Soul Supreme Launches R&B Festival at Blue Note Park on July 15

Soul Supreme is moving outdoors this month for a one-day festival celebrating R&B music! The event will take over Blue Note Park on July 15 and feature performances from the Soul Supreme Collection including over a dozen local artists and DJs, 

The mainstay event can usually be found packing in music fans at Exchange District haunt One Eleven for shows featuring a DJ and live performance. Created in 2014 and programmed by singer/songwriter Keisha Booker, the regular events fill a void in the local scene, which has a lack of opportunities for R&B performers and audiences to connect. 

Artists hitting the stage for the inaugural fest include Filipino multi-instrumentalist and loop artist Alex Maher, powerhouse vocalist Ami Cheon, pianist and vocalist Marisolle, Afro-pop/Afro-fusion singer Nú Baby, singer Snackie, versatile artist and singer and songwriter Yvng Chriis, performers Jerilyn and Jimmy Forte, and Booker herself.

They'll be joined by a host of DJs including Dmixx, Llado, Matt Henry, Shemar, Tayne, and Zuki, plus a live visual artist on one stage.

The fest will also feature a vendor market highlighting local businesses and entrepreneurs.

"For a long time, Soul Supreme has been considered more of an underground-style R&B experience -- but it's so much more than that," says Booker. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to translate what we've built onto a bigger stage and collaborate with phenomenal artists from the city. Watching this labour of love manifest into a full-day event, drawing attention to locally-owned businesses and genuinely talented people and shining a bright light on a culture that is essentially new to the community is why we do what we do." 

Tickets are on sale now via Eventbrite. 

This event is an MB Live partnered event. For more info about MB Live, visit manitobamusic.com/mblive. For more info about partnership, please visit manitobamusic.com/partnerships.