Bernice Johnson Reagon (mother) and Toshi Reagon (daughter) come together to create a collaborative, live presentation of music and talk that celebrates the African American musical tradition and the role of art in the struggle for what is just and right. Independently these women have broken new ground charting the course of their lives as prolific, socially conscious recording artists.

Bernice Johnson Reagon began her work during the 1960s as a freedom singer, and continues to perform since retiring from “Sweet Honey In The Rock,” the internationally renowned a cappella ensemble she formed in 1973. A brilliant songwriter, Toshi Reagon is a powerful genre-bending musician, whether working solo or fronting her own dynamic band, “Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely.”

These artists will reflect on their lives in music and the civil rights movement, how the two worlds overlap and how they have used each to make better the other – and of course, to perform! This is a “don’t miss.”

$10 Members / $15 non-members, $10 each in groups of 10 or more. Tickets can be purchased online here: https://www.maah-detroit.org/reagon/index.php

Package deals are available with other great events such as Emergency (2/24), Sarah Jones (3/18) or Passing (3/28). For more information, please call (313) 494-5800.

Brought to you with the generous support of Bank of America, DTE Energy, and Masco Corporation.

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
315 East Warren Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48201-1443

http://www.CharlesHWrightMuseum.org

The Deep River is a grass roots community choir dedicated to the roots of American music and the diverse culture of Detroit. Y Arts at the Boll Family YMCA started the choir in 2007 to answer the question, “How can we keep from singing?”

Their music celebrates of the survival of the human spirit in adversity. It includes offerings as varied as the sweet harmonies of the contemporary folk song A SIMPLE FAITH, by David Tamelevich to the raw emotion of GOIN HOME, a prison work song written by Irvin Webb and originally recorded in 1956 by the great music historian Alan Lomax.

The Choir is lead by veteran choir director Bobbi Thompson and acclaimed musicians and educators Matt Watroba and the Reverend Robert Jones. Historically Detroit has been a destination for people seeking a better life, and in that spirit, the volunteers who make up this choir come from all over the world.

EMERSON CHURCH UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
4230 Livernois
Troy, Michigan 48085
248-524-9339
Tickets:
$8 Adults/4$ children under 16/$20 Families
Order in advance by emailing: deep.river@ecuu.org
Support for the Deep River Choir is provided by
the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan

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The name “Winans” and gospel music are synonymous and Vicki Winans definitely lives up to her name after 24 years of continuously singing the gospel.

Winans is one of the best-known artists in gospel music with signature songs such as “Shake Yourself Loose,” “As Long As I Got King Jesus” and “We Shall Behold Him” to her credit. Her cd “Bringing It All Together” spent nine weeks at 1 on the Billboard gospel album sales chart in 2003 and a full year in the Top Ten. The CD also won a Grammy nomination and five Stellar Awards. Her latest CD “Woman to Woman: Songs of Life” has also topped Billboard’s gospel chart and continues to gain momentum.

Winans has been profiled in Ebony magazine, USA Today and the Associated Press. Her profile on BET’s Sunday morning TV series “Lift Every Voice” remains the most watched episode in that program’s history with over 800,000 viewers.

Museum Of African-American History
www.maah-detroit.org

315 E Warren Ave
Detroit, MI 48201-1443
(313) 494-5800