- Hello, everybody.

I'm Charles Ezra Ferrell, neighborhood program director for the Concert of Colors.

Welcome to "Detroit Performs."

Tonight, "Detroit Performs" proudly brings you the Concert of Colors: Curved Shores Concert, a Native artist showcase live from Spot Lite Detroit.

Tonight's performances are curated by Vibes with the Tribes and feature the best of indigenous music, dance and culture.

Let's get ready to watch the Concert of Colors right here on "Detroit Performs."

- [Announcer] Funding for "Detroit Performs" is provided by the Kresge Foundation, the Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation, and by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.

Thank you.

(funky upbeat music) (music fades) (SouFy speaking in foreign language) - What up to everybody?

Name is SouFy, I'm the creator, owner, director of Vibes with the Tribes.

Vibes with the Tribes was created in 2020.

It was like during the pandemic and it was going back and forth whether we was able to do it in person or not.

So we did it virtually the first year, and then 2021 was the first in-person event.

It's an event that combines powwow and also music, whether it's rap, country, rock, alternative, anybody that's making noise in the indigenous Native music scene.

We'll have the local artists that are here in the city, Native artists that are making their way and emerging.

And then we'll bring out some of the national or international Native artists that are doing well, that are maybe putting out new music in Indian Country, and we'll put them all together.

One of the coolest things is a lot of the artists that I do bring out, they've never been to Waawiyatanong, they've never been to Detroit before.

So it's also like a hosting thing too, to bring them here to our city.

So it's always a mesh of people coming from anywhere, different reservations, different cities from around the country.

And we always make sure we have our people representing Detroit at the festival.

Concert of Colors is always doing great work with musicians and artists and putting them on amazing platforms and supporting them, whether that's financially, whether that's with just putting them in positions to better their career and their artistry, and Concert of Colors has been doing that.

So miigwetch to Concert of Colors.

Thank them very much for this neighborhood programing.

We're grateful to be a part of it, man.

If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be able to have all these amazing artists here.

- Let's go.

This open concept thing is so cool, by the way, having the stage on the floor.

(steely pensive music) ♪ I been broken, beat down ♪ ♪ Flipped all the way upside down ♪ ♪ I don't know know what's next for me ♪ ♪ It's getting harder and harder ♪ ♪ To breathe ♪ ♪ But I can't keep on running ♪ ♪ From my destiny ♪ ♪ And you just keep on trying ♪ ♪ To take that from me ♪ ♪ But my mama taught me better than that ♪ ♪ Mama ♪ ♪ But my mama taught me better than that ♪ ♪ Mama ♪ ♪ You could try to take me ♪ ♪ But you're never gonna break me ♪ ♪ Ain't no way that you can get me back ♪ ♪ 'Cause my mama taught me better than that ♪ ♪ Mama ♪ ♪ I bet you ♪ ♪ Wish I'd never find another ♪ ♪ And make him mine ♪ ♪ Right now he's falling for me ♪ ♪ You doing all of this just to spite me ♪ ♪ You ain't ever had ♪ ♪ Another woman like me ♪ ♪ You want me to keep on running ♪ ♪ Back to you ♪ ♪ But my mama taught me better than that ♪ ♪ Mama ♪ ♪ Yeah, my mama taught me better than that ♪ ♪ Mama ♪ ♪ You could try to take me ♪ ♪ But you're never gonna break me ♪ ♪ Ain't no way that you can get me back ♪ ♪ 'Cause my mama taught me better than that ♪ ♪ Mama ♪ - All right, so for people that know this song, I need you to hear the mamas.

♪ Mama, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ - Here we go.

♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Mama ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Mama ♪ (audience cheers and applauds) - All right, whew.

(audience cheers) Let's go.

