Gospel Singer Le’Andria Johnson To Play Free Concert In Newark

NEWARK, NJ — A free outdoor concert featuring gospel singer Le’Andria Johnson will take place in Newark on Thursday, Aug. 12.

Johnson will be performing as part of the Horizon Foundation’s “Sounds of The City” series. The show will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in Chambers Plaza, directly outside the theaters of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) at One Center Street.

Tickets available at www.NJPAC.org or via the box office (learn more here).

NJPAC shared the following blurb about Johnson:

“A struggling single mother in the midst of heartbreak and hardship, Le’Andria overcame every obstacle to win BET’s gospel competition show, Sunday Best, in 2010. Just two years later, she won a Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance. Her story will move you and her music will raise you up.”

Other upcoming concerts in the series include:

Aug. 19 (Brass Against) – “A New York based collective of dozens of artists, led by Brad Hammonds, Brass Against is devoted to creating brass-forward political songs that inspire fans to action. Recreating hits by Tool, Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine and more with a super-sized brass section and fiery vocals, Brass Against has redefined protest music, garnered a huge online fan base, and created a whole new sound for speaking truth to power.”

Aug. 26 (Third World) – “The grand finale of the 2021 Sounds of the City season is an appearance by one of the longest-lived reggae bands of all time, Third World. Combining reggae with elements of R&B, funk, pop, rock, dancehall and rap, Third World’s style has been described as reggae-fusion. With nine Grammy nominations and a catalog of charted smash hits including ‘Now That We Found Love,’ ‘96 Degrees in the Shade'’ and ‘Try Jah Love,’ the band has toured six continents and performed with Bob Marley, Santana and Stevie Wonder, among many others.”

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