Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) Slates Final U.S. Performances at the Apollo Theater and Kennedy Center

Started by Ordinary Joel, Nov 23, 2016, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. Ordinary Joel
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    http://www.billboard.com/articles/c...siin-bey-mos-def-final-us-performances-apollo

    11/22/2016 by Gail Mitchell

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    Azran Photography for the Apollo Theater
    Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def performs at the Apollo Theater in 2007.
    The rap icon’s retirement run kicks off Dec. 21.
    In the wake of being permitted to leave South Africa today (Nov. 22) after violating local immigration laws earlier this year, hip-hop legend yasiin bey (formerly known as Mos Def) has partnered with the Apollo Theater and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to present his final U.S. performances. The special engagements will begin with a Dec. 21 show at Harlem, New York’s Apollo. Then bey will head to Washington, D.C. for a Dec. 31-Jan. 2, 2017 New Year’s Eve celebratory run at the Kennedy Center.

    At the top of 2016, the rapper/activist/actor announced his plans to retire from the music business. During his farewell appearances, bey will perform songs from a different album each night -- including The New Danger, True Magic, The Ecstatic and Black on Both Sides -- alongside new material, while each performance will feature surprise special guests. Additionally, the New Year’s Eve celebration at the Kennedy Center will feature a post-performance party in the Grand Foyer. The rapper's artwork, as well as that of other artists in his arts, culture and lifestyle collective A Country Called Earth (ACCE), will be anonymously displayed at both venues.

    “We’re so excited to collaborate with the Kennedy Center on what will be a milestone moment in not only hip-hop history but also in popular culture,” said the Apollo Theater’s executive producer Kamilah Forbes in a statement. The bey performances mark the third collaboration between the Apollo Theater and the Kennedy Center. Prior shows include Harlem Nights/U Street Lights starring jazz pianist Jason Moran and Apollo Music Café: New Voices in Jazz featuring Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead.

    For more details about bey’s final U.S. performances, visit www.apollotheater.orgor www.kennedy-center.org.

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    so who coming with me to the kennedy center show
     
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    Record a bit of it for us foreigners. :wow2:
     
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    This what that guy in the Piss On Your Grave video right?
     
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    Imagine hearing Auditorium or Brooklyn live :kdotbless::banderas::lawd:
     
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    This is sad, really sad :wow2:
     
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    f---, need to make a trip to NYC to catch this legend one more time.
     
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    In b4 cancellation....
     
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    I literally work right next to the Apollo, definetly going to this!
     
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    hE'S COMING TO BRAZIL!!! and i'm f---in' going!!!!
     
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