The BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn 2022 summer festival is at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn from June 8 – Aug 6, 2022. There are a few benefit shows, but most concerts are free. bricartsmedia.org #CelebrateBrooklyn
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn 2022
Free shows are first come – first serve. RSVPs are for information only. They do not hold a space. If you really want to get inside, go 1-2 hours early. But you can always enjoy the music from outside the bandshell. Picnics outside the venue can be really fun.
The festival is diverse like we are, but this is the Latin part. Our Latin concept includes the entire Caribbean, Latin America and Mother Africa.
June 2022
Jazz and Soul
OPENING NIGHT
Saxophonist Kamasi Washington blends Jazz, Hip-Hop, Classical and R&B with Ravyn Lenae’s neo-soul and DJ Reborn open BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn 2022 at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on Wed, Jun 8, 2022 at 7:30pm (6:30pm doors). Free. bricartsmedia.org
Reggae and Steel Pan
Third World plays Reggae Fusion and Pan Evolution Steel Pan Orchestra plays West Indian Steel Pan at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on Sat, Jun 11, 2022 at 7:30pm (6:30pm doors). Free. bricartsmedia.org
Afrobeats
Davido (FIFA World Cup 2022 soundtrack “Hayya Hayya” (Better Together)) brings his “The We Rise By Lifting Others Tour” of Nigerian Afrobeats Global music to the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 7:30pm (6:30pm doors). From $60. bricartsmedia.org 🇳🇬
NPR Tiny Desk On the Road
This year’s NPR Tiny Desk contest winner Alisa Amador sings Pop and is joined by past winners Fantastic Negrito (Blues), Seratones (Rock), and Linda Diaz (R&B from the Lower East Side) at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on Sat, June 18, 2022 at 7pm (6pm doors). Free. bricartsmedia.org 🇦🇷🇵🇷🇺🇸
Juneteenth UNITYFEST 2022
Jay Lamont hosts Tye Tribbett, Israel Houghton, Mali Music and Robert Randolph at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on Juneteenth, Sun, June 19, 2022 at 7:30pm (6:30pm doors). Free. bricartsmedia.org 🇺🇸
Vallenato and Cumbia
Fonseca plays Colombian Vallenato, and NYC’s own La Cumbiamba eNeYé plays Cumbia the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on Fri, June 24, 2022 at 7:30pm (6:30pm doors). Free. bricartsmedia.org 🇨🇴
Nouveau Cirque and Rock
French Canadian Cirque Kalabanté and New Yorker Natu Camara give a free family show of Guinean Nouveau Cirque and Rock at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 4pm (3pm doors). bricartsmedia.org 🇬🇳🇨🇦🇺🇸
July 2022
Rap
Ghanian American rapper Vic Mensa and Cuban Jamaican American poet Aja Monet rap the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on Friday, July 8, 2022 at 7:30pm (6:30pm doors). bricartsmedia.org 🇬🇭🇨🇺🇯🇲🇺🇸
Latin Alternative
Chicano Batman from Los Angeles plays Latin Alternative and Brazilian Norwegian Jazz singer Charlotte Dos Santos (Berklee) sings Latin Alternative at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 7:30pm (6:30pm doors). bricartsmedia.org 🇲🇽🇺🇸🇧🇷
August 2022
Thai Alternative and Malian Afrobeats
Khruangbin plays Alternative Rock and Malian singer Vieux Farka Touré plays Afrobeats in a benefit concert at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 7pm (6pm doors). bricartsmedia.org 🇺🇸🇲🇱
CLOSING NIGHT
Nigerian superstar Yemi Alade sings Afropop and Amindi from LA sings Pop at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 7:30pm (6:30pm doors). Free. 🇳🇬🇺🇸