David Byrne will join Hugh Masekela, Milton Nascimento, Luciana Souza and a number of other artists in celebrating the music of Paul Simon at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) this spring. Byrne will take the stage during the Under African Skies program, held April 9-13, as part of a monthlong BAM residency by Simon titled Love in Hard Times: The Music of Paul Simon. (The April 9 performance is also part of the BAM Spring Gala.) Other programs in the series feature performances by the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Olu Dara, Grizzly Bear, and The Roches.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on February 11. For more information, visit bam.org.