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Soulful Christmas Friday Performance
Dec
13

Soulful Christmas Friday Performance

  • The African-American Research Library & Cultural Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Hued Songs for “Soulful Christmas", a community celebration of Christmas. “Soulful Christmas” combines music, storytelling, and community engagement. This intergenerational performance offers a unique experience that pays homage to Black Christmas traditions and the essence of iconic, soulful Christmas songs. This incredible performance is brought to the community completely free of charge. 

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Soulful Christmas Saturday Performance
Dec
14

Soulful Christmas Saturday Performance

  • The African-American Research Library & Cultural Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Hued Songs for “Soulful Christmas", a community celebration of Christmas. “Soulful Christmas” combines music, storytelling, and community engagement. This intergenerational performance offers a unique experience that pays homage to Black Christmas traditions and the essence of iconic, soulful Christmas songs. This incredible performance is brought to the community completely free of charge. 

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Hued Songs: Ocean Drive Promenade Concert Series
Oct
20

Hued Songs: Ocean Drive Promenade Concert Series

Join Hued Songs for a free, seaside, relaxed concert honoring various sounds of Black music. The program will feature an eclectic array of music ranging from classical art songs by Black composers, to soul, musical theatre, & R&B. Artist & Cast: Ja’Nia Harden, Kunya C. Rowley, & Jared Peroune.

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Musical Vizcaya: Backing Black Belonging
Sep
18

Musical Vizcaya: Backing Black Belonging

Backing Black Belonging asks "Where do we belong?" From the neighborhoods we live in to the spaces we occupy daily, place and location play a critical role in shaping belonging. At this event you'll explore the intersection of belonging and place, examining the many ways these two concepts are interwoven. Part concert, part reflection- this site-specific tapestry of song and text, will draw inspiration from each artist's own personal reconciliation with the concept of belonging. Inspired by and against the backdrop of Vizcaya, we’ll examine the complexity of belonging, shaped by place, community, visibility, and likeness.

This hour-long program will take place in the Courtyard of Vizcaya's Main House against the backdrop of a mesmerizing full moon rising over Biscayne Bay. It features Hued Songs year-round concert series, Backing Black Belonging, a celebration of Black creativity, innovation, and artistry that imbues Black music within unexpected places.

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Musical Vizcaya: Backing Black Belonging
Sep
18

Musical Vizcaya: Backing Black Belonging

Backing Black Belonging asks "Where do we belong?" From the neighborhoods we live in to the spaces we occupy daily, place and location play a critical role in shaping belonging. At this event you'll explore the intersection of belonging and place, examining the many ways these two concepts are interwoven. Part concert, part reflection- this site-specific tapestry of song and text, will draw inspiration from each artist's own personal reconciliation with the concept of belonging. Inspired by and against the backdrop of Vizcaya, we’ll examine the complexity of belonging, shaped by place, community, visibility, and likeness.

This hour-long program will take place in the Courtyard of Vizcaya's Main House against the backdrop of a mesmerizing full moon rising over Biscayne Bay. It features Hued Songs year-round concert series, Backing Black Belonging, a celebration of Black creativity, innovation, and artistry that imbues Black music within unexpected places. Purchase Tickets Here.

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The Juneteenth Experience (Miami) June 19th
Jun
19

The Juneteenth Experience (Miami) June 19th

The Juneteenth Experience is a groundbreaking annual celebration of our country’s national holiday, Juneteenth. From gospel rhythms to classical melodies the performance weaves together a tapestry of sound, spoken word, and dance paying homage to Juneteenth's spirit of liberation and freedom. Join the celebration on June 19 at The Colony Theatre in Miami Beach.

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The Juneteenth Experience (Miami) June 18th
Jun
18

The Juneteenth Experience (Miami) June 18th

The Juneteenth Experience is a groundbreaking annual celebration of our country’s national holiday, Juneteenth. From gospel rhythms to classical melodies the performance weaves together a tapestry of sound, spoken word, and dance paying homage to Juneteenth's spirit of liberation and freedom. Join the celebration on June 18 at The Colony Theatre in Miami Beach.

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The Juneteenth Experience (Broward)
Jun
14

The Juneteenth Experience (Broward)

The Juneteenth Experience is a groundbreaking annual celebration of our country’s national holiday, Juneteenth. From gospel rhythms to classical melodies the performance weaves together a tapestry of sound, spoken word, and dance paying homage to Juneteenth's spirit of liberation and freedom. Join the celebration on June 14 at the Parker Playhouse. June 18 and June 19 at The Colony Theatre in Miami Beach.

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Soulful Christmas
Dec
16

Soulful Christmas

Hued Songs and the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center Present Soulful Christmas. A multidisciplinary function, Soulful Christmas is a holiday celebration for all, featuring music, storytelling, and community. The concert will center on the re-telling of the classic story, The Night Before Christmas, with a local and cultural twist. Audience members will take a musical journey through decades of iconic music that has shaped the sounds of Black Christmas- ranging from gospel, spirituals, soul, and everything in between, led by a diverse cast of artists. This concert centers the celebration of Black Christmas and Black Memory and that this unlocks.

Soulful Christmas features a dynamic cast of powerhouse artists, led by Director & Choreographer Darius J. Manuel.

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Soulful Christmas
Dec
15

Soulful Christmas

Hued Songs and the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center Present Soulful Christmas. A multidisciplinary function, Soulful Christmas is a holiday celebration for all, featuring music, storytelling, and community. The concert will center on the re-telling of the classic story, The Night Before Christmas, with a local and cultural twist. Audience members will take a musical journey through decades of iconic music that has shaped the sounds of Black Christmas- ranging from gospel, spirituals, soul, and everything in between, led by a diverse cast of artists. This concert centers the celebration of Black Christmas and Black Memory and that this unlocks.

Soulful Christmas features a dynamic cast of powerhouse artists, led by Director & Choreographer Darius J. Manuel.

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Fierce & Unbothered
Jan
17

Fierce & Unbothered

Filmed in the Historic Hampton House, “Fierce and Unbothered” juxtaposes archival footage of the Civil Rights Movement with current images depicting protestors marching with signs to a mash-up of the iconic “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round” by The Freedom Singers with Beyonce’s “Freedom.”

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The Juneteenth Experience 2021
Jun
19

The Juneteenth Experience 2021

Leading up to and culminating on June 19th, 2021 the experience will be a celebration of black joy, black arts, and black community. It will begin with an intergenerational community workshop series and conclude with a multidisciplinary performance of song, dance, spoken word, and film, along with pre-concert activity that will include BIPOC owned/operated artisans and vendors.

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Spirituals & Orisas
Jun
1
to Aug 6

Spirituals & Orisas

Featuring a cast of vocalists, dancers, and musicians, this program will highlight the intersection of African-American or negro spirituals and Òrìṣàs of the Yoruba culture. This program seeks to begin the conversation centered around African diaspora and it's impact on black religion and spirituality.

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My Black Body Is.
Apr
7

My Black Body Is.

My Black Body is an interdisciplinary short film, using song, spoken word, and photography to amplify narratives of what it means to walk through life in a body that is black. Black art song and original music provide the foundation to create this performance of celebration & reclamation of blackness that is part concert, part spoken word, and wholly theatrical.

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