Soleil interviews her mentor on Marin TV. Multi Platinum Grammy Award Winning producer/drummer/musician/songwriter Narada Michael Walden produced and wrote songs for Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, Ray Charles and many more.
Narada shares his great spirit with us, offering a personal look into his truly illustrious career which has spanned more than 3 decades and is still going strong. Narada brings social music artist Jon Batiste to the set for a special guest performance on his signature melodica.
Narada was an integral part of introducing both Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey to millions of fans worldwide, producing and writing their breakthrough hits that first brought these divas to the spotlight.
Narada produced hits for Artists as diverse as Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Steve Winwood, Jeff Beck, Ray Charles, Wynonna Judd, George Michael, Barbara Streisand, Lionel Ritchie, Lisa Fischer, Stevie Wonder, Tevin Campbell, Shanice Wilson, Puff Johnson, Howard Hewitt, Tom Jones, The Temptations, and many more.
Narada has earned equal acclaim as a recording and performing artist in his own right. At 20 years of age, he became the drummer with the pioneering group Mahavishnu Orchestra. Narada also toured with Jeff Beck, Tommy Bolin, and Weather Report.
Narada is an EMMY and multi GRAMMY award winning producer and songwriter. Billboard Magazine honored him as one of the Top Ten Producers of all time.
Soleil co-wrote a number of songs with Narada in the 90’s. One of these songs “Only Love Can Conquer All”, Soleil co-wrote with Narada and Preston Glass. This song was recorded by Diana Ross, and she performed it for Nelson Mandela in South Africa.
Closing performance by Social Music artist Jon Batiste, leader of the band Stay Human.