Next Stage Arts & The Stone Church present Rev. Sekou & the Freedom Fighters at the Putney Inn
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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 Arkansas Delta Blues, Memphis Soul, 1970s funk, and Gospel. In May 2017, he released "In Times Like These," produced by the six-time Grammy nominated North Mississippi Allstars.
On July 6, 2018, over 1500 people gathered at the historic Levitt Shell in Memphis, TN to welcome home their southern son, Rev. Sekou. Performing new arrangements from his previous two studio albums, Rev. Sekou also presented never-released music. For nearly two hours, the audience was treated to a stellar performance that was one part protest rally, one part Pentecostal tent revival, and one part late-night juke joint.
In March 2019, Rev. Sekou released the live album, "When We Fight, We Win." Paste Studio celebrated this consummate entertainer's barn-burning performance saying: "Rev. Sekou delivers the spiritual performance we need now." NPR's Bob Boilen commented that Rev. Sekou delivered one of "the most rousing Tiny Desk performances."
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.
Performed in an outdoor venue; please plan to bring your own chair or blanket for seating.
Children Under 12 Free
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