There’s a quiet storm heading for the Bay Area.
But, in this case, that’s a very good thing.
So, get ready to experience the legendary soul singer Anita Baker at the Oakland Arena on Dec. 23.
The multiplatinum-selling vocalist first came to widespread fame in the ’80s, as part of the smooth R&B movement known as the “quiet storm” that also nurtured such success stories as Luther Vandross and Sade.
The Ohio native was a constant presence on the charts in the mid-’80s through the early ’90s, as she delivered four consecutive platinum-plus-selling albums — 1986’s “Rapture,” 1988’s “Giving You the Best That I Got,” 1990’s “Compositions” and 1994’s “Rhythm of Love” — as well as such smash singles as “Sweet Love,” “Just Because” and “Caught Up in the Rapture.”
She also has won eight Grammy Awards during her remarkable career.
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Baker — who Rolling Stone magazine recently ranked among the 100 greatest singers of all time — is out on the road with The Songstress Tour, which takes its name from the singer’s debut album from 1983.
Showtime is 8 p.m. and tickets start at $69 (subject to change), ticketmaster.com.
