To Do this Weekend: The Blind Boys of Alabama
Sunday July 10
The Blind Boys of Alabama
(with Citizen Cope)
Free at Summer Stage
(Rumsey Field at 72nd St)
From Flavorpill
The Blind Boys of Alabama love New York City. It was here, in The Gospel at Colonus, that their stirring Southern harmonies earned them mainstream attention. Since the group's genesis more than 60 years ago — before there was rock, rap, or the Rolling Stones — the Blind Boys have gathered no moss. They stay fresh and relevant through their affiliation with Peter Gabriel's Real World Records and their work with Gabriel, Ben Harper, and sacred steel giant Robert Randolph. The two remaining founding members bring a palpable fire to tunes both secular and sacred on this welcome return. Basehead and Lazy K cohort Clarence Greenwood, aka Citizen Cope, got help from Meshell Ndegeocello and Carlos Santana on the long-delayed The Clarence Greenwood Recordings — today he holds forth with his band, conveniently called Citizen Cope.
