NPR TINY DESK CONTEST Performance WDET music hosts and public vote chose the band to open the fest from the Michigan entries.

ISMAEL & THE EARTH ISLAND DRUMMERS wsg LANA MINI’S ORIENTAL DANCERS: DANCING ON TARAB WDET World Music host Ismael spins global dance music + live legendary Detroit percussionists: Muruga Booker; Marwan Amen-Ra; Osvaldo Rivera; Margaret King Ahmed. Lana Mini & troupe are one of region’s finest oriental dance ensembles.

WILL SESSIONS with THE DAMES Funk outfit Will Sessions joins forces w/ Dames Brown, electrifying vocal ensemble. 11-piece progressive Detroit band, funk & boogie.

FORUM ON COMMUNITY, CULTURE & RACE; FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: The Power of Owning Our Voices. Keynote speaker: DR. GLORIA HOUSE (Aneb Kgositsile), with: RAMY ESSAM, panelist/performer; TALL PAUL, panelist/performer; SATORI SHAKOOR, panelist; and CHARLES EZRA FERRELL, moderator. Details and RSVP required: www.bit.ly/COCForum19

CHARLES H. WRIGHT MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit, 48201

DJ EQUAD Motown Music & Hip Hop jams6 p.m. SANNA SU Detroit artist creating uplifting spoken word & song. BlaaqGold (Trevor Payne), DJ.

BOOG BROWN Raising spiritual consciousness through aggressive self-love on wax, on stage & beyond.

PAMELA WISE ENSEMBLE Drum rhythms & patterns focus on West Africa. Pamela Wise, piano; Dwight Adams, trumpet; Djallo Djakate, drums; Akunda Hollis, percussionist; Ping Spells, vocals. Guest performance, Boog Brown.

DAVID MCMURRAY & THE BLACK LIGHT COLLECTIVE Genre-busting saxophonist & flutist Dave McMurray; Ibrahim Jones, bass; Jeff Canady, drums; Sowande Keita, percussion; Rayse Biggs, trumpet; Maurice O’Neal, piano; Isis Damil, vocals; & guest spoken word.

MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER PRESENTS5020 John R St., Detroit, 48202(Moving between Various Locations)

TILTED AXES: MUSIC FOR MOBILE ELECTRIC GUITARSCreated by Patrick Grant. Musical processions leading guests through the DIA, The Detroit Historical Museum, + spaces in-between, ending at The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM 5401 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 48202

EXHIBITS including: Detroit 67: Perspectives and Center Stage: The Negro Leagues and Detroit’s LGBTQ Community Photo Gallery; Detroit Historical Society’s Digital Archives of local musical performances; interactive event: Detroiters Take A Stand Scavenger Hunt. Prizes.

DETROIT FILM THEATRE; MAIN STAGE@Detroit Institute of Arts5200 John R St., Detroit, 48202

La INSPIRACION wsg RICANSTRUCTION & MAMBO MARCI Puerto Rico

47SOUL Palestine

THIRD WORLD BAND Caribbean

RIVERA COURT; COMERICA DIVERSITY STAGE@Detroit Institute of Arts5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, 48202

DETROIT COMMUNITY YOGA W/SALAR ANSARI & DETROIT WOMEN’S CHORUS

“Sound bath” + yoga class. Live score by Salar Ansari. Blends movements of the body w history & depth of Diego Rivera’s Detroit industry murals. DCY founder Cindy Spires guides yoga participants. Bring a mat & water bottle. All levels welcome.

TASLIMAH RAGTIME BAND featuring MARION HAYDEN, bass; DJALLO DJAKATE, drums; GENE PARKER, clarinet; LUCAS LISKA, cornet; KENNETH GILL, trombone; TASLIMAH BEY, piano.

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE ANNOUNCEMENT Visit www.concertofcolors.com

KRESGE COURT @Detroit Institute of ArtsJERE STORMER’S SINGER/SONGWRITER SHOWCASETALLER THAN THEY APPEAR; 11:55 a.m. ODIE BLEW; 12:20 p.m. MICHELLE HELD; 12:30 p.m. LARRY GABRIEL’S FOU YAH YAY; 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. DESOTO DRIVE DUO; DIME STUDENTS ( DETROIT INSTITUTE OF MUSIC EDUCATION TBA); 2:45 p.m. JOHN FINAN & SHARON TSE; 3:30 p.m. MARKITA MOORE; 4:05 p.m. AUDRA KUBAT; 4:55 p.m. FLOYD KING & THE BUSHWACKERS

C’MON, BLINK YOUR EYES! THE MAGIC OF AFRICAN MASQUERADE An all ages lecture by Dr. Dele Jegede. Marvin and Betty Danto Lecture Hall

WOLVERINE OUTDOOR STAGE@Detroit Institute of Arts North LawnAFRICAN MASQUERADEAfrican dance w The Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble of Philadelphia.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANMUSIC GROUP ALEXIS LOMBERPKE (Paul Keller Ensemble), jazzSEAN DOBBINS, jazz drummerDJEMBEFOLA DETROIT, African Drums ROOTS VIBRATIONS, Authentic CarribeanPIERRE ANTHONY, R&B/Soul

SCARAB CLUB217 Farnsworth St, Detroit, 48202 (behind the DIA)

IYAWO FOLKLORIC Afro-Cuban dance lessons w master teacher Lisa McCall

DETROIT FILM THEATRE; MAIN STAGE@Detroit Institute of Arts7 p.m. FILM SCREENING,

GRACE JONES: BLOODLIGHT & BAMI

FRIDAY, JULY 12

5 p.m.

