#4872, Unexpected Flutists: Shabaka Hutchings and Andre 3000

#4872, Unexpected Flutists: Shabaka Hutchings and Andre 3000

Hear new music featuring unexpected flutists Shabaka (Hutchings) and Andre 3000, on various flutes from different continents in work by vocalist Ganavya, Kamasi Washington, Yusef Dayes, and their own recent solo music.  Shabaka Hutchings, now Shabaka, has been an essential London-based musician for years, leading arena dance-jazz band Sons of Kemet, cosmic psych-dub-funk trio The Comet Is Coming, and the collaborative band Shabaka & the Ancestor…

André 3000 Surprises Grady Hospital with Flute Performance for Newborns

André 3000 just gave some of Atlanta’s youngest residents a welcome into the world they’ll never forget. On June 5th, the music legend popped up at Grady Memorial Hospital, serenading newborns and their mothers with his flute. “Grady moms and babies were treated to their own pop-up flute concert by the legendary @andre3000 – right here in our halls. Sounded like serenity in the key of #ATL,” Grady Hospital posted on Instagram, sharing photos of …