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Concert
of
Colors
returns
to
Detroit
August
2-9
Roy
Ayers,
Don Was,
Ram,
Souad
Massi,
Organic
Orchestra
and
Other
Greats
At The
29th
Annual
Concert
of
Colors
An 8-Day
Diversity
Celebration:
The
Concert
of
Colors,
The
Detroit
Institute
of Arts,
Detroit
Public
Television,
WDET
101.9 FM
with
other
cultural
institutions
expand
free
festival
that
returns
as a
hybrid:
live,
broadcast
and
streamed
DETROIT,
MI – The
29th
Annual
Concert
of
Colors
and
partner
institutions
together
announce
the
return
of
Detroit’s
most
beloved
free,
global
music
festival
that
will be
a blend
of live,
broadcast
and
streamed
events
for
eight
exciting
days
Monday,
August
2-Monday,
August
9. The
list of
greats
worldwide
includes
Roy
Ayers,
Melvin
Davis,
Souad
Massi,
Organic
Orchestra
&
Brooklyn
Raga
Massive,
and acts
from
Haiti,
Japan,
Uganda,
and
other
countries.
In
addition,
the Don
Was
All-Star
Detroit
Revue
returns
for a
spectacular
tribute
to
George
Clinton.
Detroit
Public
TV-WTVS
and WDET
101.9 FM
will
broadcast
and
stream
headlining
artists
who are
recording
at The
Detroit
Film
Theatre
at the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts
(DIA)
and on
stages
from
their
home
countries.
In
addition,
live
music
returns
to
Concert
of
Colors
at
Detroit’s
Cultural
Center
institutions,
including
the
Detroit
Historical
Museum,
DSO’s
Outdoor
Sosnick
Courtyard,
Michigan
Science
Center,
Scarab
Club,
and the
Hellenic
Museum
of
Detroit.
Other
events
will
also be
streamed
on
YouTube,
Facebook
and
www.concertofcolors.com.
In
classic
Concert
of
Colors
fashion,
all
events
are
free.
“As
we all
know,
the
world is
craving
concerts
after
being
locked
down for
nearly
18
months,”
said
festival
Executive
Director
and
Founder
Ismael
Ahmed.
“This
year, we
have
curated
an
exciting
eight-day
festival
of
global
music,
art,
food and
cultural
discussions
that are
live,
broadcast
and
streaming.
In
addition,
we get
to dance
to live
music
and
enjoy
broadcast
concerts
in our
homes
because
of
Detroit
Public
TV-WTVS
and WDET
101.9
FM. The
commitment
and
generosity
by our
partners
and
sponsors
to
create
this
year’s
event
during
the
pandemic
is a
gift not
only to
Detroit
but to
the
world.”
”Returning
this
year is
the Don
Was
Detroit
All-Star
Revue
tributing
George
Clinton.
Was is
recording
on the
Detroit
Film
Theatre
stage
with the
ensemble
he
curated
featuring
talents:
Apropos,
Dames
Brown,
Nadir
Omowale,
Jennifer
Westwood,
Coko
Buttafli
and The
Mollywop
Singers.”
Concert
of
Colors
acts
include
Jazz
great
Roy
Ayers,
Organic
Orchestra
&
Brooklyn
Raga
Massive
with
guest
Hassan
Hakmoun
presenting
Ragmala;
Detroiter
Jessica
Care
Moore,
Algerian
singer
Souad
Massi,
Japan’s
Minyo
Crusaders,
the
Ukrainian
quartet
Dakha
Brakha
plus
Sufi
music,
Jazz,
Techno
and much
more.“
“The
DIA is
proud to
once
again
partner
with
Concert
of
Colors
in
presenting
this
remarkable
festival
as a
broadcast
program
to make
it
accessible
to the
widest
possible
audience
in Metro
Detroit
and
beyond,”
said
Salvador
Salort-Pons,
DIA
Director.
“Concert
of
Colors’
mission,
to
showcase
musical
traditions
and
innovations
from
Africa,
Asia,
the
Middle
East,
the
Americas
and
Detroit
itself,
is
deeply
resonant
with the
history
and
diversity
of our
community
and is
an
invaluable
cultural
asset.”
As
Covid-lockdown
rules
continue
to
fluctuate
worldwide,
several
bands
that
planned
to come
to
Detroit
to
record
at the
Detroit
Film
Theatre
will
instead
record
from
their
own
countries,
giving
viewers
a
glimpse
of
fabulous
stages
on
nearly
every
continent.
As the
festival
has
always
remained
free,
the
event is
created
through
donations,
grants,
sponsors,
partners
and
volunteers.
This
year, a
‘donate
now’
button
has been
added to
the
Concert
of
Colors
website
for
individuals,
corporations
or
nonprofit
organizations
who want
to
support
music
and art.
Sponsorship
opportunities
are also
available.
To
donate,
visit:
https://www.concertofcolors.com/donate
Generous
Sponsors
include
the
Kresge
Foundation,
AARP,
Detroit
Free
Press,
Arts
Culture
&
Entrepreneurship,
The
Skillman
Foundation,
DTE
Energy,
Michigan.com,
Mark
Bernstein
and
Rachel
Bendit
Bernstein.
This
year’s
lineup
announcement
is made
by
Concert
of
Colors,
along
with its
partners
Culture
Source,
the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts,
Charles
H.
