Angelique Kidjo – EVE
ANGELIQUE KIDJO – EVE
One of the greatest forces in African music
With a richly powerful voice, commanding stage presence and a dramatic past, Kidjo’s music grips audiences and leaves them calling for more.
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Squonk Opera
SQUONK OPERA – PNEUMATICA
A multimedia troupe of infinite jest
The Squonkers roll into Kennedy Plaza with their latest road show– an outdoor musical spectacle about air, made of air, and powered by air.
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WaterFire Providence
WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE
Full Lighting
The Creative Capital’s past, present and future merge as WaterFire presents the Gaspee Project at the Providence International Arts Festival. Celebrate the historic burning of the HMS Gaspee at an event that SmarterTravel.com ranked along with the Aurora Borealis as one world’s best after-dark destinations.
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RI-Sounding Voices
RI-SOUNDING VOICES
Premiering ONE VOICE
Gather at the beating heart of Kennedy Plaza—Providence City Hall – to kick off the first (ever) Providence International Arts Festival. Share in this unforgettable moment as a specially commissioned first work is unveiled and voices raised in song converge from all points of the compass.
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Oumou Sangaré featuring Sidy Maiga
OUMOU SANGARÉ featuring SIDY MAIGA
Mali’s great diva & Rhode Island’s own
Oumou Sangaré, or “Sangaré the Songbird,” is a Grammy Award-winning, international star. She teams up with her Malian countryman Sidy Maiga, a Rhode Island-based master drummer in whose hands the djembe sings, laughs, whispers and electrifies.
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Pedrito Martinez Group
PEDRITO MARTINEZ GROUP
A new chapter in Cuban music history
Martinez is one of the masters of Afro-Cuban drumming, the world’s first-call rumbero, and one of the most exciting bandleaders working in jazz or Latin music today.
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Brazil’s BIXIGA 70
BRAZIL’S BIXIGA 70
Afrobeat to get you on your feet!
Showcasing striking, unexpected, and groundbreaking sounds, Bixiga is a brassy afrobeat orchestra bringing together an array of beats from Brazil’s musical palette to create a high-voltage live show that is not to be missed.
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Mad Satta
MAD SATTA
An eclectic, eight-piece future-soul outfit
Mixing old school vibes with a forward-thinking sound, Mad Satta recently released its debut album, Comfort, produced by three-time Grammy winner Prince Charles Alexander. Led by the searing, sultry vocals of frontwoman Joanna Teters, this New York band mixes jazz, soul and modern day funk into its own unique blend.
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Extraordinary Rendition Band
EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION BAND
An award-winning activist street band
An open band of brass, reeds and drumsbbased in Providence, RI,there are over 30 musicians and dancers in the ERB family.
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