(gentle RNB music) ♪ Seeing you again makes me uneasy ♪ ♪ Got all these memories coming back ♪ ♪ Feels likes I'm under attack ♪ ♪ I'd rather you not see me ♪ ♪ How do I breathe ♪ ♪ How do I speak ♪ ♪ To somebody that I used to know ♪ ♪ What do you see ♪ ♪ A figment of imagination or reality ♪ ♪ How'd you make me feel like this ♪ ♪ Palms are sweaty, knees weak ♪ ♪ But I can't quit ♪ ♪ Suddenly you call me again ♪ ♪ It's been so hard to pretend ♪ ♪ Hiding the way I feel ♪ ♪ Fighting the urge to make you real ♪ ♪ So why do I feel like this ♪ ♪ Why would I want you back for real ♪ ♪ Telling me this and telling me that ♪ ♪ Why you're so hard to see ♪ ♪ To see ♪ ♪ That we ♪ ♪ Don't work and I know that it hurts ♪ ♪ Just recognize and let it be ♪ ♪ You gotta let it be ♪ ♪ Just let it be ♪ ♪ 'Cause we both know how this could go ♪ ♪ Say the wrong word ♪ ♪ And you lose all control ♪ ♪ Your temperature change ♪ ♪ With the season ♪ ♪ Can't keep going on about the reasons ♪ ♪ How'd you make me feel like this ♪ ♪ Got me wondering where ♪ ♪ And how you been ♪ ♪ Suddenly you call me again ♪ ♪ It's been so hard to pretend ♪ ♪ Hiding the way I feel ♪ ♪ Fighting the urge to make it real ♪ ♪ So why I do I feel like this ♪ ♪ Why would I want you back for real ♪ ♪ This, that, so hard to see ♪ ♪ Don't work, that it hurts ♪ ♪ Just let it be ♪ ♪ This, that, so hard to see ♪ ♪ Yeah, don't work, that it hurts ♪ ♪ Just let it be ♪ - Woo!

(audience cheers) (audience cheers) (funky upbeat music) (music fades) ♪ Hey, you hear them drums, here we come ♪ ♪ I won't rest, look ♪ ♪ Till we get it out the slums ♪ ♪ And the rez, hey ♪ ♪ They wanna know if we the ones ♪ ♪ That they should test ♪ ♪ Hey, say less ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Aye, you hear them drums, here we come ♪ ♪ I won't rest ♪ ♪ Till we get it out the slums ♪ ♪ And the rez, hey ♪ ♪ They wanna know if we the ones ♪ ♪ That they should test ♪ ♪ That they should, huh ♪ ♪ Say less ♪ ♪ Look, top of the morning to you ♪ ♪ Mino gigizheb ♪ ♪ This is a warning to you ♪ ♪ I need my respect ♪ ♪ I wake up and I smudge up ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm blessed ♪ ♪ I'm thankful for this life ♪ ♪ Chi-Miigwech ♪ ♪ Hey, I'm just Anishinaabe ♪ ♪ From the city I can't call it ♪ ♪ You said you're gonna do something ♪ ♪ For the people ♪ ♪ Why you stalling ♪ ♪ Ain't no surprise ♪ ♪ When you see us pull up ♪ ♪ Bunch of nijis piled in ♪ ♪ Abalone got me dialed in ♪ ♪ Look, I woke up Native ♪ ♪ I'ma die that way, hey ♪ ♪ A lot of y'all ♪ ♪ Just like to lie for place, huh ♪ ♪ I see the truth, that's not you ♪ ♪ Wearing feathers for the views ♪ ♪ Think you got some things confused ♪ ♪ Look, thunder bird on the medallion ♪ ♪ It's beaded up ♪ ♪ And it glows in the dark ♪ ♪ Bring the battalion, we heating up ♪ ♪ And you don't wanna start ♪ ♪ I know you wilding ♪ ♪ If it's us verse y'all ♪ ♪ You taking a loss ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ If it's us verse y'all ♪ ♪ You taking a loss ♪ ♪ Pull up ♪ ♪ You hear them drums, here we come ♪ ♪ I won't rest ♪ ♪ Till we get it out the slums ♪ ♪ And the rez ♪ ♪ They wanna know if we the ones ♪ ♪ That they should test, hey ♪ ♪ Say less ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Aye, you hear them drums ♪ ♪ Here we come, I won't rest ♪ ♪ Till we get it out the slums ♪ ♪ And the rez ♪ ♪ They want to know if we the ones ♪ ♪ That they should test, aye ♪ ♪ Say less, yeah, yeah ♪ - Make some noise, y'all.

(audience cheers and applauds) - Aye, what up, Detroit?

(audience cheers) Aye, what up, Detroit?

♪ What, aye ♪ ♪ The buildup ♪ - Like I said, what up, Detroit, I'm happy to be here.

How 'bout y'all, y'all happy to be here?

