𝚃𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚃𝚠𝚘: 𝙼𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚎 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 & 𝙽𝚒𝚔𝚊𝚛𝚊 𝚆𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚗 𝚡 𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚂𝚊𝚢 𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛
Fri, Apr 24th at
@publicrecordsnyc / link in bio or bit.ly/t2neversaynever
The year is 1998. You are arguing with your friends about Brandy vs. Monica after hearing The Boy Is Mine for the hundredth time. The CD is skipping but Never Say Never is on repeat anyway.
@brandy ’s sophomore album Never Say Never became a landmark of late-’90s R&B, pairing Darkchild’s future-forward production with the singer’s intricate stacked harmonies that earned her the nickname “The Vocal Bible” and laid the foundation for contemporary R&B artists from Beyoncé to SZA.
@piquenique.nyc presents Melanie Charles & Nikara Warren reinterpreting Brandy’s 1998 album Never Say Never as part of the Take Two deep-listening series. The evening begins with an uninterrupted playback of the original record followed by a live reimagining through jazz improvisation.
Brooklyn-born vocalist, flutist, and composer
@melaniecharlesisdflower moves across jazz, soul, and R&B, collaborating with artists from Wynton Marsalis to SZA, Gorillaz, and The Roots. Vibraphonist and composer
@nikaramusic joins to reshape Darkchild’s sleek production in an intimate setting.
The evening opens with a special DJ set from
@quiinnette , nodding to the late-‘90s and early-2000s R&B era that Never Say Never helped define.
