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FLATBUSH — AFROBEATS STAR ASAKE will join conductor Glenn Alexander II and a 60-piece orchestra for Red Bull Symphonic at the Kings Theatre on Nov. 8, amNewYork reported.

The one-night event, Red Bull Symphonic’s first in New York, will reinterpret the Grammy nominee’s hits through classical instrumentation. 

Alexander, a veteran of Les Misérables and the Atlanta Symphony, called the planned performance “magical,” “worship” and “groundbreaking/one of a kind.” 

Organizers say the Brooklyn concert aims to make orchestral music more accessible while celebrating African innovation in sound.

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