What You’ll Hear on WDET for the 2020 Concert of Colors

See the full lineup for the 28th annual Concert of Colors which lives on this year — free, broadcast and streamed!

Concert of Colors

Courtesy of Concert of Colors
Courtesy of Concert of Colors

Normally, the Concert of Colors brings together metro Detroiters of all backgrounds to celebrate diversity and global music.

This year, the celebration will continue — virtually.


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Now in its 28th year, the Concert of Colors is a “diversity-themed music festival” featuring a vast array of artists who highlight the unique multiculturalism that makes Detroit integral to world music. 

Performances for this year’s festival were prerecorded at the Detroit Film Theatre inside the Detroit Institute of Arts and will be broadcast online, on DPTV, and on WDET from Wednesday, October 7 through Sunday, October 11. 

This year’s program will feature a special tribute to WDET’s own Ed Love, the Don Was Allstar Revue paying tribute to John Lee Hooker, and more.

See the full lineup here and check out the WDET schedule below.

Here’s what you’ll hear on WDET:

DAY  TIME ACT
Wednesday, October 7    11 p.m.  Alina Morr & Fuego (world jazz)
  12 a.m.  Tribute to WDET’s Ed Love
    Leafar Village Tribute to Charlie “Bird” Parker
Thursday, October 8 9 p.m. Sean Blackman (Balkan Fusion + Detroit jazz)
  10 p.m.    Digging Roots (Indigeneous Canadian root)
Friday, October 9 9 p.m.  Xiao Dong Wei (Chinese erhu)
  10 p.m. The Last Gasp Collective (World/Hip Hop/R&B/Soul)
Saturday, October 10 9 p.m.  Don Was Detroit All Star Revue Tribute to John Lee Hooker
Sunday, October 11 3 p.m.  Alina Morr & Fuego (world jazz) – REAIR
  4 p.m.  Tribute to WDET’s Ed Love – REAIR
    Leafar Village Tribute to Charlie “Bird” Parker – REAIR
  8 p.m. Concert of Colors edition of The Progressive Underground

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  • Meta Stange is the Digital Content and Engagement Manager for 101.9 WDET, overseeing the station's digital editorial content. She enjoys reading, making bad jokes, and hanging out with her dog, Salmon.