Recorded Live
Freedom: The Spirit and Legacy of Black Music
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1h 49m
A high energy show that chronicles how Black music evolved through the Freedom Movement and civil rights era in the 20th century and celebrates the songwriters and the significant contributions of Black artists. Songs by Sam Cooke, Mahalia Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley and many more. Narrated through song and text, the works of musicians, poets and activists such as Martin Luther King Jr., Stevie Wonder, James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, Maya Angelou are woven into the program. Performers with London Symphonia: Beau Dixon, creator, music director, arranger, pianist, singer; Alana Bridgewater, singer; Camille Eanga-Selenge, singer; Robert Ball, singer; Rohan Staton, guitars; Roger Williams, bass; Joe Bowden, drums. Scott Harrison conducts.
Recorded live at Metropolitan United, London, Ontario, February 24, 2024.
Up Next in Freedom: The Spirit and Legacy of Black Music
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Interviews with Guest Artists
Beau Dixon, creator, music director, arranger, and performer speaks with Andrew Chung, Artistic Producer, London Symphonia about the concept of the “docu-concert” and how Freedom: The Spirit and Legacy of Black Music came to be. They discuss being a young person and gaining skills as a musician, ...
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Concert Highlights
Dive into the soul-stirring journey of Black music! An electrifying concert created and performed by Beau Dixon, featuring an all-star lineup including Alana Bridgewater, Camille Eanga-Selenge, Robert Ball, Rohan Staton, Roger Williams, Joe Bowden and London Symphonia.
