Charlotte Soul Festival returns to celebrate Black culture and art

The second annual Charlotte Soul Festival will return Saturday to First Ward Park, bringing together music, art and community resources in a celebration of Black culture.

The festival will include music by jazz musicians, spoken-word poetry, and soca, a fast-paced style of music and dance that originated in Trinidad and Tobago. Kmarie Walters is behind the festival.

“It’s a day of celebration. It’s a day of joy,” Walters said. “We want people to walk away feeling like they just had the best day. Our whole program is about it feeling like a family reunion.”…

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