Sade and John Legend combine sultry sounds

Published June 21, 2011 4:00am ET



Sade and John Legend are ready to make you fall in love with their music all over again. The crowd at Sade’s first U.S. concert in 10 years, which included Legend as the opener, couldn’t have greeted the two performers more warmly as evidenced by the cheers that seemed to go on almost forever, according to critics.

Both Sade and Legend were ready to show off their music and they did so with such a fresh air of enthusiasm them that it made all of the songs they performed seem as vibrant as when they were first released. When Sade began the night with the title track from her 2010 album “Soldier of Love” and then veered all the way back to her first albums, the crowd responded with childlike enthusiasm. “It’s a beautiful thing — the best thing — to be here with you,” Sade said, once the crowd’s cheers softened a bit, according to Rolling Stone. “You kept the torch burning for all this time.”

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