ANOHNI, Spike Lee, Kamasi Washington, Dizzee Rascal, Metro Boomin, More Set for RBMA NYC Fest

Photo of ANOHNI by Inez and Vinoodh

Red Bull Music Academy Festival New York returns for its fourth consecutive year with a series of performances, lectures, and workshops that start April 29 and run through May 22. Today, the initial slate of events has been announced.

For more information on the full schedule, check here.

Some Highlights:

• ANOHNI will premiere the live show for her album, Hopelessness, with a band that includes Oneohtrix Point Never on May 18-19.
• Kamasi Washington, Pharoah Sanders, and the Sun Ra Arkestra will perform on May 8.
• Dizzee Rascal will perform his debut album, Boy in Da Corner, in full on May 6.
• A conversation with Spike Lee, moderated by Nelson George on May 2.
• A beatmaker roundtable with Metro Boomin, Zaytoven, and Sonny Digital where the producers explain the secrets behind their hits and later perform them, on April 30.
• Glenn Branca will perform his 8th and 10th Symphonies (The Mysteries) and his 12th Symphony (Total Sexus) with contributing guitarists on May 16.
• Diamanda Galás will perform new music on May 10-12.  
• “Last Night a DJ Saved My Soul” explores the connection between house music and gospel with Floorplan, DJ Pierre, Ann Nesby of Sounds of Blackness, Joubert Singers, Terrence Parker, Kenny Bobien, Slow To Speak, Budgie, and more on May 22.
• The NYC premiere of KIKI, a film about the city’s ballroom subculture, on April 29.
• An audiovisual installation of Mark Pritchard’s Under the Sun, May 12-15.

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