Keyshia Cole is supposed to take the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival’s Congo Square stage at 5:25 p.m. Saturday. Several hundred fans huddle hopefully in the drenching rain.

Lightning has driven off many of the fans by 6 p.m., and the stage is still empty. Then a Jazz Fest worker appears. They’re checking the wiring, making sure it’s safe.

Ten minutes later, with the crowd down to about 100 or 150 people, Cole appears. “I’m going to sing a song for y’all real quick,” she says.

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Thanks Maya!