Black Music Festival July 14 - 17
Downtown Neighbors Alliance
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July 14-17: Pittsburgh Black?Music?Festival featuring Lalah Hathaway, Debra Laws, Ronnie Laws & Band, The Walls Group, Pastor John P. Kee, Rakim, Tony! Toni! Tone, Brownstone, Ohio Players: Point State Park and Market Square, Downtown
The summer of 2022 is seeing an explosion in?Black?music?festivals?— and we’re here for it. The?four-day event?is a tribute to honor Pittsburgh native and influential soul/jazz/dance icon Phyllis Hyman. The festival kicks off on July 14 with Jazz Day featuring Lalah Hathaway, Debra Laws and the Ronnie Laws Band. July 15 is Gospel Day with Nicole Porter, The Walls Group and Pastor John P. Kee. July 16 is Hip-hop and R&B Day with a Phyllis Hyman Tribute show, elder rap god Rakim and upbeat ‘80s-’90s New Jack Swing giants Tony! Toni! Toné! The final day, July 17, is Jazz, Blues and Soul day with The B.B. King Experience, Brownstone and funk giants The Ohio Players.