Wright
Museum
of
African
American
History,
Detroit
Public
Television,
WDET
101.9
FM,
ACCESS/Arab
American
National
Museum,
PBS,
Michigan
Science
Center,
University
of
Michigan-Dearborn,
University
of
Michigan
Detroit
Center,
Detroit
Historical
Museum,
Detroit
Symphony
Orchestra,
Detroit
Excellence
in Youth
Arts,
Keiga
Foundation,
Midtown
Inc.,
Marx
Layne &
Co.,
Scarab
Club,
Detroit
Science
Gallery,
Hellenic
Museum
of
Michigan,
New
Detroit
and
College
for
Creative
Studies.
The 29th
Annual
Concert
of
Colors
2021
Lineup
(more
acts are
still
being
added)
is:
MONDAY,
August 2
6:00-8:00
pm
STREAMED
Arab
American
National
Museum
Presents:
Concert
of
Colors
Forum on
Community,
Culture
& Race
2021
Concert
of
Colors
Forum on
Community,
Culture
& Race:
What is
Democracy?
| The
artists
respond.
Partners:
Keiga
Foundation,
DPTV,
CultureSource
Keynote:
Kristina
Wong
Panelists:
• Dalia
Basiouny
•
Will
Calhoun
• Dr.
Nativo
•
Aja
Salakastar
Moderator:
Charles
Ezra
Ferrell
The
Concert
of
Colors
Forum on
Community,
Culture
& Race,
one of
the Arab
American
National
Museum’s
signature
annual
events,
is a
dynamic
gathering
of
artists,
activists
and
advocates
who use
art and
dialogue
as a
tool for
advocacy
and
community
building.
This
year’s
program
will be
presented
virtually
online.
Breaking
bread
together
is a
tradition
during
this
signature
event;
we hope
you’ll
tune in
during
dinner!
The
Forum’s
theme
this
year,
What is
Democracy?
| The
artists
respond
and
speak
directly
to this
year’s
theme of
the
festival,
Art &
Democracy.
TUESDAY,
August 3
11:30 am
– 2:30
pm
Detroit
Historical
Museum
LIVE
Detroit
Historical
Society
Presents:
Detroit
Techno
DJ ETTA
w
Gourmet
Food
Truck.
(Techno
& Food)
5401
Woodward
Ave,
Detroit.
A
wonderful
mix of
Detroit
techno
and
Detroit
cuisine
-
outdoors!
The
Detroit
Historical
Society
is
excited
to kick
off its
annual
Lunchtime
Techno
series
with
Concert
of
Colors.
Move to
the beat
of your
own drum
machine!
Come
hang out
on
Legend’s
Plaza at
the
Detroit
Historical
Museum,
grab a
bite
from the
featured
food
truck,
the
Twisted
Mitten,
and vibe
with DJ
ETTA as
she
curates
a mix
that’ll
satisfy
your
auditory
appetite.
Join the
DHS team
and our
Midtown
neighbors
for food
and fun!
WEDNESDAY,
August 4
3:30
pm
STREAMED
Center
for
Creative
Studies
Presents:
“Creative
Boost”
inspiring
conversation
series
w/ guest
speaker
TBA.
(Art/Conversation)
Afternoon
Creative
Boost, a
new
online
speaker
series.
This
series
is for
students,
faculty,
alumni,
partners
and
friends
of CCS.
Infuse
your
afternoon
with a
quick
blast of
inspiration
and
conversation,
featuring
short
talks
led by
some of
the most
influential
leaders
in
creative
and
rapid
growth
industries.
Streamed
here:
https://www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/community-outreach-and-engagement/creative-boost-series
4:00
pm LIVE
Hellenic
Museum
of
Michigan
Presents:
Aegean
Roots
(Greek
music +
food).
Playing
traditional
Greek
music
styles
before
the
bouzouki
and
rebetika,
back to
the
roots.
Inspiration
from the
Greek
Islands
and
include
songs
from the
mainland
and Asia
Minor.
The
Hellenic
Museum
is a
proud
partner
with
Concert
of
Colors
and
welcomes
you to
enjoy
this
concert
of
traditional
Greek
music,
plus
fabulous
food and
warm
hospitality
as it
celebrates
in its
newly
renovated
courtyard.
Also on
view
will be
the
Inaugural
Hellenic
Art
Exhibition,
a
Byzantine
Iconography,
in
addition
to its
permanent
collection.
Hellenic
Museum
of
Michigan,
67 E.
Kirby,
Detroit
(across
from the
DIA).
https://aegeanroots.com/
THURSDAY,
August 5
4:00 pm
STREAMED
University
of
Michigan
Detroit
Center
Presents:
Arts &
The
Public
Good:
The
Resilience
of
Creativity
and
Community
in
Detroit.
(Art)
Focus on
Performing
Arts
(part
two of a
two-part
“Town
Hall”
style
virtual
event
beginning
June
24). The
ability
of
musicians,
actors,
artists,
and
institutions
to
practice,
perform
and
exhibit
was
severely
impeded
by the
pandemic.
Yet,
despite
the
challenges,
many
developed
creative
ways to
stay
active
with
their
craft
and
engage
the
community.
Join an
interactive
Zoom of
the
various
ways
artists
and
institutions
have
persevered
and even
thrived
in 2020
and
2021.
This
will be
a
two-part
Town
Hall
focusing
on both
the
Visual
and
Performing
Arts.
Part
1 - A
Focus on
the
Visual
Arts:
Thursday,
June 24,
4:00 pm
(RSVP -
June
24th:
http://bit.ly/ArtsPGJ)
Part 2 -
A Focus
on the
Performing
Arts:
Tuesday,
August
3, 4:00
pm (RSVP
- August
3rd:
http://bit.ly/ArtsPGA)
6:40 pm
(LIVE at
the
DSO’s
Sosnick
Outdoor
Courtyard
at the
Orchestra
Hall);
7:00
pm-9:00
pm LIVE
&
STREAMED
Detroit
Excellence
in Youth
Arts
Stage
(DEYA)
and DSO
Presents:
DSO
Civic
Youth
String
Ensemble,
Mosaic
Singers
from
Mosaic
Youth
Theatre
of
Detroit,
Heritage
Works,
InsideOut
Citywide
Poets.
