry on stage, just not with tears

[@dianau7528]

That part!!

[@gejiofor]

Um, wow. I felt that!

[@staceyadams9603]

wow ..

[@danielleburrell2069]

Alexandru Ovidiu Stoica exaaaaaactly!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nadiagaskins9246]

I felt that on a personal level

[@mortuarymommas5951]

I couldn’t be in that crowd I would have been layout on the floor sobbing

[@mizzanigrigsby732]

DO YOU HEAR ME?! Like out my seat! That audience didn’t feel what I felt. Queen was sangin😩

[@MillyThimaras]

Same man

[@rickysaintlaurent]

Literally laying flat losing it

[@emilybrandon4524]

Right!!! How r they so calm??? I'm obsessed with her. Keep looking for tour dates!

[@titavaughns7698]

Sobbing! Because she's singing with such passion as if she experienced all this yesterday. Such a talented artist

[@mallyw5585]

Just discovered this masterpiece today. Whole audience just SHOOK

[@chenanigans]

Same. I'm crying. Straight up. I ont even got none to cry about 😭😭😭

[@jajairaramirez7533]

Welcome and you’ll be back I promise 😂

[@janiahhinesbrown]

Those lyrics…that voice… that power… WOW

[@samueladams5243]

If the music industry was based solely on the merits of singing, she would be one of the greatest selling artists of all time.

[@Marzellus1991]

Right

[@JustAMomentYT]

Well, I mean, Adele sold pretty well based on her singing merits.

[@standarduck5860]

@@JustAMomentYT Is that a good example? She's lost so much weight mostly due to the constant pressure to do so by the music indsutry.

[@lariayuyam7393]

@@standarduck5860 no she didn’t, she claimed that she lost her weight for her kid and her health. She looks beautiful either way

[@laurajoyce80]

She’s incredible isn’t she

[@VINCINT]

Who else is still watching this video in 2019?

[@jessicabellomy6237]

this bitch and I watch narrow incessantly too!!! thank you soooo much

[@jessicabellomy6237]

marrow***

[@AshleyBarnesxo3]

🙋🏾‍♀️

[@marilovesharry]

me

[@planetofi5hii]

the question is who isn't

[@chantejantjies1643]

2024 and I still get goosebumps🥺🔥 the emotions that went into this😭🔥🔥

[@madameindi6709]

This crowd didn't deserve to witness this. They couldnt comprehend the brilliance.

[@ebonypuru2056]

This is the kind of music that heals a broken spirit

[@AllThingsSerene]

True!!!! gave me chills like I was in church or sum damn!!!

[@nikkinewell577]

Ebony Puru ....YES!!!

[@buttsucc8904]

This is the music of a broken spirit

[@cindysingh9708]

Yes she is very anointed God guide her. lead in the way she shall go this day and please cover her under the blood of Jesus Christ Amen

[@richardharris8745]

Aww you so hit it there. Theres music and then theres that something special that just takes you away and heals all your lain soothes away all your worrys

[@nathandelamora7107]

She’s doesn’t just have vocal control, her Emotional control is otherworldly. Anyone else singing that same song with the same raw emotion would break down in tears and not be able to finish singing. This woman is so strong. And seeing her hold her frame and not break down but still deliver her message as authentic as possible is what actually made me cry. Her strength.

[@MrsM01]

Exactly this! So very well said! 👏🏼

[@TeresaTaylorMusic]

Absolutely true ! I’m singer and I lost it Singing this 😭

[@dr.b1346]

Same!

[@theory6366]

She absolutely have BOTH. Her vocal range control is a master piece

[@gobabe2396]

Outstanding statement. Thank you. I am wailing.

[@jwream]

fun fact: Jacob Collier sampled 1:50-1:54 for Yebba’s part in his rendition of Bridge Over Troubled Water on his album Djesse Vol. 4! It’s at the very end of her part; he even talks about it in the Logic Breakdown session he did on his KZbin.

