Leroy Burgess (Rome 2004) | Red Bull Music Academy

With his signature warm baritone voice and tension-building keyboard riffs, Leroy Burgess contributed to the success of many different projects over more than three decades – with Black Ivory, Aleem, Fonda Rae, Intrigue and Inner Life, and as Conversion and Logg amongst other pseudonyms. Whether disco-boogie or Salsoul, the underlying ingredient is always pure soul, and the minute it touches your ears, you’re transported to another place. In his lecture at the 2004 Red Bull Music Academy, Burgess shared som