Contemporary performing arts and culture of the African Diaspora

Song Salon is a 651 ARTS series centered on live exchange between artist and audience, inviting you into the stories, influences, and lived experiences that shape the work. 

In a world shaped by algorithms and performance for the screen, Song Salon offers something different: a shared, in-the-room experience. 

Part performance. Part conversation. 100% connection. 

Friday, May 29, 2026
Doors: 7:30 PM | Performance: 8:00 PM 

This evening of Song Salon features AMYRA, whose work moves fluidly across music, literature, and performance. 

Through voice, storytelling, and improvisation, she shapes sound into memory, ritual, and release – creating a live experience where the composed and the spontaneous meet in real time. This performance invites audiences into an exploration of presence, testimony, and connection. 

Saturday, May 30, 2026
Doors: 7:30 PM | Performance: 8:00 PM 

This evening of Song Salon features KAMAUU, whose work moves at the intersection of music, poetry, and spirit. 

Blending hip-hop, soul, and ancestral rhythm, he creates a sound that feels both intimate and expansive – moving between reflection and release. Through performance and conversation, this evening invites audiences into an exploration of presence, connection, and transformation. 

Amyra León is a vocalist, composer, and multidisciplinary artist from Harlem whose work spans music, literature, and performance. Rooted in liberation, communal healing, and testimony, she treats the voice as both instrument and archive. 

She has released two studio albums, Something Melancholy and WITNESS, with a forthcoming album set for release this year. León is also the critically acclaimed author of Concrete Kids (Penguin Random House) and Freedom, We Sing (Flying Eye Books). 

Her work has been featured in a PBS American Masters documentary, earning an NAACP Award nomination. A MacDowell Fellow and Artist in Residence at The Vineyard Theatre, León has performed internationally and collaborated with artists including KAMAUU, Theo Croker, and Chief Adjuah. 

Follow @amyraleon 

KAMAUU is an LA- and Maryland-based artist, poet, and sonic visionary whose work exists at the intersection of spirit and sound. Blending hip-hop, soul, and ancestral rhythm, he creates music that feels both intimate and transcendent – a call to higher self and community. 

His latest project, The Romantic Spirituals, is a collection of prayers, love notes, and conversations with The Creator and The Ancestors, pairing lush harmonies with meditative lyricism. With roots in the DMV and a voice shaped by African, Turtle Island, and global traditions, KAMAUU continues to expand what modern soul can mean – sacred, sensual, and deeply alive. 

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Date: May 29-30, 2026 8:00pm

Tickets: $30+

Venue: 651 ARTS at L10

10 Lafayette Ave, 4th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11217