Posts Tagged ‘B-Digga’
‘B-Digga Presents’
B-Digga Presents
The Baldacchino
Remaining Performances:
Saturday, July 19 @ 5 PM
Saturday, July 26 @ 6:30 PM
Sunday, July 27 @ 5 PM
They Say: “A multimedia extravaganza! B-Digga’s groundbreaking music with live performance and vocals by some of D.C.’s finest artists, with accompanying video and computer generated imagery. The music will be progressive hip-hop, soul and acid jazz-material that’s intelligent and thought provoking but also crowd-engaging, danceable, and guaranteed to groove!”
Majeedah’s Take: Focusing on the music and messages of B-Digga’s lineup, audience members received a healthy dosage of entertaining and engaging hip-hop. Although I was unsure when the show actually began, until then audience members were entertained by dancing bodies, moving kaleidoscopes and brilliantly colored abstract images featured on a projection screen. This provided a backdrop to the opening instrumentals.
Ms. Tamika Jones, accompanied by fellow singers Shareeta and Eric, opened the first set with a series of eclectic tunes with thoughtful and upbeat lyrics. Songs such as “Back to Life,” “You and Me” and “Runnin” are reminiscent of a DJ Spinna extended mix or a Future Sound of Jazz compilation album. As Ms. Jones sang about lost love and self-determination, I was reminded of a new age Nina Simone or an Ursula Rucker.
