2022 CONCERT OF COLORS
FREE, LIVE, BROADCAST & IN-PERSON
JULY 16-24, 2022
Sunday, July 24
CONCERT OF COLORS YOGA with MYSTERY BLISS
Venue: North Lawn @ Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Start Time: 11 a.m.
Run Time: 70 minutes
Genre: Concert of Colors Yoga with Mystery Bliss
Concert of Colors Yoga is an all-levels, Hatha yoga class that is accessible to all ages. Yoga teachers Elizabeth Crenshaw (Yaktown Yoga) and Cindy Spires (Detroit Community Yoga) will guide participants through the yoga poses and sequences. Mystery Bliss will perform live, creating an ethereal musical backdrop to the movements. The 70-minute class will end in a guided meditation. Participants should bring water, a yoga mat or towel/blanket, and sun protection since the class will be outside. Participants will be required to sign a liability waiver. Some yoga mats will be available for use, but yoga mats and backpacks should not be brought inside the DIA, so please plan accordingly. You can receive updates by following Yaktown Yoga and Detroit Community Yoga on Facebook.
FLOWERS OF MEDINA
Venue: North Lawn @ Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Start Time: 2:30 p.m.
Run Time: 60 minutes
Genre: Quranic Chanting and Drum
Zahra’tul Madinah is an all-girl group of Muslim singers based in the US. They officially formed in January 2019. Each of the members has extensive experience in performing and singing traditional praises. Inspired by the musical art forms of Muslim cultures around the world, each of the members have learned and performed traditional Islamic praises from a young age. Ranging in age from 16-23, these students sing to spread and share their love of Islam and its diverse and vast traditions.
MARTHA REDBONE
Venue: North Lawn @ Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Start Time: 4:30 p.m.
Run Time: 70 minutes
Genre: Gospel, Folk
Martha Redbone is a Native and African-American singer, composer, educator and performer known for her unique mix of folk, blues, and gospel. She burst onto the scene at the 2002 Native American Music Awards, and her album Skintalk won the Independent Music Award for Best R&B Album in 2007. She has earned a reputation as a collaborator, educator, and mentor across native North America and overseas. Her artistry forms a bridge between musical genres including from her childhood in Harlan County, Kentucky and her Choctaw, Shawnee and Appalachian folk roots. She combines this with the eclectic grit of American blues, soul and gospel. The New York Times said her voice holds “both the taut determination of mountain music and the bite of American Indian singing.”
BATTLE OF SANTIAGO
Venue: North Lawn @ Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Start Time: 6:30 p.m.
Run Time: 90 minutes
Genre: Afro Cuban Orisha Rock
Battle of Santiago combines ancient Afro-Cuban rhythms and chants with a distinctly Canadian post-rock spirit and sensibility. Fused by dynamic elements of jazz, the result is a party-forward experience that has brought them to stages across the globe, including NYC’s legendary Joe’s Pub, and festivals across Canada, the US, Spain, France, The Netherlands and more. While Canada is seldom thought of as a Latin music hotbed, Toronto hosts many thriving immigrant communities — including one of the largest Cuban expat communities in North America — and Battle of Santiago is strongly rooted in the city’s wealth of musical talent. “There are a couple of different Battles of Santiagos to choose from historically,” explains the group’s founder Michael Owen, “so you can take your pick. We liked that ambiguity. The name also implies some kind of sound clash, which works for us since the band has both a Latino section and a non-Latino section, and that dynamic can create a really exciting creative tension.”
BURNT SUGAR THE ARKESTRA CHAMBER CONDUCTED BY VERNON REID ( LIVING COLOUR )
Venue: North Lawn @ Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Start Time: 9:00 p.m.
Run Time: 90 minutes
Genre: Avant Groidd Musica
Founded in 1999 by The Village Voice’s Gregory Stephen Tate (1957-2021) and co-led with Dayton, Ohio bassist Jared Michael Nickerson, BSAC is an NYC-territory band, described as “a place where Sun Ra’s Arkestra meets George Clinton’s Funkadelic/Parliament.” In 2022, BSAC continues to celebrate the idea of “never playing anything the same way once…” while giving tribute to their sonic Sensei, Maestro Lawrence Butch Morris (1947-2013) for showing them “The Way” of Conducted Improvisation. Rolling Stone magazine calls them “a multiracial jam army that freestyles with cool telekinesis between the lustrous menace of Miles Davis’ On The Corner, the slash-and-om of 1970s King Crimson, and Jimi Hendrix’ moonwalk across side three of Electric Ladyland.” Guitarist Vernon Reid (Living Colour) joins BSAC as a special guest for the Concert of Colors.
LIVE: NANNY ASSIS: SOUNDS OF BRAZIL
Venue: Detroit Film Theatre @ Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Start Time: 2:00 p.m.
Run Time: 60 minutes
Genre: Samba Jazz
Nanny Assis was born in the northeastern Brazilian city of Salvador, one of Brazil’s first cities with predominant African influences. That, in part, explains why Nanny has music running through his veins, making him an outstanding singer, a terrific drummer/percussionist, and a talented songwriter working in Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Forro and Afro-Brazilian instrumental traditions. Since 1986, when he began his professional career, Assis has played with artists like Vinicius Cantauria, Eumir Deodato, and John Patitucci. After 1999 Assis toured extensively in Europe, including a performance at Queen Elizabeth’s Hall in London, and made New York City, his current artistic hub where he has appeared at Birdland, Zinc Bar, Blue Note and Joe’s Pub. He has established himself as a master of stirring Brazilian rhythms with the power to move hearts and audiences to levantando poeira (raise the dust) in spontaneous dance. DIA covid protocols will apply.
