Performances & Events
Be amazed. Be awed. Be inspired. Gather with friends and family to experience FirstWorks as we shine a light on many of the greatest artists and thought leaders of our time from around the globe or around the corner. FirstWorks performances create indelible memories – not to be missed!
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Jake Blount + Mali Obomsawin
Providence Public Library 150 Empire Street, Providence, RI, United StatesJake Blount and Mali Obomsawin are award-winning musicians who have joined forces on their Smithsonian Folkways release, symbiont (2024). Blount (pronounced “blunt”) is a renowned interpreter of Black folk music who is recognized […]
BALA-BILA
Providence Public Library 150 Empire Street, Providence, RI, United StatesBALA-BILA brings together two African master musicians–Balla Kouyate on balafon, calabash, bass guitar and voice, and Matchume Zango on timbila, mbira, percussion and voice–through a live concert framed as an intercultural musical conversation […]