Concert of Colors-Friday

Concert of Colors is a global arts, music, and dance festival with food trucks featuring cuisine across the world, vendors/shopping, and nonprofit boots, offering information to make change for a better world for all of us. The Midwest’s largest global music festival featuring the biggest names in their genres, and it’s free! This music festival spans 5 days.

I'm choosing some venues that speak to me, maybe you'll be interested too and come along.

Friday's choice is at Aretha Franklin Theater

5-6 pm Sashu Amen-ra African Dance

6-6-45 Luv Locz Experiment-A genre-defying collective from Dayton and Cincinnati, blending reggae, funk, hip-hop, and jazz into a signature sound they call Caribbean Funk. More than a band, they're a movement rooted in love, unity, and self-discovery.

7:15-8:15 Babl' Bluz-(Morocco) Moroccan-French power quartet reclaim the blues for North Africa.

9-10 Mavis Staples-Mavis Staples is a celebrated American rhythm & blues and gospel singer, and civil rights activist who rose to fame with songs by The Staples Singers such as “I’ll take you there.” Her powerful, celebratory sound -with the Detroit River as the stage backdrop - will have audiences on their dancing feet in the warm summer Detroit air.

This event is free and Mavis Staples is a big draw. I'm going to go when the doors open-at 5. I'm willing to listen and watch all the other performers to see her. I'm sure they will also all be great, but for me the draw is Mavis.

As far as I know, right now, The Aretha Amphitheater isn't listing this on their website. I don't know how seating will go, considering free. If anyone knows, sees, or hears anything regarding this show/venue regarding signing up/registering please let me know.

Here is a link to much more information, history, and line-up for the festival. https://www.concertofcolors.com

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