Singers/Spoken
(Word/Dance.)
Max M. &
Marjorie
S.
Fisher
Music
Center,
3711
Woodward
Ave,
Detroit.
The
Concert
of
Colors
is
pleased
to
announce
its
first-ever
Youth
Stage,
in
collaboration
with
DEYA
(Detroit
Excellence
in Youth
Arts),
an
initiative
of the
Children’s
Foundation
and the
Detroit
Symphony
Orchestra,
sponsored
by the
Skillman
Foundation.
Performances
by West
African
Dancers
from
Heritage
Works,
Singers
from
Mosaic
Youth
Theatre
of
Detroit,
Musicians
from a
DSO
Civic
Youth
Strings
Ensemble
and
Spoken
Word by
Citywide
Poets of
InsideOut
Literary
Arts
Project.
In
addition
to cash
awards
for the
winner
and
runner-up,
the
winner
also
receives
a
two-hour
recording
session
with a
professional
sound
engineer
and a
VIP tour
of the
Motown
Museum.
In
addition,
young
people
11-18
years
old can
submit a
video
submission
for the
DEYA
Launch
Award
for Solo
Music
Performance
up until
11:59 pm
on July
16th at
yourchildrensfoundation.org/fundraising-initiatives/deya.
The
Concert
of
Colors
DEYA
Youth
Stage
will be
an
annual
event at
the
Concert
of
Colors
highlighting
excellence
in
Detroit
youth
arts.
This
year,
due to
Covid
restrictions,
the
event
will
only
take
place on
the
evening
of
August
5th,
with
limited
in-person
attendance
in
addition
to the
streaming
audience.
In
future
years,
the DEYA
Youth
Stage
will be
a
day-long
event
featuring
young
Detroiters
achieving
arts
excellence
at
schools,
Community
Youth
Development
organizations
and
youth
programs
by
Cultural
Institutions
throughout
the city
7:00 pm
STREAMED
NEW
DETROIT,
INC.,
Presents:
R.I.C.E.,
a unique
conversation
on race
coupled
with a
delicious
culinary
experience,
Culture
(Food &
Conversation)
R.I.C.E.
-
Racially
Inclusive
Conversations
from
your
Environment.
During
this
virtual
event,
local
chefs
will
prepare
their
favorite
ethnic
rice
dish
while
conversing
about
community,
culture
and
race.
The
broadcast
for this
event
will
occur on
New
Detroit's
Facebook
page
with
hosts
Eric
Thomas,
Chief
Storyteller
for the
City of
Detroit
and
Marshalle
Favors,
Program
Manager
for New
Detroit.
New
Detroit,
Inc. is
a
coalition
of 58
corporate,
nonprofit,
and
community
leaders
working
to
achieve
racial
understanding
and
racial
equity
in
Metropolitan
Detroit.
Formed
in
response
to civil
unrest
in 1967
at the
request
of then
Michigan
Governor
George
Romney,
Detroit
Mayor
Jerome
Cavanagh
and
business
executive
Joseph
L.
Hudson,
Jr. to
identify
what
went
wrong,
what
needed
to
change,
and how
to make
that
change
happen,
today
NDI
provides
thought
leadership,
policy
advocacy,
and
direct
services
including
facilitated
conversations
on race
and
customized
training
on
racial
diversity,
equity,
inclusion
and
justice.
9:00
pm WTVS
BROADCAST
Melvin
Davis &
United
Sound,
(Rock/Soul)
Melvin
Lee
Davis is
a
legendary,
celebrated
American
bass
player,
vocalist,
keyboard
player,
producer,
TV
composer
and
engineer
based in
Orange
County,
California.
He is
the
music
director
for
Grammy-award-winning
artist
Chaka
Khan and
has
recorded
with The
Pointer
Sisters,
Lee
Ritenour,
Bryan
Ferry,
Patti
Austin
and
Gladys
Knight &
the
Pips.
Influential,
celebrated
and
known
for his
energetic
performances,
Davis
has
inspired
musicians
and
audiences
for
decades.
He
co-wrote
"Soul
Train's
a-Comin,"
the
theme
song for
the
television
show
Soul
Train.
Love,
Truth &
Victory
was
released
through
P-Vine
Records.
Listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoCZ_c8O150
10:00 pm
WTVS
BROADCAST
Dr.
Nativo.
(Guatemala/Mayan
music/Reggae)
Doctor
Nativo
is an
artist
from
Guatemala.
At just
13 years
old, he
embarked
on a
musical
journey
that has
spanned
continents
and
cultures.
His
music
draws on
many
influences,
including
hip-hop
and
reggae
flavor
with a
Latin
vibe to
create
his
unique
Latin
Reggae
Cumbia
sound.
Doctor
Nativo
delivers
a
powerful
message
to his
audience
backed
by an
irresistible
beat.
His
message
is one
of
consciousness
and
spirituality
transmitted
to
listeners
through
good
vibes,
explosive
rhythms,
and
exhilarating
sounds.
Through
his
creative
use of
Mayan
language
and
traditional
instruments,
Doctor
Nativo
hopes to
bring
the
ancient
Mayan
world
into a
modern-day
culture,
making
it
relevant
for the
new
generation
with his
electrifying
performance.
Mayan
culture
has long
been
suppressed
and
unknown
to
mainstream
society.
