at the beginning of the tour , the band had finished Process_end recording Recording their album `` soul to soul '' .

at the beginning of the tour , the band had finished Process_end recording Recording their album `` soul to soul '' .

The festival Social_event originally sought Preventing_or_letting to provide Supply black people an opportunity to build Building community within the predominantly white punk subculture and to provide Supply a stage for black alternative performers that were not acknowledged Statement in the mainstream and stood outside hip hop , R & B , soul , etc .

To attract Bringing a wider audience , the festival shifted Becoming to include Cause_to_be_included soul music and hip hop , which expanded Expansion its target demographic , attracting Bringing headliners including Ice Cube , Lauryn Hill , Lenny Kravitz , and Gary Clark , Jr.. Musical performers now represent Presence a variety of genres , primarily known Know to reflect Perception_active African-American culture .

most of the songs performed Hold were from their most successful albums UNK `` internationalist '' , `` odyssey number five '' and `` vulture street '' UNK as well as singles `` these days '' and `` bless my soul '' .

Most concerts in the United States and in Africa were opened Openness by soul and R & B singer Betty Wright .

Madonna described Statement the tour as `` the journey of a soul from darkness to light '' .

Featured performers included Cause_to_be_included top R & B and soul artists from the United States such as James Brown , Bill Withers , B.B .