♪ Yeah, aye, ya ♪ ♪ Air beat back like Timbo ♪ ♪ Drums hit hard like Kimbo ♪ ♪ Ever since birthday pinto ♪ ♪ This for all of my kinfolk ♪ ♪ I ain't got time for the talking ♪ ♪ The boy got dreams, can't stop them ♪ ♪ Team get green like Boston ♪ ♪ Giving up never no option ♪ ♪ I be like, aye, don't wait ♪ ♪ Go get it, go get it ♪ ♪ Hey, don't wait ♪ ♪ Go get it, go get it, Detroit ♪ ♪ Aye, go get it, Detroit, yo ♪ ♪ Go get it, Detroit, yo ♪ ♪ Go get it, go get it ♪ ♪ Aye, aye ♪ ♪ Don't wait ♪ ♪ Y'all coming up short like Stockton ♪ ♪ Detroit bad boy rhyming ♪ ♪ Spitting in the red ♪ ♪ We jersey like Pac did ♪ ♪ Where's your bubble, I'ma pop it ♪ ♪ Me and Stu 'bout to brew a concoction ♪ ♪ Too late to stop and we locked in ♪ ♪ We just hopped off stage ♪ ♪ And we rocked it ♪ ♪ I swear y'all had no cool ♪ ♪ What we gonna do ♪ ♪ Rez ball offense, run and shoot ♪ ♪ Now I'm in the crew just to cut loose ♪ ♪ Looks like tie's getting cut too ♪ ♪ Tension so thick you can cut through ♪ ♪ Anishinaabe baby, the blood line ♪ ♪ Got Stu back like blood ties ♪ ♪ Got in the club for the sundown ♪ ♪ Got sativa for the sunrise ♪ ♪ Hey, look ♪ ♪ I been live since '05 at Clark Park ♪ ♪ Swear to God, with these hard bars ♪ ♪ We gon' need an interview ♪ ♪ With Nardwuar ♪ ♪ Grow some weed from my large jar ♪ ♪ You know the deal like a card shark ♪ ♪ Other rappers spitting hogwash ♪ ♪ It's a hole in one on a par four ♪ ♪ Air beat back like Timbo ♪ ♪ Drums hit hard like Kimbo ♪ ♪ Ever since birthday boy pinto ♪ ♪ This for all of my kinfolk ♪ ♪ I ain't got time for the talking ♪ ♪ The boy got dreams, can't stop them ♪ ♪ Team get green like Boston ♪ ♪ Giving up never no option ♪ ♪ I be like, aye, don't wait ♪ ♪ Go get it, go get it ♪ ♪ Aye, don't wait, don't wait ♪ ♪ Go get it, go get it ♪ - [SouFy] You ready, Stu?

♪ Aye, don't wait ♪ ♪ Go get it, go get it ♪ ♪ Go get it, don't wait ♪ ♪ I stay on my toes ♪ ♪ Ain't no dropping them ♪ ♪ Y'all go to sleep, I be clocking in ♪ ♪ Tryna be great just like Pac and them ♪ ♪ Invaded the game ♪ ♪ Just like Stockton did ♪ ♪ You know the vibes, ain't gotta try ♪ ♪ Keep it 100, no reason to lie ♪ ♪ You know the vibe, look in my eyes ♪ ♪ Ain't no one that's wrong ♪ ♪ That's a part of my tribe ♪ ♪ Killing these haters like Berkowitz ♪ ♪ Come for memorial services ♪ ♪ If you want smoke, I'ma hurt the kid ♪ ♪ Legacy permanent ♪ ♪ Came in the game just like Curry did ♪ ♪ Don't know what, let's go ♪ ♪ Tight like a tourniquet ♪ ♪ Can't no one bury him ♪ ♪ They know I'm killing ♪ ♪ They wanna turn him in ♪ ♪ Failure been lurking ♪ ♪ And life is a tournament ♪ ♪ Family is everything ♪ ♪ They who I'm working with ♪ ♪ (censored) I been on one ♪ ♪ (censored) with me, I'm the wrong one ♪ ♪ Better check your tone ♪ ♪ Make them awe, son ♪ ♪ You should know I'm in it ♪ ♪ For the long run ♪ ♪ Every time I kick it ♪ ♪ It's a touch back ♪ ♪ Tell me calm down ♪ ♪ I'm like (censored) that ♪ ♪ When I hear new (censored) ♪ ♪ We do not love that ♪ ♪ Hit the space bar, boy, I be like ♪ ♪ Air beat back like Timbo ♪ ♪ Drums hits hard like Kimbo ♪ ♪ Ever since birthday boy pinto ♪ ♪ This for all of my kinfolk ♪ ♪ I ain't got time for the talking ♪ ♪ The boy got dreams, can't stop them ♪ ♪ Team get green like Boston ♪ ♪ Giving up never no option ♪ ♪ I be like, aye, don't wait ♪ ♪ Go get it, go get it ♪ ♪ What up, Detroit ♪ ♪ Aye, don't wait ♪ ♪ Don't wait, go get it ♪ ♪ Go get it, go get it, Detroit ♪ ♪ Go get it, Detroit ♪ ♪ Aye, ya, go get it ♪ - Make some noise, y'all.