However,
in
recent
years,
many
Mayan
elders
are
making
an
effort
to share
their
sacred
traditions
with
indigenous
and
non-indigenous
peoples.
He is
committed
to
further
developing
La
Escuela
M.A.I.Z.
and
expanding
the ILAN
Foundation's
work;
two
projects
focused
on
consciousness-based
education
for the
indigenous
children
living
in Lake
Atitlan
communities.
With his
thought-provoking
message,
Doctor
Nativo
hopes to
foster
curiosity
in the
younger
generation
through
workshops
and
Mayan
ceremonies
to learn
more
about
their
own
culture
and
cultures
from
around
the
world.
Listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5bdRjlgqYk
FRIDAY,
August 6
12:00 pm
- 2:00
pm
BROADCAST
(WDET)
Detroit
Science
Gallery
Presents:
Afrofuturism
with
live
music
and
poetry,
Made
possible,
in part,
by
MSUFCU
Detroit
Science
Gallery,
together
with
WDET,
presents
a
two-hour
program
on
Afrofuturism
in
Detroit.
The
program
features
performances
from
three
Detroit-based
artists
(all
women)
and
interviews
with the
artists.
Hosted
by
WDET’s
Culture
Shift’s
Amanda
LeClaire
and Head
of
Programming
for
Science
Gallery
Antajuan
Scott.
Performers
are:
Kesswa
-Link to
Performance
Kesiena
Wanogho,
aka
Kesswa,
is an
interdisciplinary
artist
from
Detroit.
As a
vocalist,
producer,
and
music
curator,
her work
integrates
performance,
sound,
light,
music,
and
mantra.
Her most
recent
work,
KESSWA
UNLIMITED,
blends
surrealist
visuals
and the
sonic
elements
of her
debut
EP,
Soften.
She has
performed
in
support
of
avant-garde
black
artists
such as
Sudan
Archives,
The Sun
Ra
Arkestra,
River
Spirit,
Rashaad
Newsome,
and
Sterling
Toles at
institutions
such as
The
Cleveland
Art
Museum,
The
University
of
Michigan
Museum
of Art,
and the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts.
Her
musical
work has
scored
films
such as
Ahya
Simone’s
Femme
Queen
Chronicles
and
Jamil
McGinnis
and Pat
Heywood’s
Gramercy.
Her
collaborations
include
Allied
Media
Conference’s
2020
Opening
Ceremony
with
featured
artist
Esperanza
Spalding;
Got
Flicked
(The
Rebirth)
from
Boldy
James;
and
Sterling
Toles’
The
Manger
album;
and an
upcoming
project
with
renowned
music
producer
and
percussionist,
Shigeto.
Jordyn
Davis
Link to
Performance
As a
recent
graduate
of
Michigan
State
University,
Jordyn
Davis is
the
first
African-American
woman to
receive
a
Bachelor’s
Degree
in Music
Composition
from the
university
and the
first
graduate
to
receive
a
Bachelor’s
Degree
in both
Music
Composition
and Jazz
Studies
concurrently.
Davis
spends
much of
her time
composing
and
arranging
music
for
film,
chamber
ensembles
and
symphony
orchestra
that
have
been
performed
at the
Detroit
Institute
of Art,
Peter D.
& Julie
F.
Cummings
Cube,
Guarneri
Hall -
Chicago,
the
University
of
Michigan,
Michigan
State
University,
and
more. As
a
bassist,
she has
traveled
the
world
and
performed
at the
Michigan
Jazz
Festival
with the
Black
Excellence
Trombone
Choir,
Bruce
Barth,
and
Michael
Dease.
Additionally,
she is
the
founder
of an
indie
rock/neo-soul
project
called "Composetheway,"
which
she
founded
in 2016
to
express
ideas
about
recognizing
the
importance
of
self-love
and
empowering
others.
Natasha
T.
Miller
Link
to
Performance
Detroiter
Natasha
T.
Miller
is a
performance
poet,
LGBTQ
activist,
film
producer,
and
founder
of the
“Artists
Inn
Detroit.”
Natasha
has been
a member
of four
national
slam
teams,
starred
in a
national
Sprite
commercial,
a
Shinola
CNN ad
and a
Women of
the
World
Poetry
Slam
3-time
top five
finalist.
She has
awed
audiences
worldwide
at more
than 100
universities
and
venues
and has
performed
in
stadiums
for as
many as
30,000
people.
She has
been
featured
in
Vogue,
Entrepreneur
and
other
magazines.
Natasha
currently
tours
the
world
using
her
words to
enlighten,
create
equality,
and
spread
truth
and
forgiveness
in the
tradition
of so
many
great
leaders
before
her.
6:00
pm LIVE
Scarab
Club
Presents
Halal
Metropolis
Exhibition
featuring
Artist’s
Talk,
Opening
Reception.
Art The
Scarab
Club,
217
Farnsworth
Detroit,
MI
48202.
www.scarabclub.org
Halal
Metropolis
explores
the
facts,
fictions
and
imaginaries
of the
Muslim
population(s)
in
Detroit
and
Southeast
Michigan
as
viewed
through
historical
and
archival
research,
documentation
of
current
conditions,
and
explorations
of
future
desires.
The
Halal
Metropolis
alludes
to the
established
and
growing
Muslim
population
in
Detroit
and its
metro
area,
one of
the
largest
and most
diverse
Muslim
populations
in the
U.S.,
whose
visibility
is both
pronounced
and
extremely
present
in the
city,
yet
whose
narrative
seems
unusually
silent
in the
larger
Detroit
story.
6:00 pm
LIVE AND
STREAMED
Charles
H.
