
Bilal - Celebrating 25 Years of 1st Born Second
Friday 3rd of July - Théâtre de la Mer
For us, Bilal is pure class! Iconic member of the Soulquarians collective alongside D'Angelo and Erykah Badu, Bilal Sayeed Oliver will be performing at Worldwide Festival to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking album "1st Born Second", released in July 2001.
Trained at the prestigious New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York where he met Robert Glasper on his very first day, this vocal virtuoso with incredible dexterity delivered with this landmark album an exemplary neo-soul manifesto carried by an energy that neither D'Angelo nor Maxwell possessed at the time.
Productions by Dr. Dre, Raphael Saadiq, and J Dilla, a dizzying vocal range swinging from deep lows to princely falsetto, collaborations with Common and Mos Def: this album is one of the works that defined neo-soul in the early 2000s! Get ready to relive the magic of "Soul Sista", "Fast Lane", and "Reminisce" delivered by one of the most skilled and unique voices in modern music! An unforgettable musical journey!