LIVE: AMP FIDDLER & URBAN ART ORCHESTRA
Venue: Detroit Film Theatre @ Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Start Time: 5:00 p.m.
Run Time: 70 minutes
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Funk
International, Detroit-based Musician, Writer, Producer, Sound Designer - a musical enigma & collective creative reflection of collaborations with a long line of the best Funk, Soul, Rock, Jazz, Afro Beat, Hip Hop, & Electronic artists on the planet. From Enchantment, P-Funk, Was Not Was, Brand New Heavies, Seal, Jamiroquai, Slum Village, Moodymann, Lucy Pearl, Angelique Kidjo, Maxwell (and more). DIA covid protocols will apply.
LIVE: PRODIGALS
Venue: Detroit Film Theatre @ Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Start Time: 8:00 p.m.
Run Time: 90 minutes
Genre: Irish Rock
The Prodigals are an Irish-American punk band that formed in 1997, merging Celtic melodic roots with rock rhythms. Calling their genre of music "jig punk," the Prodigals fall within a tradition epitomized by the Pogues and Black 47. Since 2017 the band's lineup features the three original members: Gregory Grene (button accordion and lead vocals), Andrew Harkin (bass), Brian Tracey (drums), plus Galway's Dave Fahy (guitar and lead vocals). The band has its own unique sound, particularly distinguished by lead melodic roles being filled by button-key accordion and bass along with the vocals. Their songs Open Reel and The Bunch of Red Roses were featured on the soundtrack for the film Pride and Glory during the bar fight scene between Edward Norton and Colin Farrell. The Prodigals call Paddy Reilly's (the world's only all-draft Guinness bar) their home when in New York City. DIA covid protocols will apply.
THE ISLAND GUYS
Venue: Wolverine Stage @ Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Start Time: 1:30 p.m.
Run Time: 60 minutes
Genre: Steel Drum
The Island Guys are a talented Caribbean steel drum band based out of Detroit Michigan. In addition to performing live steel pan music, this versatile group also performs a wide variety of other music such as jazz, Latin, pop, Motown, salsa, top 40 and Hawaiian. Keyboardist Terrence Lester is the founder along with percussionist/vocalist Ray Ward and steel drummer/vocalist Lamar Woodall. This talented band has been playing together for over 15 years and have provided their unique island sound to thousands. The Island Guys are also great at providing comedy and audience participation at their shows, transporting Detroit audiences to a place with warm weather, palm trees and tropical drinks. YAH MON!!!
JARROD CHAMPION
Venue: Wolverine Stage @ Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Start Time: 3:00 p.m.
Run Time: 60 minutes
Genre: Piano
Jarrod Champion is a self-taught pianist, vocalist, organist, and songwriter/composer. Born in a suburb east of Detroit, Michigan, he's the son of two working-class parents, both trained pianists. Originally based in rock and roll, Jarrod eventually spread out into the prominent jazz, blues, funk, soul and traditional country/folk circuits around Detroit. Jarrod has toured both nationally and internationally and has played such iconic venues as Red Rocks, the Hammerstein Ballroom, the Ryman Auditorium and the Hammersmith Apollo. Jarrod is an active studio session musician and has written music for stage and film productions.
JESSICA CARE MOORE & STEFFANIE CHRISTI’AN
Venue: Wolverine Stage @ Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Start Time: 4:30 p.m.
Run Time: 60 minutes
Genre: Rap, Rock, Funk, Soul & Poetry
Jessica Care Moore (poet, songwriter, performer) and Steffanie Christi'an (rock singer, performance artist, songwriter) have joined forces to create a fiery blend of Rock & Roll with poetry. A soulful Rock & Roll project, Rock and Roll Ni66a, that exemplifies Black Rock aesthetics and Baraka style rapid fire poetics.
OBIE KING
Venue: Wolverine Stage @ Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Start Time: 6:00 p.m.
Run Time: 60 minutes
Genre: Funk
Obie King, a singer, and songwriter who gives his audience a performance full of high energy, electricity, as a seductive tenor. He has performed at past Concert Of Colors and many other venues and private events. Obie King brings passion to his music which began at a very young age and his connection within the Motown family and is influenced by Prince, Morris Day, Smokey Robinson, D’Angelo, Rick James, Al Green, and Eddie Kendricks. King released his single Dance With Me Baby (2020) and became very popular during his recent Prince Tribute show at the Aretha's Jazz Café.
YABBA!
Venue: Wolverine Stage @ Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Start Time: 1:30 p.m.
Run Time: 60 minutes
Genre: Reggae
Yabba Griffiths is a multi-talented musician whose repertoire includes vocalist, songwriter, performer, arranger, band leader, guitarist, and producer. His smooth Reggae grooves have captivated audiences around the world.
MOLLYWOP!
Venue: Wolverine Stage @ Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
Start Time: 9:00 p.m.
Run Time: 90 minutes
Genre: Funk Jazz Reggae
MollyWop! is a Detroit based band led by Malik Yakini. They play a hard hitting style of original and classic Funk, Reggae, Rock, Hip-Hop and more. The band features the soulful sounds of powerful female vocalists.