Rachel received royal treatment backstage before going on the Main Stage to sing for the 2009 ESSENCE Music Festival. After New Orleans Mayor, Ray Nagin spoke to the audience, Rachel went on stage and bailed out her spirit filled rendition of the "National Anthem" honoring the
You can view the video on Rachel's You Tube page at http://www.youtube.com/racheldupard.
The spirit moved many in attendance and she was unexpectedly invited to the "Russ Parr" Radio Show the following morning. The Show was Live from the ESSENCE Festival, Rachel was interviewed by Russ Parr then asked to sing a song from her cd.
No planning of our own could have possibly orchestrated such a blessing!
Rachel closed her performance with "Child of the King," a song from her cd.