[@Toituutetiriti]

I’m must be broken, 5 years later still here getting chills and tears. But can we give props to the guitar skills 🎉

[@TFMV_19]

When she said “I sure won’t stay, but I’ll be damned if I ever leave” I felt that shit

[@lariongreene521]

Idk what that means exactly, but I think she mad serious

[@deerandolph5536]

@@lariongreene521 I know what it means... I'm not stay with you, but I'm going to fix it where she not gonna have you neither. #beentheredonethat

[@andrewj3398]

5:00

[@gunesmiau]

Andres J Thank you !

[@nnenna6823]

are you watching me ? once i saw your comment she said that 😳

[@Fatladtofitlad]

I first heard about Yebba 20 minutes ago. What a 20 minutes its been

[@AaronSmith1101]

She's got a new album out and a tiny desk concert you HAVE to hear on KZbin.

[@dominiqueconquest]

Me too Dave. Me too

[@jsv3522]

Bless your heart ❤️

[@kasanitaasare6341]

fml hahahahahaha ive been laughing at this comment for longer than necessary! we luv yebbs

[@jst_jordan]

LITERALLY ME.

[@annjelynmatthias6285]

She is seriously under-rated. Absolutely stunning performance and so raw. Had me in tears because it's so easy to relate to.

[@ysobellism]

She sing like pure, sad and lovely art. Admit it, this is the performance we need in music today.

[@BurningMoonlight]

This got me crying about stuff that hasn't even happened to me.

[@abronson1551]

Lol…that’s for real though, ya feel this deep down in your soul!!!

[@nickhughes4800]

Exactly!

[@StefanMiller]

I feel HURT. Even though today was a great day lol.

[@cookiecookie1834]

😂

[@leonjones7326]

I am with ya on this one!

[@OxumahSpeaks]

Her voice is so damn versatile. I first thought she was country, then folklore, then she hit the runs and sounded rnb, then the bravado making it soulful then the raspiness making it sound a Little Rock. Like damn is this woman real?????? She literally transcends all genres with here voice.

[@tinajackson-killeenisdeduc3255]

You summed it up in a nutshell!

[@kaaaykaaay93]

Don't forget the gospel feel too! 04:48-05:14

[@jhalanajones8362]

nineties Baby God is woman

[@tbroad72]

You are so right! Her voice is amazing!

[@sagemoonchild333]

Just to help out. But it’s called Vibrato not bravado.

[@maddievic2]

Imagine the lifelong gift of being in the audience during this

[@ameliathemonkey585]

Damn I’ve prolly listened to this 100 times. Her voice is it’s own instrument. Incredible. And I’m a 37 year old construction worker. Clearly have to listen alone lol

[@MarleneVictoria]

The Gospel jumped out with the “Anybody know what I’m talking about?”

[@nilar.johnson3994]

Marlene Victoria didn’t it though!??

[@forthluv]

Yes frfr

[@anjasneelatrice9509]

I was like Yasssssss 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@denikalynnae2759]

Marlene Victoria LISTEN! I couldn’t have been in that audience because you would’ve heard TESTIFY YEBBA! 😂

[@oshinofalakoju5749]

YES MA'AM!!! It sure did.

[@aweevents5744]

It's called vocal acrobatics. This woman just Cirque De Soleil the heck out of this song. 👏👏

[@bobate6030]

lol

[@brandoneleazar3230]

Avery wilson feat yebba would be sircus of singing

[@jenniferlatorre8547]

the best comment on youtube ever.

[@Chelsea-552]

Yes she did. Incredible. More please.

[@schniquer3283]

She stringing her Instrument... Definitely vocal acrobatics...

[@TenishaLane]

Yebba's voice is a perfect example of our pains turn out to be our greatest gifts. Its NOT the trial but the triumph that counts in the end.💜

[@puncturedjuiceboxxx1986]

I've literally never in my entire life has a song rip me to the core in absolute tears. This song is everything I have ever felt in more. And I have never felt less alone. Ugh. Thank you for this beautiful performance. This is such a deep pain I have never been able to surface. Until now. Thank you for that. You have no idea..

[@aramotselaw3794]

💛🙏🏼💛

[@jayyseries7286]

I think this helped me find that right pain

[@phillipklaus]

i just watched this today. The song brings out the pain you never knew you had, I am literally crying near my classmates

[@artiswilliams9460]

This is, in my opinion... one of the greatest live performances I have ever witnessed in my entire life. Period. End of story. Full stop.

