Celebrating the “Essence” in 2005:
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	Essence Music Festival 2006

The Essence Music Festival returns to New Orleans Fourth of July weekend for another season and promises more musical headliners, electrifying performances, inspiring seminars, intriguing authors and fabulous New Orleans food than ever before.

The “party with a purpose” draws thousands of fans to the Louisiana Superdome for three days of rousing, rocking, joyful sounds and celebration. Headliners scheduled for the 2005 edition include Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Destiny's Child, Black-Eyed Peas, Kanye West, Floetry, John Legend, Kem and dozens of others.

At the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center just upriver from the French Quarter, inspirational speakers and seminars feature Bishop Noel Jones, Paula White, Michael Eric Dyson, AJ Johnson, Dennis Kimbo and many more. Essence Magazine claims the Essence Festival is the largest African American focused event and musical extravaganza in the world.

See the full program for Essence Fest 2005 at www.essence.com/essence/emf.