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2018-06-03 01:56:35
Vivid Live: Solange
Opera House Concert Hall, June 1
★★★½
Her sister Beyonce might be the bigger star but on this night Solange Knowles definitely had the bigger planet.
A massive white orb, suspended above an in-the-round stage and flanked by two white pyramids, was a fitting backdrop for this 70 minutes of otherworldly yet socially conscious soul.
Solange's third and latest album, 2016's A Seat at the Table, mixes electronica and jazz with R&B, so it was reassuring to see a full horn and rhythm section file on to strike up the fanfare of opener Rise.
That was temporarily drowned out as the 31-year-old herself appeared, harmonising and sashaying in effortless sync with her two backing singers.