André 3000's flute, Shaboozey's country-rap, Nas' classic hip-hop, Babyface's smooth R&B, and other picks from our music critic.
André 3000's flute, Shaboozey's country-rap, Nas' classic hip-hop, Babyface's smooth R&B, and other picks from our music critic.
Jill Scott performs at the Met on March 16, 2023. The Philly vocalist and poet headlines The Roots Picnic at the Mann Center on Saturday.Jill Scott, celebrating New Orleans with Lil Wayne, Trombone Shorty, and PJ Morton, that will be unlike any they’ve played before.)This list of who not to miss at this most Philadelphian of multistage music festivals goes beyond hometown heroes, but still can’t cover all the worthy acts playing the Picnic.
Grammy-winning jazz pianist Robert Glasper is a musical omnivore and serial collaborator with hip-hop and R&B artists. This year, he’s performing with Yebba, the West Memphis, Ark., native born Abbey Smith, who grew up singing in her father’s church, and whose stage moniker is her first name spelled backward.St. Louis rapper Sexyy Red was a breakout star of 2023 with her risque single “Pound Town,” a highlight of the playfully lewdThis annual Picnic fixture features DJ-producer J.
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