Corinne Bailey Rae glows in the warmth of Vibiana

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All that was missing Tuesday night at the kickoff to Corinne Bailey Rae’s 16-date North American tour was a collection plate.

Everything else surrounding the British songstress’ concert cried religious experience – the setting, Vibiana, a 134-year-old decommissioned cathedral in downtown Los Angeles; the audience, 500 or so devout fans; the proselytizer, influential radio station KCRW-FM; and the music, 14 chapters of heart and soul ending in a stirring, gospel take on “Que Sera Sera.”

Read the rest of my review on SPIN.com

Photo of Corinne Bailey Rae, with Steve Brown, by Jonathan Kalen