Duet partner with Michael Jackson, debut album produced by Prince, and probably the most prominent backing vocalist in modern music, having provided backing vocals for artists such as Gregg Allman, Anastacia, Josh Groban, Mike Oldfield, Barry Manilow, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Robbie Williams, and Eric Clapton, as well as composing film scores for Spike Lee. With a distinctive voice, she effortlessly moves from R&B and funk to jazz and gospel, and is also a brilliant guitarist. She is now on the road with a deeply personal battle cry of an album – *Letters from a Black Widow* – a soul-funk song cycle that takes us from private pain to collective liberation. A seductive intensity on stage – somewhere between Paisley Park, Nina Simone, and Aretha Franklin…