On Monday, July 26, the 28th annuAl Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series at Wingate Field in Crown Heights/Central Brooklyn, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, will feature the soulful sounds of Musiq Soulchild and Crisette Michele. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert Series and the Seaside Summer Concert Series at Coney Island have entertained hundreds of thousands of residents over the past three decades and remain the largest free concert series in the New York metropolitan area.
"Brooklyn is proud home to everyone from everywhere, so there is no better place in the world to enjoy music-the universal language," said BP Markowitz. "That's why I have been so proud to host free concerts at Coney Island for more than three decades, and in Central Brooklyn for 28 years. From Seaside's stellar lineup of Neil Sedaka, The Beach Boys and the B-52s, to MLK's George Clinton, Toni Braxton, and Sean Paul-not to mention a chance to catch the first lady of soul, Aretha Franklin, at both concert series-Brooklyn is once again the place to be for hot fun in the summertime."Musiq Soulchild's blockbuster 2000 debut, Aijuswanaseing, sold more than a million copies, garnering Musiq four Billboard Music Awards (including Best New Artist and Top R&B Artist), a Soul Train Music Award and an ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award. His next album, Juslisen, entered the Billboard 200 and R&B charts at number one. His next two albums also proved to be critical and commercial successes. Musiq has worked with the Roots and Carlos Santana, contributed songs to Tyler Perry film soundtracks and played himself on TV shows, including The Game, Soul Food and As the World Turns. His sixth studio album will be out later this year.Videos