LIVE REVIEW: Sing the Truth at NJPAC

Friday January 06, 2012

In recent years, the music world lost three of the most talented, powerful and socially conscious Afrocentric female singers: South African singer Miriam Makeba; prolific poet, songwriter and jazz singer Abbey Lincoln; and folk/blues singer and activist Odetta.

In keeping the spirits and profound music of these fabulous women alive, world-renowned singers Dianne Reeves, Angelique Kidjo and Lizz Wright embarked upon a musical production titled “Sing the Truth” to continue the legacy of these musical heroines.

_from amsterdamnews.com

Continuing the legacies of Miriam Makeba, Abbey Lincoln and Odetta
By: Risasi Dias

The initial production of “Sing the Truth” began as a JVC Jazz Festival production at Carnegie Hall in 2004 celebrating the music of Nina Simone on the first anniversary of her death. In 2008 and 2009, that show became a touring production, with sold-out performances worldwide at such renowned venues as the Barbican Centre in London, Jazz à Vienne in France, the National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta, the Sidney Opera House in Australia, the Montreal Jazz Festival in Canada and Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival.

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