Wright
Museum
of
African
American
History
Jessica
Care
Moore
and
Composer,
De'Sean
Jones,
Title:
WILD
BEAUTY,
(Music/Poetry.)
Charles
H.
Wright
Museum,
General
Motors
Theater,
315 E.
Warren
Avenue,
Detroit
Description:
Jessica
Care
Moore
explores
themes
of
survival,
love,
isolation,
loss and
resiliency
during
an
ongoing
pandemic.
A
libretto,
A
prayer,
a poem,
a
romance.
The
grounded
poet
explores
love and
possibility
and
leans
into
imagination,
faith,
and art
to
travel
outside
her
physical
realm to
find
peace.
The
title,
Wild
Beauty,
is a nod
to the
great
poet
Ntozake
Shange's
last
book,
published
before
her
death.
For
registration
and more
information,
visit
www.thewright.org.
Jessica
Care
Moore is
the
Founder
and CEO
of Moore
Black
Press
and
Executive
Producer
and Host
of Black
WOMEN
Rock! An
internationally
renowned
poet,
playwright,
performance
artist,
and live
arts
producer,
she is
the 2019
and 2017
Knight
Arts
Award
Winner,
2019
Joyce
Award
Winner,
2016
Kresge
Arts
Fellow,
NAACP
Great
Expectations
Awardee,
and an
Alain
Locke
Award
recipient
from the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts.
Moore is
the
author
of The
Words
Don’t
Fit in
My
Mouth,
The
Alphabet
Verses
the
Ghetto,
Sunlight
Through
Bullet
Holes,
and her
current
title,
We Want
Our
Bodies
Back,
was
released
by
Harper
Collins.
She is
the
author
of
several
plays,
including
the
critically
acclaimed
Techno
Choreopoem,
Salt
City.
She has
recorded
with
Talib
Kweli,
Jeff
Mills,
Karriem
Riggins,
Nas, Roy
Ayers,
Jose
James,
Young
Jeezy,
and
more.
She has
performed
all over
the
world,
including
stages
in South
Africa
and
Ghana,
NYC's
Apollo
Theater,
Carnegie
Hall,
Lincoln
Center,
and the
London
Institute
for
Contemporary
Arts.
Listen:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPk5p2MwPIfEIeRkVKoH2BA
8:00 pm
WTVS
BROADCAST
DakhaBrakha,
(Ukrainian)
DakhaBrakha
is a
world
music
quartet
from
Kiev,
Ukraine.
Reflecting
fundamental
elements
of sound
and
soul,
Ukrainian
“ethno-chaos”
band
DakhaBrakha,
creates
a world
of
unexpected
new
music.
The
name
DakhaBrakha
means
“give/take”
in the
old
Ukrainian
language.
Accompanied
by
Indian,
Arabic,
African,
Russian
and
Australian
traditional
instrumentation,
the
quartet’s
astonishingly
powerful
and
uncompromising
vocal
range
creates
a
trans-national
sound
rooted
in
Ukrainian
culture.
Live
Soundtrack
for
“Earth”:
In
addition
to their
performances,
DakhaBrakha
also
performs
their
original
live
soundtrack
alongside
screenings
of the
classic
1930
film,
“Earth,”
by
Aleksandr
Dovzhenko
(considered
to be
one of
the most
influential
films of
the
Soviet
era).
Dovzhenko
is a
master
of
composition,
and the
film is
a
passionate
tribute
to the
countryside
and the
people
that
work on
it.
Listen:
https://soundcloud.com/dakhabrakha
9:00
pm WTVS
BROADCAST
Concert
of
Colors
Presents:
RAM,
(Haiti)
RAM is
Haiti’s
preeminent
band,
founded
by
bandleader
Richard
Morse.
With
over 25
years of
creating
popular
music,
RAM
recently
released
its 7th
album,
August
1971.
Ancient
folkloric
drums
intertwine
harmoniously
with
Punk
guitar
riffs
and
swinging
Caribbean
melodies.
Led by
the
entrancing
singer,
Lunise,
it all
combines
a truly
magical
experience.
The band
has
consistently
gigged
at the
famed
Hotel
Oloffson
in
Port-au-Prince,
Haiti,
since
1990,
where
the
performances
are
known to
take on
another
dimension.
People
frequently
describe
a
spiritual
sensation
when
describing
a RAM
concert.
You
don’t
simply
go to a
RAM
concert;
you
experience
one.
Listen:
https://www.youtube.com/c/RAMHaiti/featured
10:00 pm
WTVS
BROADCAST
Minyo
Crusaders,
Music
for the
People,
Japan -
Japanese
musical
group
that
reworks
traditional
Japanese
folk
songs (min'yō)
with
arrangements
inspired
by
various
international
music
genres,
including
Caribbean,
Latin
and
African
music.
The
group
was
co-founded
by
Katsumi
Tanaka
and
Freddie
Tsukamoto,
with the
goal of
reviving
min'yō
as
"music
for the
people."
Listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc1QgsEl6zI
SATURDAY,
August 7
WDET
6:00 pm
– 12:00
am and:
4:00
pm WTVS
BROADCAST
Keiga
Foundation
Presents:
Freedom
of
Expression,
Will
Calhoun
Featuring
Ugandan
dancer &
choreographer
Jonas
Byaruhanga:
The
legendary
Will
Calhoun
is a
musical
shaman
and a
graduate
of the
Berklee
College
of Music
where he
received
his
degree
in
Recording
and
Engineering
and
received
in 2019
was
honored
the
Alumni
Lifetime
Achievement
Award.
