ESSENCE Festival’s Evening Concert Series kicked off Saturday night and provided a much-needed dose of nostalgia, served with music and your choice of wine.

Wyclef Jean, Raphael Saadiq and India.Arie took us on a melodic escape as they performed their classics during Saturday night’s epic concert that benefited and celebrated essential workers, Black-owned businesses and opened his set with a radical guitar solo while a kick snare played in the background.

“Everybody in the world is going through so much and I just want to say, choose a way to raise your voice and say something that you think needs to be said to the world today,” said Saadiq before thanking ESSENCE for allowing him to be apart of this year’s festival.

There’s plenty more performances during week two of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture.

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