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Rapper Q-Tip, New Orleans music impresario Allen Toussaint and indie rock godfathers Dinosaur Jr. are just a few of the big names playing free concerts in New York this year. Today: a list of 10 free summer concerts you shouldn't miss. Plus: Zaire native Marie Daulne and her global pop group, Zap Mama, perform live in our studio.
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Must-See Summer Concerts
One of the best things about summer in New York City is the music. Blonde Redhead (pictured) are just one of the many acts playing free concerts in the city in the coming months. We preview don't-miss concerts, including festivals like River to River, Celebrate Brooklyn, and Central Park's SummerStage ...
Zap Mama
Marie Daulne founded Zap Mama 15 years ago as a female a cappella group that drew on Congolese pygmy music. It morphed into a full band with Grammy nominations and a knack for genre-busting collaborations with hip-hop group The Roots, neo-soul singer Erykah Badu and others. Zap Mama joins us ...
Live music, and the price is right
Now that Memorial Day has unofficially started the summer season, it doesn't take long for all the summer festivals to get their schedules out. Celebrate Brooklyn, in Prospect Park, has a particularly good-looking lineup this summer, but of course the usual suspects - Central Park SummerStage, the River To River Festival, and Midsummer Night Swing, to name just a few - have a wealth of concerts for the those who have a little less wealth this year.
Must-See ... and Free!
Bettye LaVette is just one of the many acts performing free concerts in the New York area this summer. Maura Johnston, editor of the music blog Idolator, weighs in on today's Soundcheck with this top-10 list of free summer concerts:
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