The 92nd Street Y is set to present Karen Slack & Kevin Miller in “African Queens.”

The concert will be presented on March 11, 2025, at the Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center and streaming online.

Grammy Award winner and Sphinx Medal of Excellence winner Slack will offer the New York premiere of her new commissioning project “African Queens.” The original piece features new art songs exploring the legacy of seven powerful African queens throughout history who were revered as rulers but under-celebrated in the western world.

The program will feature eight new songs written for Slack by African and American composers including Jasmine Barnes, Damien Geter, Jessie Montgomery, Shawn Okpebholo, Dave Ragland, Carlos Simon, and Joel Thompson, a.k.a the Blacknificent 7, a musical collective that was the brainchild of Karen Slack herself, with special guest Will Liverman.

Featured song texts are by Lorene Cary, Alicia Haymer, Tsitsi Ella Jaji, Deborah D.E.E.P Mouton, and creative collaborator for the African Queens project, Jay Saint Flono.

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