Concert of Colors: Pamyua
Attend:
| Free with general admission |
*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.
Location:
Museum Grounds
5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States
Pamyua was formed in 1995 by brothers Phillip and Stephen Blanchett, who stumbled upon a musical concept to blend Inuit drum/dance melodies with R&B vocal styling and arrangements. Ossie Kairaiuak and Karina Moeller joined the group later that year. Today the quartet works with world-class musicians from Alaska and Denmark and travels the world sharing their blend of cultural harmony. Their style derives from traditional melodies reinterpreted with contemporary vocalization and instrumentation, and is often described as “Inuit Soul Music.”
Concert of Colors is metro Detroit’s free annual global music festival, an upbeat event celebrating diverse World music traditions-including the indigenous music of the Motor City. The festival also hosts the Forum on Community, Culture and Race, a series of conversations with artists, cultural, and community leaders examining the role of the arts in overcoming social barriers.
For a complete schedule of Concert of Colors programs at the Detroit Institute of Arts and neighboring institutions, visit the festival website at concertofcolors.com
Concert of Colors is produced through the partnership of Culture Source, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, ACCESS, University of Michigan – Detroit Center, Michigan Science Center, Detroit Historical Museum, College For Creative Studies, Hellenic Museum of Michigan, Third Man Records, Lowriders of Detroit, Science Gallery Detroit, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Midtown Inc., University of Michigan Dearborn, University of Michigan – Detroit, Arab American National Museum, WDET, The Scarab Club, International Institute of Metro Detroit, and Marx Layne & Company.
Pamyua was formed in 1995 by brothers Phillip and Stephen Blanchett, who stumbled upon a musical concept to blend Inuit drum/dance melodies with R&B vocal styling and arrangements. Ossie Kairaiuak and Karina Moeller joined the group later that year. Today the quartet works with world-class musicians from Alaska and Denmark and travels the world sharing their blend of cultural harmony. Their style derives from traditional melodies reinterpreted with contemporary vocalization and instrumentation, and is often described as “Inuit Soul Music.”
Concert of Colors is metro Detroit’s free annual global music festival, an upbeat event celebrating diverse World music traditions-including the indigenous music of the Motor City. The festival also hosts the Forum on Community, Culture and Race, a series of conversations with artists, cultural, and community leaders examining the role of the arts in overcoming social barriers.
For a complete schedule of Concert of Colors programs at the Detroit Institute of Arts and neighboring institutions, visit the festival website at concertofcolors.com
Concert of Colors is produced through the partnership of Culture Source, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, ACCESS, University of Michigan – Detroit Center, Michigan Science Center, Detroit Historical Museum, College For Creative Studies, Hellenic Museum of Michigan, Third Man Records, Lowriders of Detroit, Science Gallery Detroit, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Midtown Inc., University of Michigan Dearborn, University of Michigan – Detroit, Arab American National Museum, WDET, The Scarab Club, International Institute of Metro Detroit, and Marx Layne & Company.