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Angelique Kidjo is scheduled to perform at the Savannah Music Festival on March 29 and with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra at Atlanta Symphony Hall on March 30, 2025.

Angélique Kidjo returns to Savannah and Atlanta, with joy in tow

From NPR's Tiny Desk to the recent reopening of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Angélique Kidjo performs with an energy unlike any other international hitmaker. She's back in Georgia for two shows this month.

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Bobby Rush onstage at Macon's Capitol Theatre in 2019.

Ahead of his Savannah Music Festival show, hear Bobby Rush tell his blues story

At 90, blues man Bobby Rush is a Grammy winner and more than a veteran of the open road. 

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Rebirth Brass Band (left) and Eddie 9V will perform at the 2024 Savannah Music Festival, which runs through April 13 at various venues in the city.

Savannah Music Festival brings world-class performances to intimate venues. Here's what to expect

The 2024 Savannah Music Festival runs through April 13 at various venues in the city. The festival supports year-round educational programs and presents a wide variety of musical genres, including performances by soprano Renée Fleming, pianist Emanuel Ax, Rosanne Cash, Rebirth Brass Band and others.

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Savannah Music Festival artistic director Ryan McMaken poses for a portrait outside the organization's offices in downtown Savannah.

The Savannah Music Festival kicks off this week. Here's a preview

The Savannah Music Festival kicks off on Thursday. Ryan McMaken, the festival's artistic director, spoke with GPB's Peter Biello about what to expect.

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A screenshot from a Zoom interview with Gene Dobbs Bradford, the new executive director of the Savannah Music Festival. He is sitting in his office, wearing a black suit and smiling at the camera.

‘At the top of their game’: Elite artists line up for Savannah Music Festival, led by new director

Gene Dobbs Bradford, the performing arts organization's first Black leader, plans to expand the festival's reach throughout Savannah.

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Host Celeste Headlee (m) talks with Grammy-nominated jazz singer Rene Marie (l) as Savannah artist Jackson Evans waits to perform during our live broadcast on March 25, 2016.

#OSTinSAV: Live From Savannah, Day 2

It's the second day of On Second Thought's live show in Savannah for the opening of the annual Savannah Music Festival. A live audience watched the show...

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Famous baritone Sherrill Milnes in our GPB Savannah studio.

The Savannah Voice Festival Returns With Opera

The Savannah Music Festival kicks off this week, and along with the rock, hip hop, jazz, blues and country, you can also go hear opera. The festival...

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