The Renaissance World Tour is an energetic, visual, two-and-a-half-hour musical journey showcasing the latest album from award-winning singer-songwriter Beyoncé.AND. The event broke ticket sales records around the world, with each performance stimulating regional economies. Running almost parallel to BeyonceANDSinger Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour pays tribute to her own music career while also achieving unprecedented success in ticket sales and impact on the global economy. But on the Renaissance Tour, Bey’s performances speak more to concepts of identity and race, where past and present traumas associated with being black, gay and unseen are transformed into a cultural atmosphere that embodies inspiration, freedom of expression, purpose and empowerment personal capabilities. Join us as host Eddie Robinson pays tribute to the Houston native and has a candid conversation with him. The newspaper “New York Times business reporter Jordyn Holman joins Harrison Guy, founder of dance company Urban Souls. Holman shares her thoughts on why there is interest in comparing these two female pop culture pioneers. Guy, who is also a renowned choreographer, offers a glimpse into the man who inspired the energy behind this project. Renaissance album – Uncle Johnny, the gay man who helped raise BeyoncéAND and her sister Solange as a young woman, but died from complications related to HIV. Legendary Houston DJ Tony Powell also does I’m EEA you appearance to share historical flavor and context with the vibrant, liberating old Bayou City that existed within the black gay community.
Check out our companion Spotify playlist dedicated to this music, curated by Houston house godfather DJ Tony Powell and I See U host Eddie Robinson. Click here to listen.