- Hello Detroit.

I'm Satori Shakoor, and I'm so excited to bring you a special series of episodes from "Detroit Performs" Live.

We've put together some of the most incredible performances across genres, jazz, youth talent, acoustic sets, dance, multicultural showcases, and spoken word.

You won't wanna miss these unforgettable performances from some of the city's best.

It's a celebration of the amazing artists who make Detroit's creative scene so vibrant.

Tune in and experience the magic of "Detroit Performs" Live.

- [Announcer] Funding for "Detroit Performs" is provided by the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation, Gregory Haynes and Richard Sonenklar, the Kresge Foundation, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.

Thank you.

(lively music) - Hello, acoustic music fans.

I'm Satori Shakoor coming to you from 234 Piquette Street, the future home of Detroit PBS.

Today's episode is all about raw, real, and unplugged performances.

We've got some of Detroit's best acoustic artists, including Julianne Ankley, Trey Simon, and Olivia Dear, bringing you heartfelt performances you won't want to miss.

♪ On the shore is a beacon ♪ ♪ Of crumbling bricks faded white ♪ ♪ Stormy nights when the fog rolls in ♪ ♪ You can see its eerie light ♪ ♪ And if I were alive right now ♪ ♪ I'd be so tired of climbing ♪ ♪ These stairs to my eternal mission call ♪ ♪ And if it wasn't for the night ♪ ♪ I took your secrets to my grave ♪ ♪ Wouldn't be here at all ♪ ♪ Well I guess you were bigger ♪ ♪ Than the strength I had to live ♪ ♪ Twisted lies, all dressed up in kindness ♪ ♪ What you told my next of kin ♪ ♪ And if I were alive right now ♪ ♪ I'd be so tired of climbing ♪ ♪ These stairs to my eternal mission call ♪ ♪ If it wasn't for the night ♪ ♪ I took your secrets to my grave ♪ ♪ I wouldn't be here at all ♪ (Julianne vocalizing) ♪ Every wave of Lake Huron ♪ ♪ Finds its way to the shore ♪ ♪ And every night I climb this tower ♪ ♪ To shine the light forever more ♪ ♪ You'll hear my cry forever more ♪ ♪ And if I were alive right now ♪ ♪ I'd be so tired of climbing ♪ ♪ These stairs to my eternal mission call ♪ ♪ And if it wasn't for the night ♪ ♪ I took your secrets to my grave ♪ ♪ I wouldn't be here at all ♪ (starburst whooshing) ♪ The sculpted and praised grey glory parade ♪ ♪ Hallowed men disgracing pedestals ♪ ♪ Traitors of their time ♪ ♪ O say, can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ The evidence is indisputable ♪ ♪ In the golden age, which one's gleamed ♪ ♪ Is now tearing at the seams ♪ ♪ The stars and stripes are unraveling ♪ ♪ Monuments built to stand for ♪ ♪ We can no longer stand for ♪ ♪ Our silence now is damaging ♪ ♪ It's time for a reckoning ♪ ♪ A great awakening ♪ ♪ The next American revolution ♪ ♪ It is time to take down these systems of hate ♪ ♪ Disguised as love for God and country ♪ ♪ Proclamations that they made ♪ ♪ Yet I'm quiet and listless ♪ ♪ Do no more than bear witness ♪ ♪ But it's not enough as warm blood runs from broken bodies ♪ ♪ In the golden age, which one's gleamed ♪ ♪ Is now tearing at the seams ♪ ♪ Stars and stripes are unraveling ♪ ♪ And the words of men get lost on the wind ♪ ♪ Your silence now is deafening ♪ ♪ It's time for a reckoning ♪ ♪ A great awakening ♪ ♪ The next American Revolution ♪ - Dear Black Madonna, dear sacred mothers, America's coming for our sons with AR-15s, just as they came for Jesus.

How many crosses shall we burn?

50 years after Detroit and Newark set fire to racial inequality and police brutality, how many die before we erupt?

Our children blood lava spilling on concrete jungle streets.

How many prayer mats face east and pray five times a day for relief, for sanctuary, for peace?

I watch my son's arms grow longer.

I listen to his mind strengthen his pride.

Push past America.

♪ And be the finger that pulls ♪ ♪ The pin that holds ♪ ♪ This faulty union must be ground down ♪ ♪ So we can start anew ♪ ♪ And the truth we hold dear is yet to be known ♪ ♪ 'Til freedom rings for all, there can be none ♪ ♪ In the golden age, which one's gleamed ♪ ♪ Is now tearing at the seams ♪ ♪ Stars and stripes are unraveling ♪ ♪ So we'll take to the streets ♪ - [Jessica] We'll take to the streets.

♪ We will not retreat ♪ - [Jessica] We will not retreat.

♪ Silence becomes victory ♪ - [Jessica] Silence becomes victory.

♪ And there's time for a reckoning ♪ ♪ A great awakening ♪ ♪ The next American revolution ♪ - What is a slave name?

