{"id":32670,"date":"2025-11-08T00:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/32670\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T00:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:55:11","slug":"asake-orchestra-to-blend-afrobeats-and-classical-at-kings-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/32670\/","title":{"rendered":"Asake, orchestra to blend Afrobeats and classical at Kings Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kings Theatre. Photo by Loretta Chin<\/p>\n<p>Share this:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F349226%2Fasake-to-blend-afrobeats-and-classical-at-kings-theatre%2F&amp;linkname=Asake%2C%20orchestra%20to%20blend%20Afrobeats%20and%20classical%20at%20Kings%20Theatre\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F349226%2Fasake-to-blend-afrobeats-and-classical-at-kings-theatre%2F&amp;linkname=Asake%2C%20orchestra%20to%20blend%20Afrobeats%20and%20classical%20at%20Kings%20Theatre\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_reddit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/reddit?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F349226%2Fasake-to-blend-afrobeats-and-classical-at-kings-theatre%2F&amp;linkname=Asake%2C%20orchestra%20to%20blend%20Afrobeats%20and%20classical%20at%20Kings%20Theatre\" title=\"Reddit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_flipboard\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/flipboard?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F349226%2Fasake-to-blend-afrobeats-and-classical-at-kings-theatre%2F&amp;linkname=Asake%2C%20orchestra%20to%20blend%20Afrobeats%20and%20classical%20at%20Kings%20Theatre\" title=\"Flipboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbrooklyneagle.com%2F349226%2Fasake-to-blend-afrobeats-and-classical-at-kings-theatre%2F&amp;linkname=Asake%2C%20orchestra%20to%20blend%20Afrobeats%20and%20classical%20at%20Kings%20Theatre\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>FLATBUSH \u2014 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, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/entertainment\/music\/red-bull-symphonic-asake-glenn-alexander-ii-one-night-performance\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">amNewYork reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The one-night event, Red Bull Symphonic\u2019s first in New York, will reinterpret the Grammy nominee\u2019s hits through classical instrumentation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alexander, a veteran of Les Mis\u00e9rables and the Atlanta Symphony, called the planned performance \u201cmagical,\u201d \u201cworship\u201d and \u201cgroundbreaking\/one of a kind.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Organizers say the Brooklyn concert aims to make orchestral music more accessible while celebrating African innovation in sound.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2730\u2730\u2730<\/p>\n<p> <a style=\"font-size: inherit; 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