Sade Adu and Tracy Chapman Sang About Our Inner Search for Peace, Love, and Light

An anniversary appreciation for the way they poured into us through music

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Over three decades ago, Sade Adu and Tracy Chapman put out two separate albums, Stronger Than Pride and the eponymous Tracy Chapman. Their words contained the unspoken resentments and bone-deep blues of…