00:00Hey everybody, I'm Janelle Snowden, and in case you hadn't heard, the Essence Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary this 4th of July weekend in New Orleans.
00:08So we thought it was only right to grab a few folks who've been there to tell you what you might be in store for this year.
00:14Mr. Raheem Devon, who you might recognize from one of his many, many appearances at the Essence Festival.
00:21We're coming up on the 25th anniversary this July.
00:24What's your favorite part about the Essence Festival?
00:26It's always a good vibe, great shows, our people.
00:30I remember going to Essence Fest before the world knew who Raheem Devon was.
00:33I saw Anita Baker, Luther Vandross.
00:37It was just incredible, you know what I mean?
00:39It's an opportunity for people to come, let their hair down, have a good time, hear great music.
00:45And then you get the opportunity to educate yourself with the different panels and stuff of that nature too, and create relationships as well.
00:51The man who makes beautiful love songs, you get a lot of inspiration from the ladies at the Essence Festival, don't you?
00:58Oh yeah, definitely.
00:59That's where those anthems come from, woman, queen.
01:02You heard that here, folks.
01:04Those were all inspired by the beautiful ladies at the Essence Festival.
01:07So if you want to be one of them, if you want to make it into Raheem's next album, you might want to get yourself to the Essence Festival.
01:12Because there will be a new album out as well this summer.
01:17I'll be looking forward to seeing what happens for you down there.
01:20Great to see you and congratulations on everything.
01:22Catch Raheem performing on the Center Stage July 6th.
01:25For more info, go to EssenceFestival.com.
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