GOING BACK TO YOUR ROOTS: Martha Redbone combines traditions into musical perfection.

Martha Redbone is a gem of an artist, multifaceted and rare. Honoring her ancestral roots in the Cherokee and Choctaw peoples of Appalachia and the Black community of the American South, the Afro-Indigenous singer has enthralled audiences with her innovative sound since her early 2000s breakthrough. With an eye (and ear) toward social justice, Redbone fuses gospel and soul traditions with mountain-inspired folk and Native percussion. The chance to hear a William Blake poem sung to bluesy guitars and Indigenous rhythms doesn’t come around often; it’s possible with the Martha Redbone Roots Project at Bing Studio this Friday.

Martha Redbone
Fri, 7pm, $40
Bing Studio, Stanford