- Welcome global citizens, brothers and sisters, kings, queens, and in-betweens, to the "Concert of Colors" on Detroit PBS.

This is the Motor City's biggest multicultural music festival brought right to your screen.

We'd like to take a moment to thank WDET Detroit and Detroit PBS, and all our other funders and supporters.

This is the "Concert of Colors" on Detroit PBS.

- [Announcer] Support for this program is provided in part by The Kresge Foundation, the Gilbert Family Foundation, the DTE Foundation, Zingerman's Delicatessen, the Ralph C. Wilson Foundation, Mark Bernstein and Rachel Bendit, and by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.

Thank you.

(upbeat music) ♪ Hey ♪ Hey ♪ Hey ♪ Hey, hey ♪ Hey ♪ Your love is making me sing ♪ Hey, hey ♪ You've shown me such a good thing ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ I fell for you from the start ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪ You lit the fuse of my heart ♪ We've discovered two lovers can go anywhere ♪ ♪ You showed me how ♪ I can leave the ground and start to fly ♪ ♪ Fly ♪ Hey ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ Hey, hey ♪ Hey ♪ Hey, imagine me and you here ♪ Hey, imagine you and me there ♪ ♪ Hey, won't be a cloud in the sky ♪ ♪ Hey, the sun will keep us so high ♪ ♪ We've discovered two lovers can go anywhere ♪ ♪ You showed me how ♪ I can leave the ground and start to fly ♪ ♪ Fly ♪ Hey ♪ Hey, imagine me and you here ♪ Hey, imagine you and me there ♪ ♪ Hey, won't be a cloud in the sky ♪ ♪ Hey, the sun will keep us so high ♪ ♪ We've discovered two lovers can go anywhere ♪ ♪ You showed me how ♪ I can leave the ground and start to fly ♪ ♪ Fly ♪ Hey ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ Hey ♪ Hey ♪ Hey ♪ Hey - Some of those that don't know.

Who know about the black drawers?

(audience cheers) Well, can you tell everybody else?

Whenever you see me sing anywhere, I want you to meet me with your black drawers on.

Come on.

(upbeat jazz music) Now, I'ma need your help with this one too.

Yeah!

Come on, I got mine on.

Listen.

♪ Woke up this morning and reached for the telephone, yeah ♪ ♪ I woke up this morning, baby ♪ Reaching for the telephone, mm-hmm ♪ ♪ You know I got your message, baby ♪ ♪ To meet me with your black drawers on ♪ ♪ You know I love you ♪ I'll never leave you hangin' on, no ♪ ♪ You know I love you, baby ♪ And I'll never leave you hangin' on ♪ ♪ No, I won't ♪ All you have to do is ask ♪ I'll meet you with my black drawers on ♪ Show me you drawers y'all, com eon.

Hey!

(upbeat jazz music) Come on, James.

Now, you know James, the heat is on.

Don't hurt him.

Come on, Louis, give 'em something!

Aw!

That's Louis Ressler now.

Come on, Roscoe!

He's got his on for sure.

Come on, David!

Whoo!

Hey!

Give it up for David Brawl, y'all!

Whoo!

I forgot to tell y'all, David introduced me to The Chisel Brothers, okay?

So it's his fault.

Mm-hmm.

Now, on this next part, I'ma need y'all to sing this with me loud and strong.

All right?

Are you with me tonight?

(audience cheers) ♪ Then say, baby ♪ Meet me with your black drawers on ♪ ♪ Just say, baby ♪ Meet me with your black drawers on ♪ Just that simple ♪ Just say, baby ♪ Meet me with your black drawers on ♪ I'm not convinced.

You gotta do it a little bit louder.

♪ Baby - What?

♪ Meet me with your black drawers on ♪ ♪ Meet me with your black drawers on ♪ ♪ Sing it again, now ♪ Baby ♪ Baby ♪ Meet me with your black drawers on ♪ ♪ Meet me with your black drawers on ♪ ♪ One more time ♪ Baby ♪ Baby, yeah ♪ Meet me with your black drawers on ♪ ♪ Meet me with your black drawers on ♪ ♪ Hey, baby ♪ Will you meet me with your black drawers on ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ Meet me with your black drawers on, yeah ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, baby ♪ I said meet me ♪ Meet me with your black drawers on ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ Baby ♪ Meet me with your black drawers on ♪ ♪ Meet me ♪ Meet me with your black silk drawers on ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ Baby ♪ I'll meet you ♪ Meet you with my black lace drawers on ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ Meet me with your black drawers on ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah - Whoo!

(audience cheers) Thank you, y'all.

God bless you.

- If y'all got the stamina, everybody raise your hammer like this.

We gonna address the topic now.

Y'all follow me, and y'all drop it when we drop it.

