Join us for a very special event on the final weekend of Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898 – 1971. Preceding the 7:30 p.m. screening of Stormy Weather, the DFT will present an overture performed by Frank Isaac Robinson, known in his early musical career as Sugar Chile Robinson, an American jazz pianist and Detroit native who became famous as a child prodigy in the mid-1940s.

Robinson was born in 1938, the youngest of seven children of Clarence A. and Elizabeth Robinson. He taught himself to play the piano by ear and won a talent show at Detroit's Paradise Theatre when he was three. In 1945, he played with Lionel Hampton on the radio, and appeared in the Hollywood film No Leave, No Love. In 1946, Robinson played for President Harry S. Truman at the White House Correspondents' Association where he shouted out "How'm I Doin', Mr. President?" which became his catchphrase.

Free with admission to Stormy Weather.

Umar Bin Hassan, a founding member of The Last Poets, epitomizes the essence of spoken word artistry and activism. With a career spanning decades, he has collaborated with icons such as Public Enemy, George Clinton, and Bootsy Collins, infusing his poetry with potent social commentary and raw emotion. Bin Hassan will be joined by Straight Ahead, a group of inventive instrumentalists who have shown themselves to be powerful composers and arrangers. Straight Ahead was the first all-woman group signed to Atlantic Jazz records.

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

Robert Jones and Matt Watroba have been musical partners since they first met more than 20 years ago, hosting back-to-back radio shows on WDET-FM. They started performing together and developed a friendship based on mutual respect and a love for traditional American music. Jones and Watroba travel the nation extolling the virtues of American Roots Music — folk, blues, spirituals, work songs, chants, and more — or what they refer to as "music that matters."

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.

Unleash your inner K-pop star as you learn hot new moves, connect with fellow fans, and immerse yourself in the dynamic world of Korean pop culture. With pulsating rhythms and infectious energy, this is your chance to shine on the dance floor and experience the global phenomenon of K-pop with a Detroit flare.

Hosted by ArtLab J, this exhilarating event promises an unforgettable fusion of music, movement, and cultural celebration.

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.

In the 1950s, America was falling in love with the electrifying sounds of mambo, and the best place to hear it was the Palladium Ballroom in New York. Sold-out crowds came to see now-legendary music battles between the giants of the genre: Machito, Tito Rodriguez, and Tito Puente, otherwise known as the "Big 3." This spectacular era of American music history is recreated by The Big 3 Palladium Orchestra, led by the sons of the masters: Mario Grillo (aka Machito Jr.), Tito Rodriguez Jr., and Tito Puente Jr.

The modern-day Big 3 each take their turn as bandleader, performing their fathers’ original arrangements and continuing the tradition of good-natured musical competition, making for an unmissable live show.

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.

There are few acts in the UK with as strong an influence or as complex a legacy as Transglobal Underground. For 25 years, the group has been, at times, a founder of global fusion, a working band famous for scorching live shows, a techno soundsystem, a folk festival rabble-rouser, a pop group, a club night, a Middle Eastern hit production team, an improvised study group for Indian classical music, an Albanian brass band, and a medicine show. The band are currently touring their latest album Walls Have Ears with current regulars Hamid Mantu, Tuup, Sheema Mukherjee, Tim Whelan, and Rav Neiyyar.

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.

Mokoomba is one of Africa’s most exciting young bands to emerge from the continent in the last decade. Hailing from Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, they set dance floors ablaze with their unique mix of traditional Tonga and pan-African music cultures with dashes of Rap, Ska, Soukous and Afro-Cuban music. Mokoomba have played the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, the Africa Now, Joshua Tree and SXSW Festivals, and in 2018 received the Afropop Worldwide Hall of Fame Award.

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.

The Caribbean Cultural and Carnival Organization is a local organization that promotes and interprets the culture of numerous Caribbean countries to the Metropolitan Detroit community through educational means and cultural activities.

On Saturday morning of the Concert of Colors festival weekend they will present a parade and lawn party on the DIA’s North Lawn with dancing, live music, and colorful costumes. Caribbean Festivals began in the latter part of the 18th century, and were extravagant celebrations of freedom, masquerades, and music that fused African and European cultures. Enjoy the Caribbean in Detroit! It’s a family affair.

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.

The Concert of Colors invites you to join Michigan Lion Dance - a student group celebrating diversity through the ancient art of lion dancing - to experience the blend of martial arts and dance that tells a story of courage. Enjoy the rhythmic beats of the drum, the graceful movements, and let the lion bring you good luck, health, and happiness!

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.