(audience cheers) (funky upbeat music) (music fades) (soft RNB music) ♪ Look at me, now look at you ♪ ♪ I just think you like the attention ♪ ♪ Something like I never knew ♪ ♪ Some things I just won't even mention ♪ ♪ You held back for something more ♪ ♪ I didn't even have a say ♪ ♪ Took too long to figure out ♪ ♪ All along I saw my way ♪ ♪ Oh, you're such a bad habit ♪ ♪ I don't think we really need ♪ ♪ To talk about it ♪ ♪ You don't wanna see me gone ♪ ♪ And I condone it ♪ ♪ Ain't right, what for ♪ ♪ No, you can't keep fronting no more ♪ ♪ You're so full of bad habits ♪ ♪ I don't think you really have ♪ ♪ The self possession ♪ ♪ You don't wanna see me ♪ ♪ Realize you're bluffing ♪ ♪ Ain't right, what for ♪ ♪ No, you can't keep fronting no more ♪ ♪ Just know I can't look at me ♪ ♪ I thought I shared my view ♪ ♪ Like a curse, our fears are due ♪ ♪ In deeper, bad tattoo ♪ ♪ You know you had it ♪ ♪ 'Cause I tread so lightly ♪ ♪ You kept it going ♪ ♪ 'Cause you led me blind ♪ ♪ You held back from something more ♪ ♪ I didn't even have a say ♪ ♪ Took too long, you're down and out ♪ ♪ Saw the long lights on my way ♪ ♪ Oh, you're such a bad habit ♪ ♪ I don't think we really need ♪ ♪ To talk about it ♪ ♪ You don't wanna see me gone ♪ ♪ And I condone it ♪ ♪ Ain't right, what for ♪ ♪ No, you can't keep fronting no more ♪ ♪ You're so full of bad habits ♪ ♪ I don't think you really have ♪ ♪ The self possession ♪ ♪ You don't wanna see me ♪ ♪ Realize you're bluffing ♪ ♪ Ain't right, what for ♪ ♪ No, you can't keep fronting no more ♪ (audience cheers) ♪ You're so full of bad habits ♪ ♪ Oh, you ♪ ♪ Are ♪ ♪ So bad ♪ ♪ You're so full of bad habits ♪ ♪ I don't think we really need ♪ ♪ To talk about it ♪ ♪ You don't wanna see me gone ♪ ♪ And I condone it ♪ ♪ Ain't right, what for ♪ ♪ No, you can't keep fronting no more ♪ ♪ You're so full of bad habits ♪ ♪ I don't think you really have ♪ ♪ The self possession ♪ ♪ You don't wanna see me ♪ ♪ Realize you're bluffing ♪ ♪ Ain't right, what for ♪ ♪ No, you can't keep fronting no more ♪ - Woo!

