Maxwell in Pretoria

Maxwell is an American singer, songwriter and producer born in Brooklyn in 1973. His 1996 debut, Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite, helped bring neo-soul into the R&B mainstream; his best-known songs include “Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder),” “Fortunate” and “Pretty Wings.” His catalog also includes the albums Embrya, Now and BLACKsummers’night. A 1997 performance for MTV Unplugged presented his early repertoire in a full-band concert setting. The BLACKsummers’night Tour followed his return to recording in 2009, taking the album into theatres and arenas. In 2016, Maxwell and Mary J. Blige co-headlined the King and Queen of Hearts World Tour, and he returned to arenas in 2022 on The Night Tour, whose lineup also included Anthony Hamilton and Joe.