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Few artists can command a stage quite like Chaka Khan. But for one night in Oakland, the 10-time Grammy-winning diva is trading arena-sized spectacle for something more intimate.
The Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts’ Conversations in Music series promises a stripped-down evening of acoustic performance and unscripted storytelling, giving fans a rare chance to hear Khan, born Yvette Marie Stevens, reflect on a career that has shaped generations of R&B, funk and pop.
Hosted by filmmaker and talk show host Chann Berry, the event on Wednesday, May 20, is less traditional concert than living-room conversation with one of music’s most unmistakable voices…