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Re: Lost and Found Press,News & Reviews
From MSNBC
How to Travel Like a Well-Known Jazz Singer
By Doug Miller
Special to msnbc.com
New Orleans-bred chanteuse Ledisi (pronounced Leh-duh-see) was nominated for two Grammys in 2008 (Best New Artist and Best R&B Album), capping a great year in which she saw her third album, “Lost & Found,” hit the Billboard R&B charts. Since then, she’s appeared in the George Clooney film “Leatherheads” and on the soundtrack for “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns.” She’s also been traveling all over the world, and we caught up with her recently over the phone to discuss those jet-setting ways.
Q: You’re from New Orleans. What are your favorite things about your hometown?
A: Well, I haven’t been there since Katrina, but I will be there for the Essence Festival (in July), and I heard everything is starting to get back to normal there. As for the restaurants, the beignet is the best thing, ever since I was a little kid. I can’t wait to do that when I get there. Anyone who visits New Orleans should also see some of the Mardi Gras. That’s beautiful. I also loved to get a snowball. It’s like an ice cone. It’s fresh ice with flavored syrup and sometimes they put ice cream in it, too. That and the beignets were the best things for me as a little kid.
Q: Any phobias or travel superstitions?
A: Other than getting a cold on the plane, not really. That’s about it. I can’t stand getting sick, so I go through little rituals beforehand. I do a lot of wrapping up and taking vitamins. I’ll wear a hat and a scarf, even if it’s hot. I turn the air off all the time. I don’t like it blowing in my face, that recycled air. I’m not germophobic, but I like to have hand sanitizer with me. Basically I’m very careful. I’m a singer, so I have to avoid getting sick as much as possible. And I rarely get sick, but I did get the flu not too long ago and it took a month to go away.
Q: What’s the best place you’ve ever visited?
A: Wow. That’s tough. Not to be all cliché, but I love New York. I love the food selection, I love the theater, I love Central Park, I love that you don’t need a car and you can walk everywhere, and if you have a car, you can go to the Hamptons. There are nice little trips away from the city. I can get up at 3 a.m. and still find something to do, like nightclubs. It’s a vibrant city, and I like the people. When I first moved there, I was there for a year and a half and if I was lost, I could always get help off the street. Always. Everybody says New Yorkers are mean, but they’re not. I love them. And I love the work ethic in New York. Everybody’s like, “Let’s do it! Let’s do it!” And I love their honesty.
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