The Tuareg, Saharan-rock musician Mdou Moctar kicks off a series of 2022 concerts programmed by Hanif Abdurraqib, Guest Curator-at-Large for BAM. Producer and songwriter Bartees Strange opens the show.

Ernest Dickerson’s directorial debut stars an electrifying Tupac as a wannabe gangster with a taste for murder in this complex, neo-noir drama. Followed by Q&A with BAM Curator-at-Large Hanif Abdurraqib and guests.

“I am the genre,” singer-songwriter Dawn Richard announces on her latest album. Now live at BAM, she brings her groundbreaking, Björk-inspired mix of R&B, electronic, house, Afrofuturism, and New Orleans bounce.

Moses Sumney’s acclaimed recordings provide beautiful grounding for uncertain times. For his largest NYC performance, he brings the live experience to BAM. Brooklyn-based sound artist L’Rain (Taja Cheek) opens.

Singer-songwriter-producer Devonté Hynes, best known for his project Blood Orange, brings his vast, genre-defying ambition to the BAM Opera House as classical composer of three evocative, experimental works.

Omar Offendum connects hip-hop with Arabic storytelling and music in this reimagining of early 20th-century life in Lower Manhattan's vibrant Middle Eastern community.

BAM is thrilled to welcome national treasure Mavis Staples—Grammy winner, civil rights icon, and Blues and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. Singer-songwriter Amy Helm opens, blending Americana with blues and gospel.

London-based rapper, singer, and actress Little Simz, a vital force in hip-hop, brings her fiercely creative, independent spirit to BAM. Poet-activist Nikki Giovanni opens the show with saxophonist Javon Jackson.