Strange Fruit Music Festival in LeBauer Park April 13

START THIS MORNING SHOW. LET’S LEARN ABOUT THE RETURN OF A LOCAL MUSIC FESTIVAL. YEAH, THE STRANGE FRUIT MUSIC FESTIVAL IS THIS SATURDAY IN LEBAUER PARK. THIS ANNUAL EVENT IS HOSTED BY THE TRIAD BASED STRANGE FRUIT FOUNDATION, AND WHILE THE EVENT IS FREE TO ATTEND, DONATIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. SO LET’S SAY GOOD MORNING TO CYRIL HOWELL JUNIOR. HE IS THE FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STRANGE FRUIT FOUNDATION. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. LET’S JUST START WITH THE OVERALL MISSION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION. WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW? YEAH. SO STRANGE FRUIT FOUNDATION IS BASICALLY HERE, UH, TO PROVIDE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES OF VALUE TO BLACK MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS IN GENERAL AND ALSO ADVOCATE, UH, FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST GRASSROOTS MUSICIANS ACROSS THE CITY GETTING LIVE MUSIC, THRIVING IN THIS IN THE CITY AND THE TRIAD. SO THE THE EVENT THAT’S COMING UP THIS WEEKEND IS THE THIRD ANNUAL EVENT. UH, CYRIL, TALK ABOUT THIS YEAR’S LINEUP. YEAH, THIS YEAR’S LINEUP IS GOING TO BE, UH, FILLED WITH VERY ECLECTIC VIBES, UH, THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY. AND, UH, WE’LL BE HAVING JAZZ AND SOUL, UH, FROM, UH, DESTINY STONE, WHO’S ALSO GOING TO DO A NINA SIMONE TRIBUTE. UH, WE HAVE GO GO, PERFORMED BY ALTER EGO BAND. WE’RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE AFRICAN UNPLUGGED THERE. DO, UM, AFRICAN PERCUSSION AS WELL AS A HIP HOP BAND, THE NUBIAN COLLECTIVE, WHICH IS THE BAND THAT I LEAD. UM, SO IT’LL BE A LOT OF GREAT MUSIC. UH, WE ALSO HAVE GRASSROOTS, UM, ARTISTS. UH, WE HAD A PROGRAM CALLED NEW FINDS THAT WE’VE, UH, GOT GRASSROOTS ARTISTS, AND WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A BAND BEHIND THEM PLAYING, AND THEY’LL GET TO PRESENT DURING THE FESTIVAL AS WELL. WELL THAT’S COOL. I LIKE THAT ECLECTIC VIBE. I LIKE THAT, TOO. SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD OLD TIME. BUT WE ARE AWARE THAT YOU NEED SOME VOLUNTEERS. SO WHAT ARE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT PEOPLE CAN HELP YOU GUYS OUT ON SATURDAY? YEAH, THEY GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND JUST, UH, CLICK UM, UNDERNEATH STRANGE FRUIT FESTIVAL. THEY’LL SEE A LINK FOR VOLUNTEERS. UH, WE NEED STAGEHANDS. WE NEED PEOPLE TO BE ARTISTS, LIAISONS. WE NEED PEOPLE TO WORK THE MERCHANDISE BOOTH AND THE WELCOME BOOTH. UH, ALSO, THE BUCKET BRIGADE. THERE’S GOING TO BE GOING AROUND COLLECTING INFORMATION AND, UH, ALSO COLLECTING DONATIONS THAT WILL BE NEEDED FOR FURTHER PROGRAMING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OKAY. SO, FOLKS, HAVE YOU HEARD THAT? AND YOU’RE ABLE TO HELP OUT THIS WEEKEND? DEFINITELY GO TO THEIR WEBSITE TO LOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION THERE. SARAH. ARE THERE OTHER EVENTS OR PROGRAMS THAT THE FOUNDATION HOSTS COMING UP THAT YOU WANT TO HIT ON? UH, YEAH. UM, LIKE I SAID, WE, UH, DO THE NEW FINDS PROGRAMING, WHICH, UM, SPECIFICALLY GRABS ARTISTS WHO, UH, MAY NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM ON A MAIN STAGE OTHERWISE. UM, SO THAT’S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS TO, TO GET WITH US AND WE TAKE THEM THROUGH AN ARTIST DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND EVERYTHING. AND THE ARTISTS. THAT WE HAVE ARE GOING ON TO THE FESTIVAL. UM, SO THAT’S SOMETHING THAT WE’RE GOING TO DO AGAIN THIS YEAR. UM, AND WE’RE GOING TO ALSO MAKE THAT AN ANNUAL, UM, EVENT AS WELL AS OUR LIVE MUSIC INITIATIVE, WHERE WE THROW UP SHOWS ACROSS THE CITY AT DIFFERENT VENUES LIKE, UH, FLAT IRON OR, UM, YOU KNOW, OTHER VENUES, UM, AS WELL AS ARTIST DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS THAT WE’RE PUTTING INTO PLACE. SARAH, CAN YOU TOUCH ON HOW IMPORTANT THIS WEEKEND’S CONCERT IS FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION? HOW DOES IT SUPPORT YOUR MISSION? UH, IT’S IT’S VERY IMPORTANT. THIS IS ACTUALLY, UH, THE START AND THE INCEPTION OF, UH, WHENEVER WE DECIDED THAT WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE COMMUNITY, WE, UM, YOU KNOW, I’VE TRAVELED IN AND SEEN, UM, OTHER CITIES WITH, WITH BIG FESTIVALS AND EVERYTHING, AND I JUST THOUGHT, MAN, IT WOULD BE NICE FOR US TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HERE. UM, BUT AS WELL, YOU KNOW, BEING A BLACK ORGANIZATION, YOU KNOW, UH, SOMETIMES WE LACK RESOURCES AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE’S BEEN A HISTORY OF YOUR VOICE. NOT BEING HEARD AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT’S WHERE THE CONCEPT OF STRANGE FRUIT, WHICH WAS A SONG THAT NINA SIMONE SUNG, AS WELL AS BILLIE HOLIDAY, AND THEY THEY DIDN’T WANT THEM TO PERFORM IT IN CERTAIN PLACES. UM, SO, SO WE WANT TO CREATE THAT SPACE, UM, FOR PEOPLE LIKE US TO BE ABLE TO BE ON, UH, IN BIGGER PRODUCTIONS AND WILL MORE ORGANIZED PRODUCTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE APPRECIATE YOU JOINING OUR SHOW THIS MORNING TO SHARE MORE ABOUT YOUR MISSION, AND WE HOPE FOR THE VERY BEST ON SATURDAY FOR EVERYONE AT HOME. TUNING IN THE STRANGE FRUIT MUSIC FESTIVAL IS COMING UP SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH. PERFORMANCES BEGIN AT 2 P.M. INSIDE LEBAUER PARK. IT IS NOT TICKETED, BUT DONATIONS ARE CERTAINLY ENCOURAGED AND APPRECIATE CREATED TO SUPPORT THEM. TO LEA