My son asked me at 10.

This is a moment our sons let go of our hands and want to play in the park with friends or walk home from school alone.

The answer is, Tamir Rice will never.

This is the collective worry of millions of Marys, hiding their Jesus children in the shelter.

Prayers, blankets, candles, family dinners.

Our sons still burning, our daughters not safe.

We rebel against colonization, resist the death of culture.

The killing of the old to rush in the new.

One day a prophet shall return.

The Flint water turns to wine.

(Audra vocalizing) (starburst whooshing) ♪ Woke up in the middle of the night ♪ ♪ 'Cause I don't sleep so well with you so far away ♪ ♪ When this world gets the better of me ♪ ♪ It's nice to know that some things never change ♪ ♪ You've been running at the speed of light ♪ ♪ Haven't slept since last July ♪ ♪ And I've been saving up but I'm still spent ♪ ♪ So someday soon we'll have enough for a house on a hill ♪ ♪ Or a corner lot ♪ ♪ And it'll all be worth it ♪ ♪ I'll want a house a home ♪ ♪ Where memories don't hug no ♪ ♪ They just hold you close ♪ ♪ And every day we wake up ♪ ♪ We're just glad to know ♪ ♪ I've got you you've got me ♪ ♪ We've got these four walls ♪ ♪ To call home ♪ ♪ We'll call it a home ♪ ♪ Called up in the middle of the night ♪ ♪ 'Cause I know you're awake ♪ ♪ Somewhere far away ♪ ♪ My head gets ahead of itself ♪ ♪ It's nice to know you're still in front of me ♪ ♪ Five years and still going strong ♪ ♪ And our baby runs through the yard ♪ ♪ We're so young and still growing up ♪ ♪ But just look how far we've come ♪ ♪ We made a house a home ♪ ♪ Where memories don't hug no ♪ ♪ They just hold you close ♪ ♪ And everyday we wake up we're just glad to know ♪ ♪ I've got you you've got me ♪ ♪ We've got these four walls ♪ ♪ To call home ♪ ♪ We'll call it a home ♪ ♪ If the door comes off of the hinge ♪ ♪ All the paint comes off of the walls ♪ ♪ Brick by brick by brick by brick comes tumbling down ♪ ♪ We'll let them fall ♪ ♪ 'Cause we made this house our home ♪ ♪ Where memories don't hug no ♪ ♪ They just hold us close ♪ ♪ And everyday we wake up we're just ♪ ♪ Happy to know that I've got you ♪ ♪ You've got me ♪ ♪ We've got these four walls ♪ ♪ To call home ♪ ♪ We'll call it a home ♪ ♪ I I I I I I ♪ ♪ We'll call it ♪ (starburst whooshing) ♪ I know that we've had our rough times ♪ ♪ Lately things haven't felt right ♪ ♪ Don't forget the words that I pledged ♪ ♪ On our wedding day to my last breath ♪ ♪ We had so much to fight for ♪ ♪ I hate that I left you heart and soul ♪ ♪ I'll do anything ♪ ♪ To make it right ♪ ♪ One last day on the front lines ♪ ♪ On the front lines ♪ ♪ We can do the impossible ♪ ♪ Baby I won't let us fall ♪ ♪ I know we're standing on the edge ♪ ♪ But we're stronger than this ♪ ♪ We can do the impossible ♪ ♪ Baby I'm still standing tall ♪ ♪ And I know it still hurts ♪ ♪ I won't make it worse ♪ ♪ Baby just reach out and grab my hand ♪ ♪ Our love will never end ♪ ♪ We can do the impossible ♪ ♪ We can do the impossible ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Honey just think about our kids ♪ ♪ Don't want them to see us end like this ♪ ♪ Let's push through when things get rough ♪ ♪ Show them the meaning of true love ♪ ♪ I work so hard to gain your trust ♪ ♪ I know my words don't mean much ♪ ♪ I'll become the man that you dreamed of ♪ ♪ Prove it to you, just watch me love ♪ ♪ Just watch me love ♪ ♪ 'Cause we can do the impossible ♪ ♪ Baby I won't let us fall ♪ ♪ I know we're standing on the edge ♪ ♪ But we're stronger than this ♪ ♪ We can do the impossible ♪ ♪ Baby I'm still standing tall ♪ ♪ And I know it still hurts ♪ ♪ I won't make it worse ♪ ♪ Baby just reach out and grab my hand ♪ ♪ Our love will never end ♪ ♪ We can do the impossible ♪ ♪ We can do the impossible ♪ ♪ If I have to leave and put ♪ ♪ All that we've built behind me ♪ ♪ I will I will ♪ ♪ We can rise and be ♪ ♪ Everything that we've dreamed and more ♪ ♪ If you will if you will ♪ ♪ 'Cause we can do the impossible ♪ ♪ Baby I won't let us fall ♪ ♪ I know we're standing on the edge ♪ ♪ But we're stronger than this ♪ ♪ We can do the impossible ♪ ♪ Baby I'm still standing tall ♪ ♪ And I know it still hurts ♪ ♪ I won't make it worse ♪ ♪ Baby just reach out and grab my hand ♪ ♪ Our love will never end ♪ ♪ We can do the impossible ♪ ♪ We can do the impossible ♪ ♪ We can do the impossible ♪ ♪ We can do the impossible ♪ ♪ Just you and me ♪ ♪ Just you and me ♪ ♪ Oh honey we can make it ♪ ♪ Darling we can make it ♪ ♪ If we try if we try ♪ (gentle guitar music) (starburst whooshing) (mellow guitar music) ♪ There is a bar on the side of the road ♪ ♪ It's like a house of the holy for wayward souls ♪ ♪ Where you can drink and you can pray ♪ ♪ To our lady of the highway ♪ ♪ Well, the night it grows long ♪ ♪ And the road it grows weary ♪ ♪ There's a sign in the distance ♪ ♪ That says eat, drink, and be merry ♪ ♪ You wanna believe you're ready to be saved ♪ ♪ Come to our lady of the highway ♪ ♪ Our lady of the highway, look after me tonight ♪ ♪ I've done it all wrong help me do something right ♪ ♪ Light the road ahead I pray ♪ ♪ To our lady of the highway ♪ ♪ Well you ain't got no money and you ain't got no friends ♪ ♪ Every road that you turned down winds up a dead end ♪ ♪ And no one will listen to a word that you say ♪ ♪ Come to our lady of the highway ♪ ♪ Our lady of the highway look after me tonight ♪ ♪ I've done it all wrong help me do something right ♪ ♪ Light the road ahead I pray ♪ ♪ To our lady of the highway ♪ ♪ Our lady of the highway look after me tonight ♪ ♪ I've done it all wrong help me do something right ♪ ♪ Light the road ahead I pray ♪ ♪ To our lady of the highway ♪ ♪ Our lady of the highway ♪ ♪ Our lady of the highway ♪ ♪ Our lady of the highway ♪ (starburst whooshing) ♪ Oh mother of light, mother of days ♪ ♪ You wait for the words that we promise to say ♪ ♪ We stand in your shadow but must sit by your side ♪ ♪ To hear your song in the wind blowing wild ♪ ♪ And I trust in the world you have given to us ♪ ♪ And I'll fight with my bones and my fists if I must ♪ ♪ To shatter the walls they put up with fear ♪ ♪ I will break all the rules just to keep her here ♪ ♪ Oh mother of mountains and mother of fire ♪ ♪ I climb the highest ridges and I light the pyre ♪ ♪ To burn down the kingdoms created by greed ♪ ♪ We'll dance on their ashes watch their power recede ♪ ♪ And I trust in the world you have given to us ♪ ♪ I will fight with my heart and my mind if I must ♪ ♪ To tear down the fences and take down the flags ♪ ♪ And undraw the lines that divide us in half ♪ ♪ Oh mother of freedom, mother of hope ♪ ♪ I'll pull back the blinders and I'll cut all the rope ♪ ♪ Smash all the windows, give away all my clothes ♪ ♪ And walk through your belly, get your mud on my toes ♪ ♪ 'Cause I trust in the world you have given to us ♪ ♪ And I'll fight with my fingers, tooth, nail if I must ♪ ♪ And I'll stand by your body while praising your name ♪ ♪ All that I am, I will look for the change ♪ ♪ Oh, mother of oceans, mother of grace ♪ ♪ Please won't you tell me that it's not too late ♪ ♪ Your bodies of water soon won't run clear ♪ ♪ Men on the hill, they just don't seem to care ♪ ♪ And I trust in the world you have given to us ♪ ♪ I will fight with my songs and my words if I must ♪ ♪ And will gather the people and march to the drum ♪ ♪ Stand in the way 'til they lay down the gun ♪ ♪ Oh mother of glory, mother of man ♪ ♪ You wait at your doorstep and I offer my hand ♪ ♪ So take me in, will me, and call me your own ♪ ♪ Stand and protect you 'til my days are all gone ♪ ♪ And I trust in the world you have given to us ♪ ♪ All I'll fight with my bones and my fists if I must ♪ ♪ To shatter the walls they put up with fear ♪ ♪ I will break all the rules just to keep her here ♪ ♪ I will break all the rules just to keep her here ♪ ♪ Come on, let's break all the rules just to keep her here ♪ - That was pure acoustic magic.

From the haunting melodies of Julianne Ankley to the soulful sounds of Trey Simon, these artists reminded us why acoustic music is so special.

Thank you for joining us, and stay tuned for more incredible performances on "Detroit Performs" Live.

- [Announcer] Funding for "Detroit Performs" is provided by the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation, Gregory Haynes and Richard Sonenklar, the Kresge Foundation, the Michigan Arts and Culture Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.

Thank you.

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