On Saturday, the living legend known as Ms Lauryn Hill graced London with her presence and performed for the first time in five years. She was absolutely amazing. When queuing up to get into the Indig02 many anxious fans discussed whether Ms Hill would “bring it” to this performance. It was as if all of us had bought our tickets at the peak of the excitement that Ms Hill was returning to London and now were nervously waiting outside with thoughts of her last few performance reviews being replayed in our minds. I was personally worried that she would not perform well, would not be vocally strong and to top it off would start with the diva antics.
I was so wrong. Ms Hill started strong and from the first note had us hanging on her every note. She performed each and every song from the Misducation album as well as her classic, “The Sweetest Thing.” She also went onto take us back with renditions of The Fugees classics and tributes to Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley. I watched in awe as she sang songs so close to my heart with the same raw emotional that seeped through her album. Songs such as Ex factor (which was my ultimate break song) have never touched me in the way they did that night. I have posted the best picture I managed to get of her but as you can imagine the vibe was so electric it was hard for me to stay still!!
I have listed her amazing set below and there is also a link to a website that has videos of her inspiring performance. However it is heartbreaking that after 15 years she still has not released a new album. Hopefully the next time she comes to perform it will be to share what she has been keeping from us all these years.
SETLIST
Killing Me Softly (Fugees)
Everything Is Everything (Miseducation of Lauryn Hill)
Light My Fire – The Doors
Concrete Jungle – Bob Marley
Forgive Them Father (Miseducation of Lauryn Hill)
Final Hour (Miseducation of Lauryn Hill)
Zion (Miseducation of Lauryn Hill)
Sweetest Thing (Refugee AllStars, Love Jones Soundtrack)
When It Hurts So Bad (Miseducation of Lauryn Hill)
I Used to Love Him (Miseducation of Lauryn Hill)
Nothing Even Matters (Miseducation of Lauryn Hill)
Lost Ones (Miseducation of Lauryn Hill)
Ex Factor (Miseducation of Lauryn Hill)
Please Don’t Rock My Boat – Bob Marley
Jammin’ – Stevie Wonder
How Many Mics – Fugees
Fu-Ge-La – Fugees
Ready or Not – Fugees
Killing Me Softly – Fugees
Turn The Lights Down Low – Bob Marley feat. Lauryn Hill
Could You Be Loved – Bob Marley
Doo Wop (That Thing) (Miseducation of Lauryn Hill)