6:45 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

9:30 p.m.

5-8 p.m.

1-5 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 13 WOODWARD PLAZA (IN FRONT OF DIA)LOWRIDERS OF DETROIT Custom classic & modern cars w modified suspensions on display

DETROIT FILM THEATRE; MAIN STAGE@Detroit Institute of Arts5200 John R St., Detroit, 48202

RAMY ESSAMEgyptian hard rock. Exiled political activist/dissident and inspiration for the Arab Spring.

TOBY FOYEH AND ORCHESTRA AFRICATraditional Nigerian Yoruba music, folkloric meets western elements.

DON WAS DETROIT ALL-STAR REVUE: CELEBRATES THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF MOTOWN Show featuring: REVUE BAND: SWEET PEA ATKINSON, DONALD RAY MITCHELL, SIR HARRY BOWEN, BRIAN “ROSCOE” WHITE, RANDY JACOBS, LUIS RESTO, DAVE MCMURRAY, RAYSE BIGGS, RON PANGBORN, RON OTIS & DON WAS. wsg ANN DELISI of WDET. Guest Performers: MARTHA REEVES; MITCH RYDER; THE VELVELETTES; DENNIS COFFEY; MELVIN DAVIS; NADIR OMOWALE; CAROLYN CRAWFORD; KENNY WATSON; TY STONE; KATHY KOSINS; THE DRINKARD SISTERS.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

8:30 p.m.

6:30-9:30p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10

SUNDAY, JULY 14 MONDAY, JULY 15

THURSDAY, JULY 11

12-4 p.m.

3 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

8 pm.

1 p.m.

1 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

4 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

8:30 p.m.

1 p.m. &3:30 p.m.

3 p.m.

5:30 p.m.8 p.m.

2 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

11 a.m.

2 p.m.

12 – 2 p.m.

2:30 p.m.5 p.m.

5:30 p.m.7 p.m.

8:30 p.m.

1 p.m.

TBA

Kicking off the 2019 Concert of Colors Celebrating WDET’s 70th and Orchestra Hall’s 100th Anniversaries

The WDET & DSO Summer Street PartyDSO SOSNICK COURTYARD @ MAX M. & MARJORIE S. FISHER MUSIC CENTER3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 48201Live Music & Food. Lawn chairs & blankets welcome!

THE ANNEX @ ARAB AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM13624 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, 48126

RIVERA COURT; COMERICA DIVERSITY STAGE@Detroit Institute of Arts5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, 48202

BODY: THE FIRST INSTRUMENT-YOGA WITH CHRIS BRINEYTraditional Iyengar style.Bring a mat & water bottle. All levels welcome.

WOLVERINE OUTDOOR STAGE@Detroit Institute of Arts North LawnUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSIC GROUP WITH DENNIS WILSON

SUPER BIRTHDAYExperimental progressive rock, Detroit

THE BLUE FLOWERS, rock

LU FUKI AND DIVINE PROVIDENCEAfro jazz combining classical, rock, and world music

SOLD ONLY AS CURIO “Curious songs to laugh, cry, love and dance to”

BEN SHARKEY, jazz

MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER5020 John R St., Detroit, 48202TILTED AXES: MUSIC FOR MOBILE ELECTRIC GUITARS. Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the first crewed lunar landing in 1969. “MOONWALK” By Patrick Grant. Performances around the center & in the planetarium. 2:30 p.m.

CHARLES H. WRIGHT MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORYThe only ticketed event of the festival. Tix: $100 & $50 www.thewright.org/events

6 p.m. – 1 a.m. DANCING IN THE STREET: CELEBRATE THE 78TH BIRTHDAY OF MARTHA REEVES & THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF MOTOWN WITH MARTHA AND THE DON WAS ALL-STAR REVUE

THURSDAY, JULY 18

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17

DETROIT FILM THEATRE; MAIN STAGE@Detroit Institute of Arts5200 John R St., Detroit, 48202

7 p.m FILM SCREENING, BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTES. Presented by the DIA, CHWMAAH. With introduction by Don Was, President of Blue Note Records

TUESDAY, JULY 16

WITH INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD PARRIS, President, Caribbean Cultural and Carnival Organization

8 p.m.

Toby Foyeh And Orchestra Africa

Don Was47SOUL

Audra Kubat Kresge Court 7/14

DFT/Main Stage/7/14