♪ Flash of bright lights ♪ Click the cameras ♪ You got swag, son, but you ain't got the stamina ♪ ♪ Can't handle us ♪ Ain't man enough ♪ They got the swag, son, but you ain't got the stamina ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ Drop your hammer ♪ Drop the hammer ♪ You know what, chief ♪ I'm in a good mood ♪ The vibrations, quite amusing ♪ ♪ I'm a good dude ♪ Although my patience ain't the greatest ♪ ♪ I've got good news ♪ It's finally time to do away ♪ With all the hatred in the streets ♪ ♪ At least I came to say my peace ♪ ♪ I'm exhausted with the floss ♪ The lying, greed and killing ♪ I'd inspire ♪ Before I mislead a million ♪ Some respect the fool flashing ice upon families ♪ ♪ I respect the dude to sacrifice for his family ♪ ♪ Some respect the thief stealing joy and live in greed ♪ ♪ I respect those around the promoting peace ♪ ♪ Some respect the thugs willing to kill for the streets ♪ ♪ I respect the ones willing to live for their beliefs ♪ ♪ Now flash your bright lights ♪ Click the cameras ♪ They got swagger, dog, but you ain't got no stamina.

♪ ♪ Can't handle us ♪ Ain't man enough ♪ You got swag, son, but you ain't got the stamina ♪ ♪ Get 'em up ♪ Let me see you drop the hammer, come on ♪ ♪ Let me see you - Let's go.

We warming up now.

Let's go, chief.

♪ I paid my own dues ♪ So Michael can fight his own battles ♪ ♪ We makin' bold moves ♪ No, we don't hide in no shadows ♪ ♪ Make my own rules ♪ The path we travel is narrow ♪ We don't fight with no model ♪ Got my hand on the throttle ♪ Come on ♪ Got the present in my pocket ♪ Got the past strapped on my back ♪ ♪ Got tomorrow on my tongue ♪ And told the future I'll be back ♪ ♪ I don't attack other rappers in this biz ♪ ♪ Africans catch enough flack as it is ♪ ♪ Get 'em ♪ An eagle need not convince the people they can fly ♪ ♪ When you see them birds chirping all the time ♪ ♪ Y'all know why ♪ My third eye is optical and I've got you in the crosshair ♪ ♪ Taking over tables like Christ ♪ ♪ You can't force it ♪ Flash of bright lights ♪ Click the cameras ♪ You got swag, dog, but you ain't got no stamina ♪ ♪ Can't handle us ♪ Ain't man enough ♪ You got swag, son, but you ain't got no stamina ♪ - Let's go.

Let's go.

Too many to pour, y'all.

(audience cheers) - Michael has the secret code.

Okay, he has the secret code.

It's like in a cowbell, not a book, a cowbell.

And do your thing when we do this, okay, Ace?

Ace is the man!

♪ Ah-huh ♪ Ha (upbeat music) Help me sing this song.

♪ All my friends know the low ride ♪ ♪ The low rider is a little higher ♪ Hey!

Ha!

♪ The low rider drives a little slower ♪ ♪ Low rider is a real goer Hey.

Ha!

(Lonnie speaks in foreign language) (Sal sings in foreign language) - Let's take a trip, low rider.

♪ Take a little trip ♪ Take a little trip - Why you be trippin'?

♪ Take a little trip ♪ Take a little trip ♪ Take a little trip with me ♪ Take a little trip ♪ Take a little trip ♪ Take a little trip with me ♪ Take a little sip ♪ Take a little sip ♪ Take a little sip with me ♪ Take a little hit ♪ Take a little hit ♪ Take a little hit with me ♪ Take a little trip - Ladies!

Ladies!

How would you like to meet the band?

Well, my star of the show, my star of the show, there he is, Ace, yeah.

Come on, show them what you're working with.

He'll wake up in a minute.

Let me see some Michael Jackson.

(audience cheers) That's what I'm talking about.

And he gotta smile!

♪ Yeah, yeah He's about to get a, put a group together, and my wife is gonna be his background singer.

Smart wife, Teresa, Teresa.

Yeah.

And there is Adam Edmonds, tour manager.

Now let's get to the band.

Keep doing your thing.

♪ On the guitar ♪ I'm talking about the guitar ♪ From Santa Monica, California ♪ ♪ Please, please Give it up for James Zota Baker.

Yeah.

(speaks in foreign language) I'm sorry, let me say that in Spanish.

On percussion, with all his toys, from Chihuahua, Mexico, please give it up for Marco Reyes!

(speaks in foreign language) I'm sorry.

And from Tijuana, Mexico.

Tijuana!

There she is.

Tijuana.

Tijuana!

I said Tijuana.

I said Tijuana.

Tijuana.

I said Tijuana.

I said Tijuana.

I said Tijua-jua-jua-jua-jua-jua-jua-j.

Please give it up for Salvador Rodriguez.

Whoo!

- Tijuana.

- Break it down, y'all, break it down.

(speaks in foreign language) I'm talking about the bass, from Bogota, Colombia.

(speaks in foreign language) Oh, nevermind.

From Tucson, Arizona, on the bass, please give it up for Rene Camacho.

Saxophone.

On the saxophone, I said the saxophone.

Ha.

Ugh!

From Long Beach, California-yay, please give it up for a Scott Martin!

