Join us at beautiful River Island Art Park in downtown Woonsocket for the 6th of 10 FREE concerts for the Levitt AMP Woonsocket Music Series. Concerts will continue every Friday from July 9 - September 17 (skipping September 3).
August 13th features Rev. Sekou with opening act Kim Trusty MC’ed by Marlon Carey.
The Levitt AMP Woonsocket Music Series is FREE and open to the public. Come ready to eat, dance, and have a great time! Bring a friend and something to sit on.
SCHEDULE:
6pm - Opening Kim Trusty
7:30pm - Headlining Rev. Sekou
See the entire concert schedule at www.levittamp.org/woonsocket
ABOUT REV. SEKOU
Rev. Osagyefo (oh-sah-GG-fo) Uhuru (ooh-WHO-roo) Sekou (SAY-koo). Noted activist, theologian, author, documentary filmmaker, and musician, Reverend Osagyefo Sekou was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in the rural Arkansas Delta. Rev. Sekou's music is a unique combination of North Mississippi Hill Country Music, Arkansas Delta Blues, Memphis Soul and Pentecostal steel guitar.
In May 2017, he released In Times Like These, produced by the six-time Grammy nominated North Mississippi Allstars. AFROPUNK heralded the ”deep bone-marrow-level conviction” of his first album, The Revolution Has Come. The single “We Comin'” was named the new anthem for the modern Civil Rights movement by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A consummate entertainer, Paste Studio celebrated his barn-burning performance saying: "Rev. Sekou delivers the spiritual performance we need now."
ABOUT KIM TRUSTY
The dynamic and multifaceted Kim Trusty is a powerful and diverse vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and actress.
http://thewingagency.com/artists/KimTrusty/
FOOD VENDORS
TBA
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Concert Location & Parking Info:
RIVER ISLAND ART PARK
River Island Art Park is located at 95 Bernon Street, Woonsocket RI. The park offers plenty of open grass for seating and is right along the beautiful Blackstone River.
Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs to the open lawn concert setting. All ages are welcome, and admission is FREE.
Free parking is available at municipal lots throughout the city.
For inclement weather updates, check this Facebook page for the latest information.
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The Levitt AMP Woonsocket Music Series is made possible by the generous support of Levitt Foundation, NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley, City of Woonsocket, New England Foundation for the Arts, Santander, Citizens, Christopher's Restaurant, Downtown Woonsocket Collaborative, Mancieri Real Estate, Milford Federal Bank, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, Belle Mente Counseling, Senators Murray & Picard and Representatives Casey, S. Lima & Phillips, Woonsocket Rotary, Dean Bank, Fournier & Fournier, Krystle K. Poirier, Dave Soucy, Andrew Arpin, Meg Rego
"The Levitt AMP Woonsocket Music Series is supported in part by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a private foundation that empowers towns and cities across America to transform underused public spaces into thriving destinations through the power of free, live music. Learn more at levitt.org.