Will is
a
two-time
Grammy
winner
(plus
four
additional
nominations)
with the
genre-bending
iconic
Rock
band
LIVING
COLOUR
and
produced
Herb
Alpert‘s
Colors
album
and Mos
Def’s
Black
Jack
Johnson
Project.
In
addition,
Will
toured
and
recorded
with
Harry
Belafonte,
Caiphus
Semenya,
Letta
M’bulu,
Mick
Jagger,
B.B.
King,
McCoy
Tyner,
Marcus
Miller,
Pharoah
Sanders,
Wayne
Shorter
(Highlife
CD),
Oumou
Sangare,
Ron
Carter,
Phillip
Glass,
Lauryn
Hill,
Stanley
Jordan,
Ritchie
Sambora,
Yasiin
Bey aka
Mos Def,
Public
Enemy,
Mike
Stern,
Jaco
Pastorius,
Steve
Vai,
Paul
Simon,
Lou
Reed,
The
Moroccan
Gnawan
Masters,
and many
others.
Will has
invested
over 25
years of
personal
research
in Mali,
Morocco,
Senegal,
the
Outback
of
Australia,
Belize,
and
Northern
Brazil
to
document
and
study
the true
history
of the
drums,
rhythm,
sonic
vibrations,
and
impact
on
modern
music.
In
addition,
Will is
an
inventor
and avid
user of
technology
and its
unique
role in
creating
music.
Three
well-known
creatives
who
continue
to
brainstorm
with him
are
Jaron
Lanier
(Virtual
Reality
Inventor),
Roger
Linn,
and
Mario
DeCurtiis.
“Simultaneously
studying
the past
and
future
of
music/rhythm
is
essential
in
today’s
musical
environment.”
He’s
spoken
at
prestigious
universities
and
festivals
across
the
globe.
Listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLzfoW55JgA
Jonas
Byaruhanga
World
renown
dancer,
choreographer,
and
inspirational
instructor
Jonas
Byaruhanga
was born
in
Mbarara,
located
in
Western
Uganda.
He
started
dancing
at the
age of
six when
he
learned
different
Ugandan
traditional
dances.
As a
teenager,
Jonas
was
involved
in
Namasagali
Center
productions
and
later
joined
Footsteps
Dance
Company
in
Kampala.
He
furthered
his
dance
training
at the
Ecole
des
Sables
(Senegal)
under
the
direction
of
Germain
Acogny.
Having
gained a
wealth
of
experience
through
workshops
and
collaborations
with
numerous
internationally
acclaimed
dancers
and
choreographers,
Jonas
was
encouraged
to
establish
Keiga
Dance
Company.
Since
its
inception,
the
company
has
evolved
through
the
philanthropy
of Dr.
Chris
Traidl
into one
of East
Africa's
leading
dance
companies
and
serves
as the
Resident
Company
at the
Uganda
National
Cultural
Centre
in
Kampala.
Jonas'
love for
dance
and
willingness
to share
led to
the
Keiga
School
of Dance
establishment,
which
has
rapidly
become
one of
the
premier
dance
studios
in
Uganda.
Jonas
has an
infectious
personality
and
continues
to
motivate
and
inspire
young
artists
throughout
the
world by
his
dynamic
performances
and
impressive
troupe
of
highly
talented
dancers.
https://www.facebook.com/keigafoundation/videos/breathe-featuring-jonas-byaruhanga/796246444553364/
9:00 pm
& 10:00
pm WTVS
BROADCAST
Don Was
Detroit
All-Star
Revue
Tribute
to
George
Clinton
The
Revue
featuring
Don Was,
Apropos,
Dames
Brown,
Nadir
Omowale,
Jennifer
Westwood,
Coko
Buttafli
and The
Mollywop
Singers.
Listen
Dames
Brown:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M86tYcT0Ao
Nadir
Omowale:
https://youtu.be/c4G6IXI5GHc
Apropos:
https://youtu.be/t36ZIa5ock0
Mollywop
Singers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=nDxzWnbjVaM&feature=youtu.be
Isis
Damil
and
Simon
Winter
https://youtu.be/nDxzWnbjVaM
and
https://youtu.be/jxxjB0DUVGQ
Coko
Buttafli:
https://youtu.be/IL3AEBIseBM?t=273
Don
Was:
All-Star
Revue
Curator/Leader,
Blue
Note
Records
President,
Multi-Grammy
winner,
Producer,
Bass
Player,
Radio
Personality
of The
Don Was
Motor
City
Playlist
on WDET
101.9
FM. One
of
Detroit’s
most
beloved
celebrated
leading
musicians/personalities.
Dames
Brown:
Their
show is
a
delicious
buffet
of
non-stop,
pulse-pounding,
House
Music
that
drives
concert
fans
into a
frenzy.
The
beat,
the
melody,
the
energy,
the
dancing,
the
vocals -
it’s all
there.
Just sit
back and
enjoy
the
ride.
From the
United
States
to
England,
from
Spain to
Croatia,
the
ladies
have
performed
at clubs
and
concerts
where
fans
expect a
spectacle,
and
Dames
Brown
delivers
big
time.
With
extensive
backgrounds
in Jazz,
R&B,
Funk,
Soul,
and
Gospel
singing,
they
bring a
wide
range of
musical
stylings
to their
performances.
They’ve
performed
as guest
acts for
the
likes of
Michael
Franks,
Parliament-Funkadelic,
Soul
Clap,
and RZA
of The
Wu-Tang
Clan
with
audiences
in the
thousands
and
headline
their
own.
Coko
Buttafli:
is a
dynamic,
eclectic
vocalist
who
specializes
in
"Heavy
Funk.
Coko
hails
from
Pontiac,
MI.
