NYC: Blitz the Ambassador Live at The Apollo (Harlem)

NYC:  Blitz the Ambassador Live at The Apollo (Harlem)

This Valentine's Day, Monday, February 14th at 9pm, Blitz the Ambassador will be performing songs from his upcoming album and short film, Native Sun. Tickets are $15 in advance/$20 day-of-show, and can be purchased at www.ApolloTheater.org, in person at the Apollo Theater Box Office, or by phone via Ticketmaster (1-800-745-3000).


The Ghanaian-American artist Blitz blends distinctly African sounds like highlife and Afrobeat with the boom-bap of classic hip hop, accompanied by the six-piece, brass-heavy band, Embassy Ensemble. Grammy Award-winning hip hop poet J. Ivy will appear as a special guest at this late-night performance.

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