♪ And on harmonica, I say harmonica ♪ ♪ Pa pa pa pa pa, harmonica ♪ On the harmonica, on the harmonica ♪ ♪ Pa ta pa, harmonica Hey!

♪ All the way from Santa Barbara, California ♪ ♪ Yay yay yay yay Please give it up for Mitch, with an M, Mitch Kashmar!

This is Mitch Kashmar.

♪ And let's talk about me ♪ I, I, me, me ♪ I was born by the river In San Diego, California, right on the border, Chula Vista and Tijuana.

And I've been with you all for over 55 years plus.

Would you believe that we finally got our star on the Hollywood Rock of Fame?

Can you believe that?

Oh, I'm getting jacked.

- Now it's time to get on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, huh?

We gotta get in there next, huh?

We love it here in Detroit.

Thank you so much for being here.

Did you guys have a good time?

(audience cheers) Yeah, yeah!

Let's hear it for this guy.

He puts on a great show, right?

He works his --- off every night.

Let's hear for him, come on, Lonnie Jordan, the original, the original member, Lonnie Jordan!

- You, you are our rock and roll hall of fans.

Thank you.

You put us here, you can take us out.

♪ So if you wanna keep moving ♪ And you wanna keep grooving ♪ If you wanna keep movin' and a-groovin' and a-doin' ♪ ♪ And a movin', doin', doin', ♪ Movin', movin', doin', movin', doin', doin' ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ Here's, here's all you got to ♪ ♪ Here's all you got to ♪ Here's all you ♪ You got to, got to, got to, got to ♪ ♪ Ha ha ha ha, girl, you gotta take a little trip ♪ ♪ Take a little trip ♪ Take a little trip with me ♪ Take a little trip ♪ Take a little trip ♪ Take a little trip and see Hey!

Hey!

(audience cheers) One more time.

Hey!

(upbeat music) - Ladies and gentlemen, join me as I welcome on stage the king of Afrobeat, Femi Kuti!

(upbeat music) (audience cheers) (Femi vocalizes) (Femi sings in foreign language) (audience cheers) (upbeat rock music) ♪ Crazy Aunt Maizy ♪ What will you wear today ♪ Your classic corduroy dark sweater ♪ ♪ No one can love you ♪ Until you change your ways into something better ♪ ♪ Don't be afraid ♪ You'll make the grade ♪ Your stockings are designer, Aunt Maizy ♪ ♪ Cray Aunt Maizy ♪ Who will you wear today ♪ The conversation's not going your way ♪ ♪ No one can own you ♪ Yet you conceal your face with lipstick you wore yesterday ♪ ♪ Don't be afraid ♪ It's not too late ♪ To change into someone who's not crazy, Aunt Maizy ♪ ♪ Who will you wear today ♪ She says ♪ I'm not better ♪ In my favorite sweater ♪ It's not too late ♪ To make a change ♪ Oh, Aunt Maizy ♪ Crazy ♪ Who will you wear today (Wendell vocalizes) (upbeat jazz music) - Oh, really?

Y'all got some rhythm out there.

Yeah.

Yeah.

(audience cheers and applauds) - And the next one is a brand new song that's not even out yet, so we're debuting it here tonight.

The record comes out August 11th.

(audience cheers) So we're really excited to play it here for you first time out of the gate.

This is "Brisa Del Mar".

(upbeat music) (singing in foreign language) (audience cheers) Gracias.

- All right, this song was written by Lowell Paulson, if you know who that is, but I think... Well, so it was originally done by The "5" Royales, and then a guy named James Brown kinda made it famous.

♪ Think of all the, aw ♪ Think of all the sacrifices ♪ I make for you ♪ Think about the good things ♪ That I done for you ♪ Think of all the bad things ♪ I try not to do ♪ Think about the wrong things ♪ You dared me to do ♪ Come on, sugar and ♪ Think, think ♪ About the good things ♪ About the bad things ♪ About the wrong things ♪ About the right things ♪ Baby, before you leave me ♪ You'll realize that I'm the one who loves you ♪ (singer speaks in foreign language) - Whoo!

(singer speaks in foreign language) ♪ How much of your sacrifices can I really claim ♪ ♪ How many tears have you shed for which I was to blame ♪ ♪ I thought I had remembered ♪ Just what went wrong ♪ I tried so hard to please you ♪ ♪ That's what I thought ♪ Come on, sugar ♪ And think, think ♪ About the good things ♪ About the bad things ♪ About the right things ♪ About the wrong things ♪ Think, yeah (singing in foreign language) ♪ Think, think (singing in foreign language) ♪ About the good things ♪ About the bad things (singing in foreign language) ♪ Think about the wrong things (singing in foreign language) ♪ Think about the time we were in California ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Think about the time we were in love ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Come on, baby, think, think, think ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Come on, baby, think, think, think ♪ (singing in foreign language) - [Announcer] Support for this program is provided in part by The Kresge Foundation, the Gilbert Family Foundation, the DTE Foundation, Zingerman's Delicatessen, the Ralph C. Wilson Foundation, Mark Bernstein and Rachel Bendit, and by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.

Thank you.

(soft piano music)