After
getting
a boost
in her
career
singing
with the
popular
funk
band
Will
Sessionas,
Coko
works
with
different
bands
nationally
and
abroad
recording
funk,
R&B,
rock,
and live
performances.
Coko has
worked
with
Elzhi,
Dennis
Coffey,
Funk
Night
Records,
McKinley
Jackson,
Thornetta
Davis,
Gabe
Gonzales,
King
Rooster,
Misha
Panilov,
King
Gordy,
and The
Soul
Surfers
and many
others.
Additionally,
she
headlined
the St.
Paul
Trois
Chateau
Soul
Jazz
Festival
in
France.
Nadir
Omowale:
Eighteen-time
Detroit
Music
Award
winner
and
patriotic
citizen
of
planet
earth,
popular
Nadir
Omowale
is
always
tuned
into the
global
conversation
of
politics,
culture
and
change.
His
powerful
music
reaches
across
genres
and
political
aisles –
sometimes
with a
gentle,
outstretched
hand and
occasionally
with a
clenched
fist –
always
challenging
listeners
with a
funk-inspired,
Motor
City
sound
that is
as
relevant
today as
Norman
Whitfield
and
Barrett
Strong
were in
the 60s
and 70s.
Nadir’s
music
represents
the
evolution
and
celebration
of an
ancient
blues
credo in
that it
tells
stories
for and
from the
heart. A
reflection
of all
that is
funky
and
joyful.
The
soulful
vocals
wrap up
the
package
for an
unforgettable
listening
and live
experience.
Apropos:
is a
celebrated
international
recording
artist
whose
innovative
Modern
Motown
sound
was best
encapsulated
by
Grammy-winning,
Hall of
Fame
songwriter
Allee
Willis:
“If I
could
take
Otis
Redding
and
blend
him with
Marvin
Gaye,
throw in
a whole
lot of
contemporary
R&B, Hip
Hop, and
Funk
that
would be
Apropos.”
Mollywop
Singers:
Mollywop!
is a
Detroit-based,
genre-defying
band led
by Malik
Yakini
that
plays
hard-hitting
original
and
classic
funk,
reggae,
rock,
hip-hop
and
more!
The band
features
Aisha
Ellis on
drums,
Ufuoma
Akili on
bass,
Yakini
on
guitar
and
vocalists
Ayodele
Bakari,
Simone
Winter
and
Solar
Liquid.
In
addition,
multi-instrumentalist/vocalist
King
Mellow
Man,
vocalists
Isis
Damil
and
Venus
Sky and
emcees
GMAC,
Money
Wellz
and
S.I.R.I.U.S.
often
complete
the
band's
line-up.
Mollywop!
will
release
an EP
titled
"Rebel
Music"
in June
2017.
The
singers
are:
Simone
Winter,
Vocalist,
model,
dancer/choreographer.
Born and
raised
in
Detroit,
Simone
displayed
a
passion
for
music
and
performing
from the
age of
5. She
executed
her
Detroit
Public
School
system
skills
in
marching
bands,
dance,
vocal
recitals,
and
more.
She is a
Wayne
State
University
grad,
earning
her B.A.
in
music/vocal
performance.
She is
currently
working
on her
solo
project;
Simone
balances
being an
integral
part of
Mollywop
and a
vocalist/choreographer
with the
Nadir
Omowale
Band.
Her
performances
are
high-driven!
Isis
Damil,
Producer,
singer,
songwriter,
entrepreneur,
actress
and
Communications
Professional.
Isis is
a new
breed of
musical
artist
who is
comfortable
in all
musical
genres
while
creatively
making
any
style
completely
her own.
She
loves
mixing
styles
of Jazz,
R&B,
Soul and
Funk to
create
musical
experiences
for her
audiences.
Isis has
performed
in
various
venues
and
festivals
in
Detroit,
Chicago,
New
York,
Los
Angeles,
and
Africa
for the
King of
Ghana!
She has
graced
stages
with
Brian
McKnight,
J Moss,
Dave
McMurray,
Zion
Yisrael
and Mono
Neon and
more.
She’s
currently
a member
of Black
Light
Collective
and
Mollywop
and
recently
released
a solo
single
"Cry 4
Me" on
all
streaming
platforms.
She has
two
projects,
Civil
Love and
Higher
Standards,
which
has
airplay
and
internet
radio
worldwide.
Ayodele
Bakari,
Ayodele
Anyabwile
Bakari/Craig
Stephen
Jones
entertainer
extraordinaire,
with
legendary
talent
in both
the
lyrical
and
vocal
realms.
His
musical
career
can only
be
described
as the
sultriness
of
Luther
Vandross
meets
the
consciousness
of Bob
Marley
meets
the
depth of
Sonya
Sanchez.
Being
the
musical
voice
for the
grassroots
movement
for over
30 yrs
his
legacy
began as
lead
singer
and
writer
for the
Detroit
group;
The
Quickest
Way Out,
followed
by The
Dramatics.
He would
later
make his
own
musical
stamp as
a music
producer
with the
Pan-Afrikan
group
AFRIKA
i.s.o.M.
This
group
encourages
critical
thinking
and
activism.
Today he
serves
as
executive
producer
and lead
singer/writer
with the
cross-generational
breakthrough
group
Mollywop.
SUNDAY,
August 8
WDET
3:00 pm
– 9:00
pm and:
5:00
pm WTVS
BROADCAST
Organic
Orchestra
&
Brooklyn
Raga
Massive
wsg
Hassan
Hakmoun
Presents:
Ragmala
(World):
For
the past
four
decades,
composer
and
percussionist
Adam
Rudolph
has
performed
extensively
throughout
North &
South
America,
Europe,
Africa,
and
Asia. He
has
released
over 30
recordings
under
his own
name,
featuring
his
compositions
and
percussion
work.