[@abronson1551]

💯 Agree!!!

[@aubreykeys9396]

I wish I was actually there 😱 😫

[@Idc-ep3hl]

Totally agree. If I was in the audience I would ducking lose it frrr

[@niquarose8306]

Bruh

[@debbie7916]

I agree. On a parr with Dimash's Love is like a dream.

[@blackroccafellcmc8405]

A music coach said her singing skills are not normal. Her ability to go in and out up and down in range without losing breath is absolutely remarkable

[@jhericanoles3607]

That comes from real hurt 💙

[@aheroinheroin]

Do u remember with music coach??

[@goodgalriro]

She’s brilliant

[@stephendickson5849]

I’d also like to know

[@meagain9514]

If the music coach is comparing her to people who can’t sing then I can see how they’d say her skill isn’t normal. Not taking anything away from Yebba’s amazing voice nor the his flawless performance, but many trained singers are agile

[@schnitzel711]

I CANNOT BELIEVE that such a performance exists. I just went to the pits of pain and suffering with her and came back!!!

[@johnnyhassett007]

July of 2024 and i still find myself floored by this and continuously coming back. Anyone else?

[@tjd58]

She's knocking loudly on the door of Janis, Aretha, Adele and so many more with her singing. I've not heard a voice like this in such a long, long time. Deserves to be HUGE!

[@TheMistyakapyt]

I immediately heard Janice too. She is brilliant!

[@chanelhanson9944]

Thats exactly what i was thinking of, her voice is alot like adele, aretha, etta james and shes coming for mariah carey with those whistle notes🤩

[@cannocannnooo5204]

True words

[@troytheboy6673]

U said that

[@shinosdeath72]

Slow down there tiger

[@sgd.6830]

Yebba has a whole choir in her throat ❤️

[@mamellomosase9448]

True

[@Mama-Ames]

Yes. To the raw emotion of her heart, to her GLORIOUSLY POWERFUL diaphragm, to the deepest darkest recesses of her very soul. Just breathtaking...

[@piker3000]

this unleashed a level of pain i didnt know I had, inside....

[@roxxa.adriano]

HOLY!! That's probably the best live performance I've ever seen in my life!

[@LilMizzLae]

She straight up made me wanna side-eye my husband, and he ain't even do anything wrong 😂 Such powerful delivery!

[@geminipeterson2242]

LilMizzLae 😂😂😂 I felt the same way, got me crying like my man did something wrong

[@tribenoir2001]

Bwahaha I felt that in so many levels... That was hilarious

[@crystalsmith6423]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MsBridgess]

LilMizzLae girl yes!!!

[@moniqueagee4012]

LilMizzLae yeses lol

[@crazycupcake566]

“when i worked so hard to keep you satisfied“....that one hurts

[@s.e.f8160]

That one cut me deep too

[@hayleeperez8963]

that part made me start to cry

[@AdnanAnsari-vt2ut]

I catch that pain.

[@bsampson76]

Powerful and hard to hear sometimes...ghost of a storied past...how can you say "I am sorry "

[@shanikahunt8420]

🗣deeeeeeeppppo

[@evahusak8291]

I usually never get emotional when listening to music but Yebba's voice tells a story. So much genuine emotion behind it.

[@karliewilliams7610]

Masterclass in storytelling of raw, deep, genuine emotional pain through song. Truly out of this world talent.

[@dennissmith8591]

You can hear it in her voice…..that vocal cry is EVERYTHING! She is a story teller, just listen.

[@tamararobinson4566]

YASS!!! Thank you- I’m so glad someone else noticed that! That isn’t taught- that’s natural vocals, in the rawest of forms!