(audience cheers and applauds) (Racquel laughs) ♪ Always overthinking ♪ ♪ No matter what you say ♪ ♪ It's going too far ♪ ♪ I'll take your worst in my back ♪ ♪ Why you stab me like that ♪ ♪ Through my heart, no ♪ ♪ This ain't no war ♪ ♪ That I can tell you that you ♪ ♪ Built a burning bridge ♪ ♪ With my favorite perfume ♪ ♪ Watched it fall and my all ♪ ♪ Turned to nothing ♪ ♪ In the ashes, I called out your name ♪ ♪ I cried ♪ ♪ No, no, I ♪ ♪ I explain, oh, I try ♪ ♪ To find the piece ♪ ♪ You take it away again ♪ ♪ And even if I reach ♪ ♪ I can't obtain it ♪ ♪ No, no, no, no ♪ ♪ You know it's tainted ♪ ♪ And now I'm coming for revenge ♪ ♪ You loved, and babe, did I hate it ♪ ♪ Look, now you're coming back again ♪ ♪ Coming back ♪ ♪ Just to realize it's tainted ♪ ♪ You won the game ♪ ♪ I chose to love you ♪ ♪ You love my name, but you hate it ♪ ♪ Look, now you're coming back again ♪ ♪ Coming back ♪ ♪ Just to prey on my heart ♪ (gritty rock music) ♪ Love my name, but you hate it ♪ ♪ Uh ♪ ♪ Uh, ooh ♪ ♪ But we're just sitting in puddles ♪ ♪ Of hatred ♪ ♪ Center of your home ♪ ♪ What happened ♪ ♪ Why you stay stuck ♪ ♪ And watch me turn to waste ♪ ♪ My only fate ♪ ♪ Was to reach inside your heart ♪ ♪ And hope to die ♪ ♪ Can I find the places I shouldn't lie ♪ ♪ 'Cause my heart can't keep you ♪ ♪ Captivated ♪ ♪ And I can't pretend you can attain it ♪ ♪ No, no, no, no ♪ ♪ You know it's tainted ♪ ♪ And now I'm coming for revenge ♪ ♪ You loved and babe, did I hate it ♪ ♪ Look, now you're coming back again ♪ ♪ Coming back just to realize ♪ ♪ It's tainted, ooh ♪ ♪ You won the game ♪ ♪ I chose to love you ♪ ♪ You love my name, but you hate it ♪ ♪ Look, now you're coming back again ♪ ♪ Coming back just to prey on my heart ♪ ♪ You love my name, but you hated it ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ You hate it ♪ ♪ Oh, no, no ♪ ♪ Hmm ♪ ♪ Mmm ♪ ♪ Mmm ♪ ♪ Mmm ♪ (audience cheers and applauds) (mystic rock music) ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ I see your eyes inside the night ♪ ♪ It's no surprise you held my heart ♪ ♪ And now you're gone ♪ ♪ I should have known ♪ ♪ Oh, I should have known ♪ ♪ You hide behind your own disguise ♪ ♪ You broke inside and played your part ♪ ♪ And now you're gone ♪ ♪ I should have known ♪ ♪ Oh, I should have known ♪ ♪ The side with demon eyes, oh ♪ ♪ The side with demon eyes, oh ♪ ♪ The side with demon eyes ♪ ♪ You tie me up, light me up ♪ ♪ And break me down till I cry ♪ ♪ The side with demon eyes ♪ ♪ Look me in my face ♪ ♪ You'll be the reason I die ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm the one ♪ ♪ That you've been waiting to find ♪ ♪ I've been breaking and shaking ♪ ♪ And I've been taking the pain ♪ ♪ I try to runaway ♪ ♪ But I keep on holding on ♪ ♪ To the feeling in my body ♪ ♪ When you go on ♪ ♪ You could try ♪ ♪ But you could never see inside ♪ ♪ Yeah, you can try ♪ ♪ But you can't hide your demon eyes ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ The side with demon eyes, oh ♪ ♪ The side with demon eyes ♪ ♪ You tie up, light me up ♪ ♪ And break me down till I cry ♪ ♪ The side with demon eyes ♪ ♪ Ooh, I love the way you ♪ ♪ Look at my face ♪ ♪ Ooh, I love to see it ♪ ♪ You stare into my eyes ♪ ♪ The side with demon eyes ♪ ♪ The side with demon eyes, oh ♪ ♪ The side with demon eyes ♪ ♪ You tie me up, light me up ♪ ♪ And break me down till I cry ♪ ♪ The side with demon eyes ♪ ♪ Demon eyes, screaming inside ♪ ♪ Been waiting all night ♪ ♪ You can take me tonight ♪ ♪ I need you locked tight ♪ ♪ Body by mine ♪ ♪ Won't you tie me up tight ♪ ♪ Till I'm burning inside ♪ ♪ I want your demon eyes ♪ ♪ Screaming inside ♪ ♪ Been waiting all night ♪ ♪ Won't you take me tonight ♪ ♪ I need you locked tight ♪ ♪ Body by mine ♪ ♪ Won't you tie me up tight ♪ ♪ Till I'm burning inside ♪ - Y'all, give it up for my band!

(audience cheers) It's really an honor to be here with you guys tonight.

I really hope you guys enjoyed the show.

I love y'all.

Thank you guys for rocking with me.

Again, my name is Racquel Soledad.

These people are amazingly talented, and I love them.

♪ The side with demon eyes ♪ ♪ They tie me up, light me up ♪ ♪ And break me down till I cry ♪ ♪ The side with demon eyes ♪ (audience cheers and applauds) (Racquel claps) Woo!

(laughs) Y'all, that was really fun.

(laughs) - [Announcer] Funding for "Detroit Performs" is provided by the Kresge Foundation, the Fred & Barbara Erb Family Foundation, and by contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.

Thank you.

(funky upbeat music) (music fades) (bright piano music)