Rudolph
composes
for his
ensembles
Moving
Pictures
Octet,
Hu
Vibrational,
and Go:
Organic
Orchestra,
a
30-piece
group
for
which he
has
developed
an
original
music
notation
and
conducting
system.
He has
taught
and
conducted
hundreds
of
musicians
worldwide
in his
Go:
Organic
Orchestra
concept.
Rudolph
has
performed
with Don
Cherry,
Sam
Rivers,
Pharaoh
Sanders,
Muhal
Richard
Abrams,
Shankar,
Wadada
Leo
Smith,
Philip
Glass,
Jon
Hassel
Omar
Sosa and
Fred
Anderson.
He
toured
extensively
and
recorded
15
albums
with
Yusef
Lateef,
including
duets
and
large
ensemble
compositional
collaborations.
His
compositions
have
been
performed
by the
Momenta
String
Quartet,
The
Oberlin
Percussion
Group,
Figura
new
music
group,
and the
Odense
Percussion
ensemble.
Rudolph
is known
as one
of the
early
innovators
of what
is now
called
“World
Music.”
In 1978
he
co-founded
Mandingo
Griot
Society,
one of
the
first
groups
to
combine
African
and
American
music.
In 1988
he
recorded
the
first
fusion
of
American
and
Moroccan
Gnawa
music
with
Sintir
player
Hassan
Hakmoun.
Listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc5UPWsa8Mo
6:00
pm WTVS
BROADCAST
Massi
(Algerian
singer)
Often
cited as
one of
North
Africa’s
greatest
female
singers,
Souad
Massi’s
reputation
is
forged
on a
solo
career
that
stretches
back 15
years.
It is
driven
by a
fierce,
politically
inspired
determination
and
upholds
the
values
of
freedom
in its
constant
fight
against
injustice.
Her
songs
are
imbued
with
love,
bravery
and
protest
against
intolerance.
Following
her last
album,
El
Mutakallimûn,
where
she had
brought
back to
life a
selection
of texts
from
great
Arabic
poets,
Massi is
back
with a
very
personal
project:
Oumniya
(“My
Wish).
In this
new
project,
Souad
sings
about
what
touches
her:
women
and
their
conditions
through
time and
in the
world.
She
raises
her
voice,
hoping
to
fight,
on her
level,
against
the
violence
so many
women
experience,
but also
to be
part of
those
seeking
to find
a new
path:
the path
to
independence
and
dignity.
Her
musical
choices
are
pure,
universal,
thus
creating
a bridge
between
chaâbi
and folk
music.
Souad
invites
us to
experience
with her
the
source
of her
musical
grounding,
tinted
by her
genuine
inclination
for
diversity.
Listen:
https://www.riotartists.com/artist-roster/souadmassi/
7:00
pm WTVS
BROADCAST
Roy
Ayers
(American
Soul
Jazz)
Legendary
American
funk,
soul,
jazz
composer,
vibraphone
player
and
producer.
The
Godfather
of
Neo-Soul,
known
for
“Everybody
loves
the
Sunshine,”
“Searchin,”
and
“Running
Away.”
He’s
been
sampled
by
Tupac,
Mary J.
Blige,
Erykah
Badu,
Ice
Cube,
Tribe
Called
Quest,
and 50
Cent.
One of
the most
respected,
well-known
jazz and
R&B
artists
alive
today.
Listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q0yHqKU2pY
5:00
pm WTVS,
6 pm,
WDET
FABIAN
ALMAZAN
+ DSO
STRING
QUARTET
Tune
in to
the 29th
Annual
Concert
of
Colors
for a
one-of-a-kind
global
music
collaboration!
Cuban-born
jazz
pianist
and
composer
Fabian
Almazan
and his
ensemble
join
forces
with a
DSO
String
Quartet
to
perform
Almazan’s
composition
Alcanza.
This
vibrant
multi-movement
suite
fuses
jazz and
contemporary
classical
chamber
music.
Almazan’s
band
recordings
from
Perth,
Australia,
blend
with DSO
String
Quartet
recordings
from The
Cube in
Detroit,
MI, in
this
celebration
of
making
music
together
while
being
physically
apart.
Fabian
Almazan
Quartet
FABIAN
ALMAZAN,
piano
and
composer
JO
LAWRY,
voice
LINDA
OH, bass
BEN
VANDERWAL,
drums
DSO
String
Quartet
HAI-XIN
WU,
violin
RACHEL
KLAUS,
violin
HAN
ZHENG,
viola
PETER
MCCAFFREY,
cello
MONDAY,
August 9
Michigan
Science
Center
Presents:
LIVE
Colors
of the
World.
Weekend
with
Techno
DJ and
Laser
Light
Show on
IMAX
Screen,
plus
children’s
activities
in the
daytime.
Colors
of the
World
explores
many
styles
of music
and
samples
cultures
from
around
the
globe.
Showtimes:
(37min.)
11am, 12
noon,
1pm, 2pm
& 3pm.
3:00
-5:00 pm
LIVE
Scarab
Club
Presents:
The
Astro
Mystic
Sama
Ensemble
and
Friends.
Every
soul
became
for me a
musical
note: An
afternoon
of Sufi
song and
Cosmic
Jazz.
Along
with
Halal
Metropolis
Exhibition.
217
Farnsworth,
Detroit,
across
from the
DIA
Low
Riders
of
Detroit
STREAMED.
For
more
information,
visit
www.concertofcolors.com
Facebook.com/concertofcolors
Instagram:
@concertofcolors
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