[@DMRJ53]

I am just reading her mom committed suicide after this performance. 😢

[@PurpleHazePro]

@@DMRJ53 before

[@shaym4306]

She really is. Her voice is so magnetic and mesmerizing

[@expreta7800]

@@DMRJ53 are you seriously 😪

[@amayas570]

“That’s that one” she said casually as if she didn’t just SCALP me

[@krisponeal]

Hahaha I swear I thought the same thing at the end. I was so blown away still half drooling and she says that like she didnt just sing her soul out center stage.😅

[@sofiamec8767]

RIGHT?!?!?! Like damn girl you done made me bawl my eyes out looking all crazy and then the “that’s that one”

[@redrob1881]

SCALPED OK?! 🗣

[@lifelaughemily]

I LITERALLY COULD NOT BELIEVE SHE SAID THAT. I WAS LIKE, "EXCUSE MA'AM WHAT?!?!? THERE'S ANOTHER ONE?!? DID YOU JUST HEAR YOURSELF?" MY GOODNESS. I AM SHOOK.

[@72bpm]

She is literally insanely talented. I am speechless. Wow, please you check out my music if you like this! A minute would mean the world to me :D I make and do EVERYTHING myself! I'm 15 you will be very surprised, it takes so much hard work and its hard to get noticed even if it is good quality. promise you won't regret it!! I do not have a ton of money, this is all I got!

[@hallie16]

Here from 2023 and I still think this is one of the best live performances to ever exist

[@briannaadorno7143]

It’s giving raised in a church 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@insideoutmusique9973]

she was! check her bio

[@Giggleschits]

I've never in my life heard someone EMOTE so well in a song. The story telling she does with her voice, the runs, the breaks, the distortion. This is a musical masterpiece, and whoever hurt her should absolutely regret hurting such a beautiful soul.

[@Martin19138]

Jasmine Sullivan

[@RNLovelyRussell]

Never? She’s will be one of the greats but there are many more

[@Martin19138]

@@RNLovelyRussell I agree we live in such a hypebolistic society these days.

[@danielita24777]

This song talks about cheating, but by the time she did this performance, her mother had died due to suicide. That's all the pain we can see and listen to😢

[@angeladerby2513]

Yes, her mother is the one the song is about. The Best of the best. The lyrics, the runs,the song itself is So captivating and soulful. I found this song, because of Sasha Colby 5 years ago, did a dance and lipsync to this song. Nobody or nothing can betray this song better than Yebba, but Sasha came very close to doing so. ❤😊

[@Caverneer]

Somebody hurt this girl for her to be singing like that. It rips you to shreds to watch and listen. This is one of the greatest vocal performances I have ever seen.

[@SuperPianogirl123]

This song came out about a week prior to her mother’s passing. She was definitely DEEPLY hurt

[@theprinceofthegods]

Sounds like she was hurt prior her mom's passing. Imagine, while healing from something then something new comes crashes you again! I feel like you just change.

[@shanettaray6326]

Her mom committed suicide 😢 thats mostly the pain

[@tinayrichardson6240]

Yes it truly is

[@inaphillips128]

Once a day at least..loud..on my headphones..love it!

[@rio_677]

the guy playing the guitar is enjoying every bit of it. what a performance. just wow

[@westcoastorbust2462]

I just discovered this woman. I will NEVER be the same again. I literally have no other words. No words

[@heygyal]

literally never

[@girlnamegirlname2968]

@@heygyal AND SHES 21 HERE!!!

[@shypaca6309]

HAVE YOU HEARD THE SONG YEBBA’S HEARTBREAK BU DRAKE??!! (Sung by YEBBA ofc)

[@harrybazza120]

Literally same

[@audriiiiroberts3030]

@@shypaca6309 🥺

[@anastaciaw5172]

Still so heartbroken this isn’t on Spotify or apple music 😩💔

[@justahobbitwholovesbooks6414]

It's on soundcloud :)

[@anastaciaw5172]

Thank you sooooooooooooooooo much ❤️👌🏾

[@Bubbles_710]

You can also download it for free on her website

[@iTzzNaomiOx]

Yeah you can download for free on her website & then donate. It’s worth a read ❤️

[@kesanwilliams8523]

Anastasia w 😤ikr I will blast it every time I’m in the car 😢😭

[@k.o.b9586]

I show this to my mates and they arent interested at all. Winds me up 😂 shes got one of, if not, the best voice ive heard

[@lynnpaulo4594]

I come here often to cleanse my ears from the bad music I hear released and repeatedly played around me. NOW I’M AT PEACE AGAIN.