Strange Fruit Foundation is putting on its third annual musical festival this weekend in Greensboro.The organization works to create fair opportunities for Black musicians and artists, often partnering with other organizations to lobby for inclusion and fair wages for grassroots musicians and artists.While the event is free in LeBauer Park, organizers are asking attendees to donate money to support its mission and create more live music opportunities. They are also still looking for volunteers. Watch the interview with Cyril Howell, Jr, Founder and Creative Director of the Strange Fruit Foundation, in the video above to learn more. This year’s sponsors include Arts Council of Greater Greensboro, Cemala Foundation, Greensboro Parks and Rec, Tito’s and Stardust Cellars.The 3rd annual Strange Fruit Music Festival starts at 2 p.m. on Saturday at LeBauer Park in Greensboro. The lineup includes Destiny Stone, Alter Ego Band, Africa Unplugged and The NuBeing Collective. Find more information on the artists and Saturday’s event by clicking here.

GREENSBORO, N.C. —

Strange Fruit Foundation is putting on its third annual musical festival this weekend in Greensboro.

The organization works to create fair opportunities for Black musicians and artists, often partnering with other organizations to lobby for inclusion and fair wages for grassroots musicians and artists.

While the event is free in LeBauer Park, organizers are asking attendees to donate money to support its mission and create more live music opportunities. They are also still looking for volunteers. Watch the interview with Cyril Howell, Jr, Founder and Creative Director of the Strange Fruit Foundation, in the video above to learn more.

This year’s sponsors include Arts Council of Greater Greensboro, Cemala Foundation, Greensboro Parks and Rec, Tito’s and Stardust Cellars.

The 3rd annual Strange Fruit Music Festival starts at 2 p.m. on Saturday at LeBauer Park in Greensboro.

The lineup includes Destiny Stone, Alter Ego Band, Africa Unplugged and The NuBeing Collective. Find more information on the artists and Saturday’s event by clicking here.

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Strange Fruit Music Festival in LeBauer Park April 13

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