Musiq in Newark

Musiq, also known as Musiq Soulchild, is an American R&B and neo-soul singer-songwriter born Taalib Johnson in Philadelphia in 1977. His debut album, Aijuswanaseing, introduced songs including “Just Friends (Sunny)” and “Love,” while Juslisen produced “Halfcrazy” and “Dontchange.” Musiq Soulchild toured the United States in 2017 on the Nu Soul Revival Tour, which also featured Lyfe Jennings, Kindred the Family Soul and Avery*Sunshine. In 2023, he returned to arenas as a special guest of Kem and Ledisi on the Soul II Soul Tour.

Kindred The Family Soul is an American husband-and-wife soul duo formed in Philadelphia by Fatin Dantzler and Aja Graydon. Their warm neo-soul and contemporary R&B first reached a wider audience through the album Surrender to Love, which includes “Far Away” and “Stars”; “Where Would I Be (The Question)” became another signature song. Performances at the Black Lily showcase at the Five Spot connected the duo with Jill Scott, who subsequently took them on tour as an opening act. That early stage history established the vocal partnership at the center of Kindred The Family Soul’s concerts alongside Jill Scott.