[@danellas.5293]

i could NOT have been in that crowd they would have escorted me O U T!! Abbey you better sang!

[@landarow5152]

Girl like a good ole gospel...pulled my whole soul out🙌🙌

[@s.gentle5156]

Okay!!!! I mean finding something to throw at her cause she SANGIN’!!!

[@PUNKIN7714]

Right! I would've knocked her out with the stuff I would've been throwing at her... and the screaming I would've been doing!

[@crystalsmith6423]

OOOKKKAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!! THEY KNW WHO TO ALLOW IN PLACES LIKE THAT! I WOULD HAVE BEEN RUNNING CIRCLES AROUND EVERY STIFF PERSON IN THAT AUDIENCE! 😂🤣😂

[@dreamingoffall7694]

That crowd was LAME

[@mae674]

My whole wig would have been on the stage after that. She is everything!

[@januarijohnson4957]

Exactly, eyelashes wig and all 😭

[@xreid66]

Mine teleported through the screen...

[@crepitus8422]

Honestly mannnn😭😭 that audience didn’t do enough for this performance 😔

[@serious7179]

She snatched my whole scalp!

[@adg_87]

🤣🤣🤣

[@lisavettde784]

My heart nearly breaks every time I watch this performance! She's so amazing! So emotional and deep singing with a great control of voice!

[@aquavianjohnson2498]

If you've ever loved, been in love, heartbroken. I promise you'll understand 💯💙 And a lover of music....

[@lunatheartfulforce1781]

She was singing this with the pain from all of her past lives....

[@Forlfir]

It's her rasp

[@emiliec.5070]

Oh yes she was.

[@pradheesandeepana]

Yeah shes a very old soul

[@nds5796]

Damn😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DeeDubb247]

For my own peace of mind... I have decided that the reason this audience didn't stand up in a thunderous roar of applause (as she DESERVED) was because they were all so shook that they were in stunned reverence

[@jamesreese4170]

That certainly can happen, especially with "heavy" songs. I think about the about 5 second pause at the end of Night Birdes AGT performance before the crowd errupts.

[@coreyrusko749]

I think one of the rules of the venue she was performing was that the audience should hold applause

[@TheJoGorgeous]

I definitely would have found it hard to keep composure. Lol my spirit was on fire after I first heard this song

[@jesusjuice429]

So Far shows are amazing! I highly recommend them. They don't tell you the location of the show until the day off .Sometimes they are in back yard other times at a bar. Well that's how they do it in Texas. And yeah they ask you to respect the artist . It's a great way to find new artist.

[@lamboman43]

Jim Reese I just went and watched that AGT audition, thank you so much for introducing me to that. It came at the perfect time❣️

[@aleahrose5989]

One of my favorite performances ever

[@dennissmith8591]

Who else is doing vocal cries like this?!?!? We have many great vocalists, but Yebba is the one who is PURE! Unfiltered! No gimmicks! Just her and her raw voice.

[@withloveshayla1798]

I like how she says "that's that one" like she didn't just rip my edges from my scalp

[@myeshacalderon697]

I just found this video an hour ago and I can't even take it how amazing she is.

[@neshbabe7918]

right! lmao!!!

[@johnathanprice2023]

So true... I can see it now BREAKING NEWS!!! All the wigs on planet earth disappeared simultaneously.

[@PiggybankMint]

😂 😂 😂

[@KristianCheyenne413]

For real!!! 😩🔥

[@stephanietaliaferro6711]

She is literally painting a picture with her voice. Emotion overload.

[@shivtim]

I think you mean metaphorically

[@sage1437]

Literally just balled listening to it for the first time.

[@jaesplace7021]

In music, the “crying” she was doing is called, “text painting”. So actually, she IS painting the mental picture. That’s the art of song.

[@jinlowe1953]

I’ve lost Count of the number of times I’ve watched this performance. Awesome!

[@kionwilson3714]

Me too! & I’m only 2 days in! Lol

[@kibibibandele3194]

Can finally listen to this song without crying